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1876–2024
State House District 3A·Minnesota

State House District 3A has voted Democratic in twenty-four straight presidential cycles.

A rural northern district where presidential margins have tilted Republican

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
138,031
2024 ACS

State House District 3A, Minnesota: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
138,0312024 5-year
Median household income
$70,1302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 3 D · 2 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
D
+6.0%
42,89037,92282,584
D
+8.1%
44,03137,30183,232
D
+5.2%
37,27833,28077,244
D
+24.5%
48,14928,79479,020
D
+26.9%
50,56228,70381,200
D
+24.5%
50,53230,44882,092
D
+18.8%
41,22127,32274,072
D
+30.3%
40,05819,07569,284
D
+29.6%
39,96217,92874,505
D
+30.9%
45,14923,66769,534
D
+31.1%
49,87026,06376,580
D
+25.2%
45,47425,63078,746
D
+31.5%
49,30925,03976,960
D
+14.2%
39,13129,25469,565
D
+42.5%
46,92218,14267,693
D
+51.6%
52,67816,75869,666
D
+24.8%
45,04427,05772,444
D
+19.1%
39,32126,67566,324
D
+21.6%
39,82425,54766,080
D
+36.2%
40,64418,06662,428
D
+38.8%
39,37517,16657,169
D
+35.8%
43,94820,51665,426
D
+50.6%
43,79213,96558,929
D
+9.2%
25,29920,56051,248
R
−26.0%
15,79327,48344,998
R
−50.8%
1,68922,15140,274
R
−27.2%
9,06317,61331,431
D
+8.7%
7,8606,40716,712
O
+7.9%
3,5172,39914,103
R
−40.1%
2,9277,93312,477
R
−62.9%
1,1266,2678,171
R
−30.6%
2,6345,0577,919
R
−14.2%
4,0965,4749,676
D
+14.6%
2,9162,0605,863
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.3%
Irish
9.3%
English
7.5%
Polish
4.5%
Italian
3.7%
American
3.3%
French
3.0%
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: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.7%
3.1%
75–84
3.4%
7.2%
65–74
7.0%
7.2%
55–64
7.1%
5.6%
45–54
5.2%
6.1%
35–44
5.6%
5.5%
25–34
5.3%
5.2%
18–24
5.0%
7.2%
5–17
6.8%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,130
State House District 3A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 3A$70,130
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
14.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.7%
Other Christian
5.7%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 3A stretches across sparsely populated lake country in northern Minnesota, where a 7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural realignment that has reshaped the region's competitive history over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in State House District 3A reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,130, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 138,031 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 3A, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 3A, Minnesota voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 82,584 votes cast, 42,890 went Democratic and 37,922 went Republican.
What is State House District 3A, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 3A, Minnesota as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 3A, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 3A, Minnesota voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in State House District 3A, Minnesota?
State House District 3A, Minnesota has a population of 138,031 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 3A, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 3A, Minnesota is $70,130 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 3A, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 3A, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.