Mankato, MN, Minnesota: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,2822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,2192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Mankato, 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 | 26,999 | 27,541 | 55,859 | ||
| D | 27,952 | 25,749 | 55,176 | ||
| R | 22,314 | 24,104 | 51,690 | ||
| D | 27,816 | 23,130 | 52,631 | ||
| D | 29,212 | 22,750 | 53,315 | ||
| D | 25,662 | 24,426 | 50,860 | ||
| R | 19,370 | 20,163 | 42,729 | ||
| D | 19,192 | 14,139 | 39,103 | ||
| D | 17,586 | 13,904 | 42,886 | ||
| D | 19,161 | 18,837 | 38,331 | ||
| R | 17,666 | 21,770 | 39,696 | ||
| R | 16,330 | 18,402 | 39,760 | ||
| D | 18,707 | 18,069 | 37,933 | ||
| R | 15,318 | 18,932 | 34,731 | ||
| R | 13,498 | 14,242 | 28,771 | ||
| D | 15,808 | 11,614 | 27,533 | ||
| R | 12,013 | 16,611 | 28,668 | ||
| R | 8,103 | 16,720 | 24,852 | ||
| R | 7,536 | 17,642 | 25,268 | ||
| R | 10,935 | 11,096 | 22,279 | ||
| R | 7,419 | 13,774 | 21,283 | ||
| R | 8,712 | 14,316 | 23,121 | ||
| D | 12,391 | 7,910 | 21,772 | ||
| D | 11,885 | 7,767 | 20,019 | ||
| R | 7,643 | 11,748 | 19,512 | ||
| R | 1,410 | 9,291 | 17,326 | ||
| R | 2,530 | 13,009 | 16,182 | ||
| R | 3,025 | 4,152 | 7,512 | ||
| D | 2,954 | 1,869 | 7,717 | ||
| R | 3,023 | 4,689 | 8,215 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 5,250 | 7,565 | ||
| R | 3,112 | 5,331 | 8,841 | ||
| R | 3,581 | 5,858 | 9,767 | ||
| D | 3,778 | 3,336 | 8,128 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
41.2%
Irish
8.4%
English
5.4%
American
3.9%
Polish
2.3%
French
2.2%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 33.8 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
$76,219
Mankato, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mankato, MN$76,219
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Other languages2.7%
Spanish2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Minnesota State University, Mankato anchors a mid-size metro that has trended more competitive than its surrounding Greater Minnesota counties, with younger, education-driven in-migration reshaping its precinct-level margins over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Mankato, MN has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-five points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by one points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $76,219 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mankato, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mankato, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 1.0 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,859 votes cast, 26,999 went Democratic and 27,541 went Republican.
What is Mankato, MN, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Mankato, MN, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mankato, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mankato, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Mankato, MN, Minnesota?
Mankato, MN, Minnesota has a population of 104,282 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mankato, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mankato, MN, Minnesota is $76,219 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mankato, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mankato, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.