State House District 20A State House District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

State House District 20A, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 63,0782024 5-year
Median household income: $93,3982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.8%2024 5-year
Black: 4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.0%	17,276	19,523	37,659
2020	R	−4.3%	17,483	19,113	37,539
2016	R	−9.7%	13,649	16,897	33,509
2012	R	−0.9%	16,198	16,492	33,462
2008	D	+1.3%	16,446	16,011	33,189
2004	R	−3.3%	15,488	16,571	32,473
2000	R	−3.2%	12,697	13,605	28,005
1996	D	+12.7%	12,173	9,026	24,808
1992	D	+4.5%	9,885	8,716	25,777
1988	R	−0.4%	10,929	11,023	22,170
1984	R	−11.0%	9,478	11,843	21,465
1980	R	−3.9%	8,997	9,813	21,084
1976	R	−1.3%	9,499	9,749	19,745
1972	R	−23.4%	6,448	10,515	17,358
1968	R	−2.0%	7,226	7,531	15,301
1964	D	+19.4%	8,626	5,822	14,463
1960	R	−19.2%	5,888	8,689	14,605
1956	R	−27.9%	4,520	8,034	12,585
1952	R	−32.2%	4,534	8,863	13,435
1948	D	+7.2%	6,428	5,556	12,149
1944	R	−15.9%	4,801	6,629	11,489
1940	R	−20.2%	5,300	8,004	13,361
1936	D	+19.3%	6,900	4,545	12,230
1932	D	+20.8%	6,645	4,310	11,227
1928	R	−33.1%	3,737	7,468	11,280
1924	R	−47.1%	679	5,255	9,725
1920	R	−67.6%	1,311	7,621	9,330
1916	R	−20.5%	1,815	2,811	4,868
1912	O	+11.0%	1,508	967	4,924
1908	R	−42.4%	1,364	3,564	5,190
1904	R	−57.3%	948	3,693	4,788
1900	R	−45.1%	1,353	3,739	5,286
1896	R	−44.3%	1,644	4,407	6,236
1892	D	+18.6%	2,752	1,816	5,043
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

33.5%

Irish

11.8%

English

7.0%

American

3.2%

Polish

2.9%

French

2.3%

Italian

2.1%

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

5.5%

65–74

5.7%

7.1%

55–64

7.1%

6.0%

45–54

5.8%

6.8%

35–44

6.5%

5.9%

25–34

5.8%

3.8%

18–24

3.5%

8.7%

5–17

8.4%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,398

State House District 20A ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 20A$93,398

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.2%

Working age (18–64)7.0%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.0%

speak English only

Spanish3.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages1.6%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

28.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

21.6%

Other Christian

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Methodist

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered in greater Minnesota's agricultural interior, District 20A has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, with the 2024 presidential margin reflecting a pattern common to low-density, majority-white rural districts statewide.

The Democratic margin in State House District 20A has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $93,398 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20A, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 20A, Minnesota voted Republican by 6.0 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,659 votes cast, 17,276 went Democratic and 19,523 went Republican.

What is State House District 20A, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 20A, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" 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 20A, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20A, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State House District 20A, Minnesota?

State House District 20A, Minnesota has a population of 63,078 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 20A, Minnesota?

Median household income in State House District 20A, Minnesota is $93,398 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of State House District 20A, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20A, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

State House District 20A votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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