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1876–2024
State House District 18B·Minnesota

State House District 18B delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
1,827
2024 ACS

State House District 18B, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
1,8272024 5-year
Median household income
$74,4772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.4%2024 5-year
Black
4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1920MIT 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
−1.3%
459471953
D
+4.5%
479437942
R
−3.8%
377410878
D
+9.5%
475390896
D
+13.0%
505386917
D
+3.5%
441411866
R
−2.2%
322338716
D
+13.3%
325237660
D
+9.8%
301230728
D
+1.6%
323313642
R
−9.3%
310374689
R
−4.0%
286313683
D
+3.6%
338314672
R
−8.7%
278332619
R
−1.6%
242250511
D
+14.3%
279209491
R
−17.0%
210296507
R
−35.1%
143298441
R
−41.0%
129310441
R
−1.8%
190197391
R
−29.7%
133246381
R
−24.1%
154252407
D
+18.4%
216145386
D
+17.3%
207145358
R
−22.0%
135212350
R
−46.1%
29177321
R
−61.2%
52232294
R
−12.2%
5875139
D
+13.0%
5335138
R
−19.0%
5786153
R
−40.3%
3793139
R
−22.2%
5995162
R
−18.5%
72106184
D
+4.6%
7063152
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.0%
Irish
8.7%
English
5.7%
American
3.7%
French
2.5%
Polish
2.4%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 31.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.3%
65–74
4.4%
4.9%
55–64
5.0%
4.6%
45–54
4.7%
6.1%
35–44
5.5%
6.8%
25–34
5.8%
10.9%
18–24
10.9%
7.9%
5–17
6.8%
2.7%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,477
State House District 18B ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 18B$74,477
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)17.6%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Other languages2.9%
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
27.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
18.3%
Other Christian
2.6%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

State House District 18B in the Upper Midwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by one point — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighteen points in 1936; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 1,827, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,477 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 18B, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 18B, Minnesota voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 953 votes cast, 459 went Democratic and 471 went Republican.
What is State House District 18B, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 18B, Minnesota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 18B, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 18B, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 18B, Minnesota?
State House District 18B, Minnesota has a population of 1,827 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 18B, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 18B, Minnesota is $74,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 18B, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 18B, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.