State House District 5A, Minnesota: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,3712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,4882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 5A, MNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,444 | 17,969 | 26,885 | ||
| R | 8,536 | 16,770 | 25,824 | ||
| R | 6,705 | 14,684 | 22,922 | ||
| R | 9,165 | 12,908 | 22,538 | ||
| R | 9,977 | 12,629 | 23,108 | ||
| R | 9,330 | 13,054 | 22,693 | ||
| R | 7,318 | 10,879 | 19,498 | ||
| D | 7,807 | 7,420 | 17,892 | ||
| R | 6,892 | 6,917 | 18,182 | ||
| R | 7,341 | 9,319 | 16,826 | ||
| R | 6,754 | 10,330 | 17,198 | ||
| R | 6,758 | 9,482 | 17,401 | ||
| D | 8,047 | 7,168 | 15,782 | ||
| R | 5,592 | 7,867 | 13,746 | ||
| R | 5,459 | 6,397 | 12,592 | ||
| D | 7,209 | 5,223 | 12,451 | ||
| R | 5,719 | 6,794 | 12,544 | ||
| R | 4,575 | 6,259 | 10,853 | ||
| R | 4,460 | 7,697 | 12,231 | ||
| D | 6,255 | 4,913 | 11,490 | ||
| R | 5,033 | 5,262 | 10,346 | ||
| D | 6,593 | 6,139 | 12,822 | ||
| D | 6,844 | 3,922 | 11,132 | ||
| D | 5,987 | 3,326 | 9,724 | ||
| R | 3,302 | 5,718 | 9,231 | ||
| R | 478 | 4,254 | 8,121 | ||
| R | 1,139 | 5,791 | 7,784 | ||
| R | 1,829 | 1,961 | 4,210 | ||
| O | 940 | 718 | 3,682 | ||
| R | 947 | 2,529 | 3,884 | ||
| R | 446 | 2,654 | 3,327 | ||
| R | 1,012 | 2,222 | 3,399 | ||
| R | 1,003 | 1,426 | 2,486 | ||
| D | 793 | 436 | 1,697 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.8%
Irish
8.2%
English
6.4%
American
3.9%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.7%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 45.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,488
State House District 5A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 5A$69,488
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the rural northwestern corner of Minnesota, District 5A delivered a 40-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep partisan realignment of agrarian communities across the state's Red River Valley region.
The Democratic margin in State House District 5A peaked at twenty-seven points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,488 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 5A, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 5A, Minnesota voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,885 votes cast, 8,444 went Democratic and 17,969 went Republican.
What is State House District 5A, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 5A, Minnesota as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 5A, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 5A, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 5A, Minnesota?
State House District 5A, Minnesota has a population of 45,371 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 5A, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 5A, Minnesota is $69,488 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 5A, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 5A, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.