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Minnesota State House District 2B

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.9%29.2%12.5%

Norwegian14.9%12.1%—

Irish6.4%9.9%9.4%

Swedish5.5%6.5%—

English5.3%6.6%9.5%

American3.4%2.3%5.3%

French2.4%1.8%1.6%

Finnish1.9%——

Mexican0.8%3.9%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Median age	43	39	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$66,483	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.6%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	39.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Owner-occupied homes	82.2%	72.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	17.8%	27.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$226,400	$329,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$760	$1,280	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	36.4%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	35.3%	9.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Mean commute	24.8 min	22.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.9%	4.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	74.0%	68.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	1.8%	3.2%
Works from home	10.1%	17.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.3%	12.5%	22.3%
Other languages	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	—	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	50.6%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MN HD 2	Minnesota	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	8.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.9%	5.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.6%	5.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.451	0.453	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic36.5%8,484TrumpRepublican61.9%14,375OtherAll other candidates1.6%380

R+25.3

Lead: 5,891
Total: 23,239
vs nation: R+23.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic39.0%8,966TrumpRepublican59.1%13,587OtherAll other candidates1.9%441

R+20.1

Lead: 4,621
Total: 22,994
vs nation: R+24.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic34.8%7,025TrumpRepublican58.0%11,689OtherAll other candidates7.2%1,454

R+23.1

Lead: 4,664
Total: 20,168
vs nation: R+25.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic47.8%9,874RomneyRepublican49.6%10,237OtherAll other candidates2.5%526

R+1.8

Lead: 363
Total: 20,637
vs nation: R+5.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic49.6%10,449McCainRepublican47.8%10,058OtherAll other candidates2.6%552

D+1.9

Lead: 391
Total: 21,059
vs nation: R+5.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic47.2%9,816BushRepublican51.5%10,694OtherAll other candidates1.3%268

R+4.2

Lead: 878
Total: 20,778
vs nation: R+1.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic41.8%7,455BushRepublican50.9%9,072OtherAll other candidates7.2%1,290

R+9.1

Lead: 1,617
Total: 17,817
vs nation: R+9.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic47.8%7,847DoleRepublican38.0%6,235OtherAll other candidates14.2%2,338

D+9.8

Lead: 1,612
Total: 16,420
vs nation: D+1.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+25.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 42,5902024 5-year
Population density: 11 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,747 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $66,4832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+46.1 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69.0 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Assembly District 70, WI · twin score 91.2

presidential history

Party record book

Minnesota State House District 2B · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

71.2%

9,017 votes · D+46.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 69.2%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

80.0%

2,001 votes · R+69.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 67.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

10,449votes

49.6% of the vote · D+1.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 9,874 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

14,375votes

61.9% of the vote · R+25.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 13,587 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Harry S. Truman1948

+29.9pts D vs U.S.

Place D+34.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +25.3 pts

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

+49.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+69.0 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +29.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMatt BlissState House · 2B

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	36.1%8,381	63.9%14,816	23,197

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+25.4 across a sparsely populated corner of Minnesota, District 2B ranks among the state's most reliably Republican legislative seats, driven largely by small-town and rural working-class demographics.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 69.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.3 points.

A population of 42,590, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,483 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 70 and Assembly District 67.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

Assembly District 70

12-yr trendelasticityNorwegian ancestry≠ Polish ancestry

Assembly District 67

12-yr trendelasticityNorwegian ancestry≠ % White

Assembly District 75

12-yr trendelasticityNorwegian ancestry≠ median age

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 State House District 2B

counties it covers7

Becker County Beltrami County Cass County Clearwater County Hubbard County Itasca County Mahnomen County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota State House District 2B vote in 2024?

In 2024, Minnesota State House District 2B voted Republican by 25.3 points (R+25.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,239 votes cast, 8,484 went Democratic and 14,375 went Republican.

When did Minnesota State House District 2B last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota State House District 2B voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Minnesota State House District 2B?

Minnesota State House District 2B has a population of 42,590 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Minnesota State House District 2B?

Median household income in Minnesota State House District 2B is $66,483 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Minnesota State House District 2B?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Minnesota State House District 2B from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.