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St. Paul·Minnesota

St. Paul delivered D+57.7 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MN
St. Paul
HarrisD+57.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic77.4%108,489
Donald TrumpRepublican19.7%27,608
OtherAll other candidates2.9%4,036
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +57.7% in 2024.+57.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+53.2%
2012+56.8%
2016+57.8%
2020+61.2%
2024+57.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+57.7%
108,48927,608140,133
D
+61.2%
120,68727,764151,941
D
+57.8%
104,22623,530139,556
D
+56.8%
109,00729,993139,000
D
+53.2%
106,92631,667141,521

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorSt. PaulCityMinnesotaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White51.5%77.1%61.0%
Black15.8%7.0%12.2%
Asian17.9%5.1%6.0%
Two or more races9.7%7.0%12.6%
Other race5.0%3.8%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%6.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$73,394$89,062$84,427
Poverty rate15.6%9.3%12.5%
Median age33.73939.1
Age 18–249.4%8.8%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.8%17.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)43.8%39.4%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home27.7%12.4%22.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island12.1%2.4%1.1%
Spanish6.5%4.2%13.6%
Other languages5.5%2.6%0.8%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 22.1%German 29.2%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 10.6%Irish 9.9%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 6.2%English 6.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic18.8%County context19.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant7.3%County context11.8%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed57.5%County context50.6%51.5%
Mainline Protestant8.7%County context13.5%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Irish
10.6%
English
6.2%
Polish
3.2%
Italian
2.7%
French
2.6%
American
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.3%
speak English only
Other Asian & Pacific Island12.1%
Spanish6.5%
Other languages5.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
18.8%
Mainline Protestant
8.7%
Evangelical Protestant
7.3%
Muslim
3.2%
Black Protestant
1.2%
Jewish
0.7%
Other Christian
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Other faiths
0.4%
Buddhist
0.3%
Unaffiliated or not counted57.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

St. Paul sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.7 points.

A population of 307,284, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,394 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did St. Paul, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. Paul, Minnesota voted Democratic by 57.7 points (D+57.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 140,133 votes cast, 108,489 went Democratic and 27,608 went Republican.
What is St. Paul, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places St. Paul, Minnesota in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in St. Paul, Minnesota?
St. Paul, Minnesota has a population of 307,284 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Paul, Minnesota?
Median household income in St. Paul, Minnesota is $73,394 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of St. Paul, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in St. Paul, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.