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Minnesota 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+2.72012R+0.22016R+1.12020D+7.22024D+5.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+5.8
2024
median income$108,849U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age38.1U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate5.5%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)43.6%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english13.6%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German31.5%
Irish11.7%
Norwegian11.1%
Mexican4.8%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%
African American†2.8%
Somali1.5%
Ethiopian0.5%
Asian Indian1.3%
Hmong0.7%
Vietnamese0.7%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Dakota County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Minnesota 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMinnesota 2nd Congressional DistrictHarrisD+5.8
Minnesota 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+5.8, 255 precincts, 13 city labels.
2024
255 precincts by 2024 margin · 13 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +5.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+5.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+2.7%
2012−0.2%
2016−1.1%
2020+7.2%
2024+5.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAngie CraigU.S. House · MN-02-0.27
DAmy KlobucharU.S. Senate-0.28
DTina SmithU.S. Senate-0.41

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242D
55.5%231,751
42.1%175,621
417,319
20222D
50.9%165,583
45.6%148,576
325,472
20202D
48.2%204,534
45.9%194,954
424,512
20182D
52.7%177,958
47.1%159,344
337,968
20162R
45.2%167,315
47.0%173,970
370,515
20142R
38.9%95,565
56.0%137,778
245,848
20122R
45.8%164,338
54.0%193,587
358,446
20102R
36.6%104,809
63.3%181,341
286,453
20082R
42.5%164,093
57.3%220,924
385,656
20062R
40.0%116,343
56.2%163,269
290,540
20042R
40.3%147,527
56.4%206,313
365,945
20022R
42.2%121,121
53.3%152,970
286,860
20002R
48.0%138,802
48.1%138,957
288,900
19982D
57.0%148,933
38.1%99,490
261,127
19962D
54.9%144,083
41.1%107,807
262,353
19942D
52.0%114,289
45.0%98,881
219,785
19922D
47.8%132,156
47.6%131,587
276,403
19902R
38.1%77,935
61.8%126,367
204,404
19882R
42.2%96,016
57.8%131,639
227,701
19862R
48.4%94,048
51.6%100,249
194,315
19842R
36.9%89,770
63.1%153,308
243,097
19822R
45.5%103,243
54.5%123,508
226,751
19802R
39.4%102,586
60.6%158,082
260,668
19782R
29.6%61,173
70.4%145,415
206,588
19762R
39.7%97,488
60.3%148,322
245,810

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
56.2%1,792,441
40.5%1,291,712
3,189,323
2020D
48.8%1,566,522
43.5%1,398,145
3,211,995
2018D
60.3%1,566,174
36.2%940,437
2,595,948
2014D
53.2%1,053,205
42.9%850,227
1,980,647
2012D
65.3%1,854,595
30.6%867,974
2,840,625
2008D
42.0%1,212,629
42.0%1,212,317
2,885,281
2006D
58.1%1,278,849
38.0%835,653
2,201,818
2002R
47.9%1,078,627
49.6%1,116,697
2,252,836
2000D
48.8%1,181,553
43.3%1,047,474
2,419,516
1996D
50.3%1,098,430
41.3%901,194
2,181,775
1994R
44.2%781,860
49.1%869,653
1,770,315
1990D
50.5%911,999
47.9%864,375
1,806,194
1988R
40.9%856,694
56.2%1,176,210
2,093,538
1984R
41.3%852,844
58.1%1,199,926
2,066,143
1982R
46.6%840,401
52.6%949,207
1,804,675
1978R
40.4%638,375
56.6%894,092
1,580,550
1976D
67.5%1,290,736
25.0%478,602
1,912,020

Minnesota's 2nd covers the southern Twin Cities suburbs, where a college-educated, growing population has trended away from its historically Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin landed at D+5.4, a notable shift from its recent past.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.2 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 1.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.

A population of 713,311, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,849 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 2.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 3
Minnesota
79.4twin score
population scalemedian income12-yr trend≠ college share
Congressional District 2
Nebraska
79.2twin score
12-yr trendGerman ancestrycollege share≠ population scale
Congressional District 3
Kansas
68.3twin score
% Whiteelasticitymedian income≠ 12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Minnesota 2nd Congressional District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+5.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 426,662 votes cast, 220,557 went Democratic and 195,785 went Republican.
When did Minnesota 2nd Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 2nd Congressional District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Minnesota 2nd Congressional District?
Minnesota 2nd Congressional District has a population of 713,311 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Minnesota 2nd Congressional District is $108,849 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.