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State House District 40A·Minnesota

State House District 40A has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

One of the Minneapolis metro's most reliably Democratic legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
D+43
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
74,266
2024 ACS

State House District 40A, Minnesota: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+43%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
74,2662024 5-year
Median household income
$81,5682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.2%2024 5-year
Black
12.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+43.1%
26,69510,29738,029
D
+45.4%
28,94610,58440,485
D
+39.1%
24,3129,69737,362
D
+35.2%
25,29711,87338,138
D
+33.9%
25,02812,16637,942
D
+27.4%
23,50613,28137,284
D
+20.8%
18,94011,99233,413
D
+29.3%
18,3129,15831,216
D
+24.9%
17,9099,32934,458
D
+23.4%
19,66512,13832,130
D
+19.2%
19,37213,08632,752
D
+19.7%
17,06710,78731,836
D
+20.7%
18,28611,82931,196
D
+6.0%
14,82613,09228,718
D
+29.9%
16,7658,76326,763
D
+40.2%
18,3227,78326,207
D
+16.6%
14,83610,58825,514
D
+4.2%
12,00711,03923,122
D
+10.3%
12,82810,40823,441
D
+28.7%
12,1096,58519,271
D
+19.2%
10,7737,25718,294
D
+15.9%
10,8057,80918,899
D
+42.6%
11,8034,17917,881
D
+25.5%
9,0455,27814,770
D
+3.4%
7,7707,25715,171
R
−37.5%
1,1505,41211,356
R
−27.8%
2,8885,4999,382
D
+23.6%
3,0491,8225,192
O
+25.7%
1,7005624,425
R
−16.3%
1,5882,2654,145
R
−47.7%
8022,4993,559
R
−16.3%
1,4952,1043,740
R
−18.0%
1,6482,3974,156
R
−5.6%
1,5471,7533,683
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Irish
10.6%
English
6.2%
Polish
3.2%
Italian
2.7%
French
2.6%
American
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: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
1.9%
75–84
2.5%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
5.6%
55–64
5.9%
5.3%
45–54
5.3%
6.9%
35–44
6.9%
8.0%
25–34
7.9%
4.6%
18–24
4.8%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,568
State House District 40A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 40A$81,568
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.7%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander10.9%
Spanish5.6%
Other languages4.5%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.1%
Other Christian
5.4%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Baptist
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 40A sits in the inner suburbs of Hennepin County, where dense residential neighborhoods and high educational attainment have produced presidential margins exceeding 25 points in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in State House District 40A reached its widest at forty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,568, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 74,266 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 40A, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 40A, Minnesota voted Democratic by 43.1 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 38,029 votes cast, 26,695 went Democratic and 10,297 went Republican.
What is State House District 40A, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 40A, Minnesota as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 40A, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 40A, Minnesota voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in State House District 40A, Minnesota?
State House District 40A, Minnesota has a population of 74,266 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 40A, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 40A, Minnesota is $81,568 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 40A, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 40A, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.