† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWasecaMinnesotaUnited States
German40.1%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian12.9%12.1%—
Irish10.7%9.9%9.4%
English6.1%6.6%9.5%
American4.8%2.3%5.3%
Swedish4.0%6.5%—
Polish3.1%3.7%2.2%
Czech2.6%——
Mexican6.6%3.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%——
Chinese1.7%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.5%0.4%0.6%
Thai0.3%——
African American†1.7%3.8%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Waseca
Minnesota
United States
Median age
38
39
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waseca
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$64,074
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.5%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.2%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waseca
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
4.2%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.0%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waseca
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
—
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Waseca, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−7.3%
2008
−1.4%
2012
+0.0%
2016
−21.4%
2020
−18.7%
2024
−19.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.1%Harris1,708
58.8%Trump2,565
2.1%
R+19.6
R+0.9
R+18.2
4,363
R
39.0%Biden1,731
57.7%Trump2,563
3.3%
R+18.7
D+2.7
R+23.2
4,440
R
34.5%Clinton1,433
56.0%Trump2,322
9.5%
R+21.4
R+21.4
R+23.5
4,150
O
48.7%Obama2,001
48.7%Romney2,001
2.7%
Tied
D+1.4
R+3.9
4,112
R
47.9%Obama2,056
49.3%McCain2,114
2.8%
R+1.4
D+6.0
R+8.6
4,289
R
46.1%Kerry1,921
53.4%Bush2,226
0.4%
R+7.3
—
R+4.9
4,165
Waseca sits in the heart of Minnesota's corn-belt tier, where farm-economy concerns and a modest manufacturing workforce have historically tilted county-level results by double-digit margins toward Republican candidates in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 9,164, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,074 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mount Pleasant and Princeton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Waseca, Minnesota voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+19.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,363 votes cast, 1,708 went Democratic and 2,565 went Republican.
How many people live in Waseca, Minnesota?
Waseca, Minnesota has a population of 9,164 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waseca, Minnesota?
Median household income in Waseca, Minnesota is $64,074 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Waseca, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waseca, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
