† 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
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupDuluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WIUnited States
German22.8%12.5%
Norwegian11.9%—
Swedish9.7%—
Finnish9.4%—
Irish9.4%9.4%
English7.1%9.5%
Polish4.9%2.2%
Italian2.6%4.8%
Mexican1.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.8%
African American†1.0%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
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
United States
Median age
42.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
United States
Median household income
$71,724
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
United States
Catholic
13.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.3%
5.2%
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.
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−12.8%
1896
−17.6%
1900
−31.5%
1904
−61.8%
1908
−38.7%
1912
+7.3%
1916
+3.9%
1920
−30.9%
1924
−49.9%
1928
−26.1%
1932
+7.6%
1936
+49.9%
1940
+34.7%
1944
+37.1%
1948
+35.1%
1952
+20.4%
1956
+19.5%
1960
+25.8%
1964
+51.8%
1968
+43.1%
1972
+16.4%
1976
+33.9%
1980
+27.9%
1984
+33.8%
1988
+33.5%
1992
+30.8%
1996
+32.1%
2000
+23.8%
2004
+28.5%
2008
+29.5%
2012
+26.9%
2016
+6.3%
2020
+8.8%
2024
+6.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
52.0%Harris99,781
45.9%Trump88,096
0.8%Kennedy1,608 +9
D+6.1
R+2.7
D+7.6
191,900
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic52.0%99,781
Donald J TrumpRepublican45.9%88,096
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%1,608
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%772
OtherAll other candidates0.3%636
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%602
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%149
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%104
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%100
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%26
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%22
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%4
D
53.3%Biden101,806
44.5%Trump84,970
2.3%
D+8.8
D+2.5
D+4.4
191,138
D
48.9%Clinton86,603
42.6%Trump75,371
8.5%
D+6.3
R+20.5
D+4.3
177,049
D
62.2%Obama112,482
35.3%Romney63,923
2.5%
D+26.9
R+2.6
D+23.0
180,843
D
63.6%Obama118,142
34.2%McCain63,435
2.2%
D+29.5
D+1.0
D+22.2
185,724
D
63.6%Kerry119,247
35.2%Bush65,907
1.2%
D+28.5
D+4.6
D+30.9
187,453
D
58.5%Gore97,033
34.6%Bush57,473
6.9%
D+23.8
R+8.3
D+23.3
165,965
D
59.1%Clinton90,470
26.9%Dole41,260
14.0%
D+32.1
D+1.3
D+23.6
153,175
D
54.9%Clinton91,489
24.1%Bush40,132
21.0%
D+30.8
R+2.7
D+25.3
166,653
D
66.3%Dukakis103,558
32.8%Bush51,223
1.0%
D+33.5
R+0.3
D+41.2
156,299
D
66.5%Mondale112,618
32.7%Reagan55,411
0.9%
D+33.8
D+5.8
D+52.0
169,473
D
59.0%Carter102,062
31.1%Reagan53,793
9.9%
D+27.9
R+6.0
D+37.6
172,934
D
65.4%Carter110,744
31.5%Ford53,347
3.1%
D+33.9
D+17.5
D+31.8
169,264
D
57.4%McGovern87,956
41.0%Nixon62,857
1.6%
D+16.4
R+26.7
D+39.5
153,264
D
69.6%Humphrey103,823
26.5%Nixon39,551
3.9%
D+43.1
R+8.7
D+43.8
149,136
D
75.8%Johnson116,372
23.9%Goldwater36,742
0.3%
D+51.8
D+26.1
D+29.3
153,612
D
62.7%Kennedy100,517
36.9%Nixon59,155
0.5%
D+25.8
D+6.3
D+25.6
160,424
D
59.5%Stevenson88,687
40.0%Eisenhower59,661
0.5%
D+19.5
R+0.9
D+34.9
149,080
D
59.7%Stevenson90,130
39.3%Eisenhower59,325
1.1%
D+20.4
R+14.7
D+31.1
151,079
D
64.7%Truman91,451
29.6%Dewey41,818
5.8%
D+35.1
R+2.0
D+30.6
141,413
D
68.1%Roosevelt91,294
30.9%Dewey41,505
1.0%
D+37.1
D+2.5
D+29.6
134,156
D
66.6%Roosevelt101,226
31.9%Willkie48,534
1.5%
D+34.7
R+15.3
D+24.7
152,062
D
74.0%Roosevelt102,081
24.0%Landon33,168
2.0%
D+49.9
D+42.3
D+25.7
137,970
D
48.9%Roosevelt59,098
41.3%Hoover49,889
9.7%
D+7.6
D+33.7
R+10.2
120,753
R
35.1%Smith37,423
61.2%Hoover65,296
3.8%
R+26.1
D+23.8
R+8.6
106,763
R
4.3%Davis4,014
54.1%Coolidge51,023
41.6%
R+49.9
R+19.0
R+24.7
94,231
R
27.9%Cox19,960
58.9%Harding42,043
13.2%
R+30.9
R+34.8
R+4.7
71,428
D
45.3%Wilson17,615
41.4%Hughes16,100
13.3%
D+3.9
R+3.4
D+0.8
38,907
O
24.4%Wilson7,635
17.1%Taft5,340
58.5%
Roosevelt +34.1
D+46.1
R+12.2
31,288
R
24.6%Bryan7,369
63.4%Taft18,955
12.0%
R+38.7
D+23.1
R+29.2
29,920
R
14.6%Parker3,475
76.3%Roosevelt18,215
9.1%
R+61.8
R+30.3
R+42.1
23,858
R
32.6%Bryan7,734
64.1%McKinley15,190
3.3%
R+31.5
R+13.8
R+23.9
23,703
R
40.5%Bryan11,206
58.1%McKinley16,079
1.4%
R+17.6
R+4.8
R+11.5
27,663
R
37.2%Cleveland6,982
50.0%Harrison9,381
12.9%
R+12.8
—
R+14.4
18,779
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+870 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,948 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI in Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+96
2012
−571
2013
+275
2014
+101
2015
−628
2016
−394
2017
−236
2018
+120
2019
−241
2021
+56
2022
+2,818
2023
+1,029
2024
+653
2025
+870
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 61.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.
A population of 326,145, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,724 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Davenport-Moline, IA-IL and Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI.
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How did Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 191,900 votes cast, 99,781 went Democratic and 88,096 went Republican.
When did Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota?
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota has a population of 326,145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota?
Median household income in Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota is $71,724 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
