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State House District 16B·Minnesota

State House District 16B has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

One of Minnesota's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
36,684
2024 ACS

State House District 16B, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
36,6842024 5-year
Median household income
$76,5922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.5%2024 5-year
Black
5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
R
−30.9%
6,50312,49419,376
R
−25.7%
7,02412,01519,447
R
−25.3%
6,04710,64018,119
R
−6.7%
8,1609,35417,864
R
−5.5%
8,4269,42018,222
R
−11.1%
7,7719,74017,767
R
−9.4%
6,8418,34416,050
D
+10.2%
7,4985,92515,423
D
+5.7%
6,5865,64616,358
D
+1.8%
7,4587,18514,865
R
−6.3%
6,9927,93915,067
R
−2.4%
6,6897,05715,059
D
+19.4%
8,3165,54614,256
D
+4.3%
6,0265,51312,051
D
+19.0%
6,3574,23311,152
D
+38.7%
7,5803,33810,949
R
−0.4%
5,6085,64811,291
D
+11.3%
5,6874,53110,241
R
−0.8%
5,2135,30110,608
D
+30.5%
5,9953,0519,648
D
+26.1%
5,3953,1498,616
D
+25.3%
5,9813,5489,604
D
+43.0%
5,4892,0817,926
D
+35.3%
4,8382,2257,408
R
−38.7%
2,0654,8107,092
O
−37.4%
1852,6816,676
R
−46.5%
1,0673,9616,220
D
+9.2%
1,6381,3423,208
O
+11.2%
7124032,761
R
−37.6%
7881,9243,024
R
−73.3%
2102,1442,638
R
−31.3%
1,0021,9503,032
R
−14.0%
1,3631,8153,227
D
+36.1%
1,1163252,191
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.6%
Irish
6.2%
English
5.6%
American
3.9%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.1%
Italian
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.9%
2.9%
75–84
3.2%
6.1%
65–74
5.9%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.2%
45–54
5.4%
6.5%
35–44
5.6%
5.9%
25–34
5.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
9.2%
5–17
8.7%
3.5%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,592
State House District 16B ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 16B$76,592
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other languages3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
39.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
8.1%
Other Christian
4.2%
Methodist
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural southwestern Minnesota, District 16B has posted presidential margins exceeding 30 points for the Republican nominee, reflecting a largely agricultural constituency with low population density and limited urban counterweight.

The Republican margin in State House District 16B reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,592, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,684 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 16B, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 16B, Minnesota voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,376 votes cast, 6,503 went Democratic and 12,494 went Republican.
What is State House District 16B, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 16B, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 16B, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 16B, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 16B, Minnesota?
State House District 16B, Minnesota has a population of 36,684 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 16B, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 16B, Minnesota is $76,592 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 16B, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 16B, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.