Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,4752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Fergus Falls, MN, MNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,752 | 24,276 | 36,736 | ||
| R | 11,958 | 23,800 | 36,399 | ||
| R | 9,340 | 20,939 | 32,500 | ||
| R | 12,165 | 18,860 | 31,670 | ||
| R | 13,856 | 18,077 | 32,687 | ||
| R | 12,038 | 19,734 | 32,178 | ||
| R | 9,844 | 16,963 | 28,511 | ||
| R | 10,519 | 11,808 | 25,850 | ||
| R | 9,176 | 11,074 | 26,670 | ||
| R | 10,373 | 14,015 | 24,604 | ||
| R | 9,714 | 15,664 | 25,551 | ||
| R | 9,108 | 15,091 | 26,138 | ||
| R | 11,881 | 12,113 | 24,510 | ||
| R | 7,881 | 13,519 | 21,731 | ||
| R | 7,400 | 12,483 | 20,701 | ||
| R | 9,997 | 10,542 | 20,565 | ||
| R | 8,054 | 13,747 | 21,843 | ||
| R | 6,571 | 12,764 | 19,375 | ||
| R | 5,388 | 16,447 | 21,921 | ||
| R | 6,546 | 11,131 | 18,172 | ||
| R | 5,823 | 12,351 | 18,284 | ||
| R | 7,705 | 13,737 | 21,629 | ||
| R | 8,642 | 8,899 | 18,110 | ||
| D | 8,805 | 7,416 | 16,964 | ||
| R | 4,990 | 11,624 | 17,025 | ||
| R | 568 | 7,557 | 13,629 | ||
| R | 1,741 | 11,084 | 14,119 | ||
| R | 2,858 | 4,328 | 7,966 | ||
| O | 1,739 | 755 | 6,546 | ||
| R | 2,320 | 3,964 | 6,826 | ||
| R | 869 | 4,642 | 6,299 | ||
| R | 3,257 | 3,446 | 7,303 | ||
| D | 4,482 | 3,544 | 8,294 | ||
| D | 2,140 | 1,642 | 5,722 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.0%
Irish
7.8%
English
5.3%
Polish
3.6%
American
3.3%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,255
Fergus Falls, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fergus Falls, MN$72,255
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.6%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fergus Falls anchors a region where agricultural heritage and a dense network of lakes shape both the economy and a persistently Republican-leaning electorate that has backed GOP presidential candidates by wide margins in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Fergus Falls, MN peaked at fifteen points in 1912. By 1936 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $72,255 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,736 votes cast, 11,752 went Democratic and 24,276 went Republican.
What is Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota?
Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota has a population of 60,475 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota is $72,255 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.