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

State House District 20B, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 125,6742024 5-year
Median household income: $90,0782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.4%2024 5-year
Black: 5.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 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	D	+2.5%	35,451	33,709	70,869
2020	D	+3.7%	35,784	33,194	70,659
2016	R	−4.0%	27,138	29,649	62,999
2012	D	+3.2%	31,361	29,342	62,390
2008	D	+4.7%	31,635	28,734	61,706
2004	R	−3.7%	27,918	30,101	58,841
2000	R	−6.1%	21,897	24,947	49,795
1996	D	+4.2%	20,031	18,180	44,195
1992	R	−3.5%	16,987	18,657	48,172
1988	R	−11.6%	18,066	22,870	41,340
1984	R	−20.9%	15,708	24,090	40,127
1980	R	−14.8%	14,415	20,118	38,571
1976	R	−13.9%	15,549	20,700	37,152
1972	R	−32.1%	10,772	21,322	32,890
1968	R	−8.0%	13,324	15,738	30,224
1964	D	+16.5%	16,582	11,875	28,501
1960	R	−15.9%	11,732	16,183	27,968
1956	R	−30.0%	8,059	15,000	23,146
1952	R	−35.1%	7,827	16,346	24,263
1948	D	+6.5%	11,094	9,724	21,045
1944	R	−14.8%	8,172	11,032	19,291
1940	R	−14.8%	9,566	12,903	22,561
1936	D	+22.6%	11,709	7,163	20,115
1932	D	+22.1%	10,606	6,701	17,675
1928	R	−21.4%	7,064	10,942	18,096
1924	R	−42.1%	1,303	7,794	15,421
1920	R	−56.5%	2,826	10,901	14,288
1916	R	−8.0%	3,155	3,732	7,211
1912	O	+21.0%	2,881	1,371	7,179
1908	R	−19.3%	2,896	4,350	7,521
1904	R	−39.3%	2,040	4,844	7,137
1900	R	−21.3%	2,995	4,688	7,967
1896	R	−24.5%	3,283	5,492	9,031
1892	D	+1.8%	3,704	3,566	7,864
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

33.0%

Irish

10.3%

English

7.5%

American

3.7%

Polish

3.5%

French

1.9%

Italian

1.8%

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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

4.9%

65–74

5.2%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

5.5%

45–54

5.4%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

6.5%

25–34

6.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.7%

8.5%

5–17

8.4%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,078

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

State House District 20B$90,078

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.5%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.9%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%

Spanish2.9%

Other languages2.8%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

20.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

17.8%

Other Christian

8.0%

Methodist

2.2%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Baptist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 20B posts presidential margins exceeding 30 points Republican, reflecting the broader rural realignment across northwestern Minnesota's farming and small-town communities over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in State House District 20B has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $90,078 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, State House District 20B, Minnesota voted Democratic by 2.5 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,869 votes cast, 35,451 went Democratic and 33,709 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies State House District 20B, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 20B, Minnesota last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20B, Minnesota voted Republican was 2016.

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

State House District 20B, Minnesota has a population of 125,674 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 20B, Minnesota?

Median household income in State House District 20B, Minnesota is $90,078 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20B, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

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

Key facts

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