State House District 22A, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 74,3712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,5652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 22A, 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 | 16,286 | 21,729 | 38,886 | ||
| R | 17,120 | 20,877 | 38,980 | ||
| R | 13,765 | 19,455 | 36,631 | ||
| R | 18,173 | 18,292 | 37,629 | ||
| D | 19,407 | 17,752 | 38,215 | ||
| R | 17,849 | 19,050 | 37,463 | ||
| R | 14,218 | 16,263 | 32,682 | ||
| D | 14,932 | 11,846 | 31,355 | ||
| D | 13,373 | 11,764 | 34,460 | ||
| R | 15,092 | 15,931 | 31,292 | ||
| R | 14,530 | 19,461 | 34,193 | ||
| R | 13,460 | 17,894 | 34,821 | ||
| R | 16,807 | 17,094 | 34,830 | ||
| R | 12,726 | 19,083 | 32,375 | ||
| R | 12,669 | 16,015 | 29,925 | ||
| D | 15,729 | 13,860 | 29,683 | ||
| R | 11,624 | 19,145 | 30,816 | ||
| R | 8,595 | 18,792 | 27,429 | ||
| R | 7,527 | 20,731 | 28,348 | ||
| D | 13,207 | 11,833 | 25,308 | ||
| R | 9,522 | 14,269 | 23,872 | ||
| R | 10,330 | 15,917 | 26,341 | ||
| D | 14,705 | 8,592 | 24,406 | ||
| D | 12,265 | 8,649 | 21,274 | ||
| R | 7,427 | 13,417 | 20,970 | ||
| R | 1,718 | 10,858 | 19,488 | ||
| R | 2,968 | 14,358 | 17,898 | ||
| R | 3,727 | 4,789 | 8,949 | ||
| O | 2,941 | 1,653 | 8,520 | ||
| R | 2,986 | 5,330 | 8,963 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 5,909 | 8,283 | ||
| R | 3,123 | 5,750 | 9,445 | ||
| R | 3,633 | 6,095 | 10,084 | ||
| D | 3,966 | 2,748 | 7,625 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
39.7%
Irish
8.1%
English
5.8%
American
4.5%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.1%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 35.8 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
$70,565
State House District 22A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 22A$70,565
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other languages1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 22A's rural southwestern Minnesota character produces some of the widest presidential margins in the state, with the 2024 result landing at R+33.9 — a figure that places it well outside competitive territory.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 1936; the Republican margin reached sixty-four points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 74,371, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,565 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State House District 22A, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/2722A/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 22A, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 22A, Minnesota voted Republican by 14.0 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,886 votes cast, 16,286 went Democratic and 21,729 went Republican.
What is State House District 22A, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 22A, Minnesota as a "Tossup" 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 22A, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 22A, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State House District 22A, Minnesota?
State House District 22A, Minnesota has a population of 74,371 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 22A, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 22A, Minnesota is $70,565 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 22A, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 22A, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.