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Moorhead city, MN


Clay County, MN

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 44,443   ( 6,378 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.3 square miles
Population density: 1995.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:36,476 82.07% 8.7%
Black:2,5425.72% 234.0%
Indian:5461.23% 0.4%
Asian:8791.98% 15.2%
2+ races:1,6483.71% 102.0%
Hispanic:2,2845.14% 44.9%
Total non-White:7,96717.93% 77.3%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:2,904 9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:3,474 11.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Moorhead city, MN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +566 D +1,853 D + 7.9%
D +2,419
2020 vs. 2012 R +850 D +681 D + 1.6%
D +1,531
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,210 R +241 R + 3.3%
D +969
2016 vs. 2008 R +644 R +2,094 R + 11.2%
D -1,450
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 62% Joe Biden (D) 11,809 56.7% Donald Trump* (R) 8,459 40.6% 555 2.7% 20,823 -5 -6 0.64%
2016 60% Hillary Clinton (D) 9,390 48.7% Donald Trump (R) 7,893 41.0% 1,983 10.3% 19,266 -4 -5 0.65%
2012 60% Barack Obama* (D) 10,278 55.8% Mitt Romney (R) 7,609 41.3% 530 2.9% 18,417 -4 -6 0.63%
2008 63% Barack Obama (D) 10,840 58.8% John McCain (R) 7,249 39.3% 359 1.9% 18,448 -5 -6 0.63%
2004 63% George W. Bush* (R) 8,515 50.0% John Kerry (D) 8,254 48.5% 247 1.5% 17,016 2 -1 0.60%
2000 57% George W. Bush (R) 6,930 48.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 6,357 44.7% 929 6.5% 14,216 3 1 0.58%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Moorhead city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 11,809 56.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 8,459 40.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 269 1.3%
Other 286 1.4%
TOTAL 20,823
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6


2016 President, Moorhead city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 9,390 48.7%
Donald Trump (R) 7,893 41.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,000 5.2%
Other 983 5.1%
TOTAL 19,266
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5


2012 President, Moorhead city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 10,278 55.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 7,609 41.3%
Other 530 2.9%
TOTAL 18,417
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Moorhead city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 10,840 58.8%
John McCain (R) 7,249 39.3%
Other 359 1.9%
TOTAL 18,448
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6


2004 President, Moorhead city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 8,515 50.0%
John Kerry (D) 8,254 48.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 128 0.8%
Other 119 0.7%
TOTAL 17,016
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1


2000 President, Moorhead city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 6,930 48.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 6,357 44.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 664 4.7%
Other 265 1.9%
TOTAL 14,216
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moorhead city, MN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 G 42% Tim Walz* (DFL) 7,984 56.8% Scott Jensen (R) 5,468 38.9% 595 [+] 4.2% 14,047 -6 0.56%
2020 S2 61% Tina Smith* (DFL) 10,606 52.1% Jason Lewis (R) 7,546 37.1% 2,196 [+] 10.8% 20,348 -6 0.63%
2018 S2 48% Tina Smith* (DFL) 9,139 58.3% Karin Housley (R) 5,666 36.1% 881 [+] 5.6% 15,686 -6 0.61%
2018 S1 48% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 10,178 64.5% Jim Newberger (R) 4,940 31.3% 664 [+] 4.2% 15,782 -5 0.61%
2018 G 48% Tim Walz (DFL) 8,855 56.4% Jeff Johnson (R) 6,029 38.4% 807 [+] 5.1% 15,691 -4 0.61%
2014 S2 35% Al Franken* (DFL) 6,466 59.4% Mike McFadden (R) 3,963 36.4% 461 [+] 4.2% 10,890 -7 0.55%
2014 G 35% Mark Dayton* (DFL) 6,036 55.6% Jeff Johnson (R) 4,090 37.7% 724 [+] 6.7% 10,850 -7 0.55%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote