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1876–2024
Winona, MN·Minnesota

Winona, MN votes the way the country votes.

Mississippi River city where college enrollment shapes the voter pool

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
49,779
2024 ACS

Winona, MN, Minnesota: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
49,7792024 5-year
Median household income
$70,7442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.8%2024 5-year
Black
1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+31 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.9%
12,92914,28827,797
D
+0.4%
13,33313,22727,173
R
−2.9%
11,36612,12226,074
D
+12.9%
14,98011,48027,232
D
+19.1%
16,30810,97527,935
D
+5.6%
14,23112,68627,422
D
+1.2%
11,06910,77323,918
D
+10.7%
10,2727,95521,616
D
+4.6%
9,7078,58524,518
R
−3.2%
10,31011,01221,624
R
−11.0%
9,57711,98121,770
R
−2.3%
9,81410,33222,903
D
+2.3%
10,93910,43621,914
R
−14.6%
8,08010,91019,327
D
+3.6%
8,6277,99817,443
D
+28.4%
11,3976,34517,770
R
−4.4%
8,4849,27117,780
R
−23.2%
6,0489,74315,893
R
−29.4%
5,83410,72316,621
D
+9.1%
8,2816,88015,313
R
−15.0%
6,1178,29614,506
R
−14.3%
7,1879,59916,891
D
+25.2%
9,2685,35315,551
D
+26.7%
8,3054,75113,308
R
−6.9%
6,4847,45914,031
O
−35.0%
1,1115,67013,026
R
−44.2%
2,8967,88811,300
R
−0.1%
2,9072,9166,082
D
+31.1%
3,0041,0426,300
D
+0.9%
3,0723,0146,249
R
−27.4%
2,0633,7346,099
D
+1.9%
3,4363,3056,980
R
−5.3%
3,5283,9357,639
R
−14.1%
2,7343,7016,844
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.1%
Irish
9.6%
Polish
8.9%
American
7.3%
English
5.8%
French
2.1%
Italian
1.5%
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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.5%
75–84
2.7%
5.5%
65–74
5.5%
6.1%
55–64
6.2%
5.0%
45–54
4.8%
5.5%
35–44
5.2%
6.1%
25–34
5.5%
9.3%
18–24
10.0%
6.8%
5–17
6.4%
2.2%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,744
Winona, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Winona, MN$70,744
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.4%
Mainline Protestant
22.1%
Other Christian
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Methodist
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Winona's electorate is heavily influenced by the student population at Winona State University and Saint Mary's University, compressing the median voter age and boosting turnout volatility in even-numbered years.

The Democratic margin in Winona, MN has rarely exceeded thirty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,744 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Winona, MN, Minnesota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/49100/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Winona, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winona, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,797 votes cast, 12,929 went Democratic and 14,288 went Republican.
What is Winona, MN, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Winona, 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Winona, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winona, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Winona, MN, Minnesota has a population of 49,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Winona, MN, Minnesota is $70,744 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Winona, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.