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1876–2024
State House District 48A·Minnesota

State House District 48A has voted Republican in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

A rural-leaning district where the 2024 presidential margin hit R+9.2

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
34,331
2024 ACS

State House District 48A, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
34,3312024 5-year
Median household income
$125,9462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+26 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+78 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
−5.4%
9,94211,10221,577
R
−4.9%
9,60110,61020,703
R
−13.6%
6,7109,06517,376
R
−19.7%
6,4729,72016,503
R
−15.1%
6,4448,78415,500
R
−26.5%
5,1348,89514,167
R
−23.8%
3,8886,48610,926
R
−2.9%
3,6053,8628,788
R
−7.0%
2,6053,1838,300
R
−19.4%
2,6333,9186,623
R
−27.8%
2,0983,7325,868
R
−17.8%
2,0663,0915,766
R
−3.8%
2,3632,5585,100
R
−26.6%
1,5142,6664,338
R
−17.5%
1,4322,0743,675
R
−2.9%
1,5981,6923,294
R
−22.0%
1,2421,9443,191
R
−45.3%
7281,9422,680
R
−51.0%
6742,0822,760
R
−23.6%
8791,4292,334
R
−57.4%
4881,8172,317
R
−57.5%
5472,0372,590
R
−3.9%
8789662,275
D
+26.4%
1,3507822,153
R
−15.9%
9001,2432,153
O
−33.7%
1126911,718
R
−77.7%
1751,5831,813
R
−33.2%
300608928
O
+9.6%
314231862
R
−22.1%
343543904
R
−43.1%
210541768
R
−21.1%
358554930
R
−18.4%
396579994
R
−9.1%
372456921
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.3%
Irish
11.1%
English
8.4%
Polish
3.6%
American
3.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.8%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
2.0%
4.3%
65–74
4.6%
6.8%
55–64
6.6%
6.7%
45–54
6.7%
7.7%
35–44
7.4%
5.2%
25–34
5.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
9.8%
5–17
9.5%
3.1%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$125,946
State House District 48A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 48A$125,946
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
4.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 183.5%
Working age (18–64)4.4%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.0%
Mainline Protestant
17.7%
Other Christian
6.3%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Methodist
0.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota House District 48A sits in the outer Twin Cities exurban fringe, where population growth and a predominantly white, working-class base have shifted presidential margins steadily rightward over the past decade.

The Republican margin in State House District 48A reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $125,946, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,331 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 48A, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 48A, Minnesota voted Republican by 5.4 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,577 votes cast, 9,942 went Democratic and 11,102 went Republican.
What is State House District 48A, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 48A, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 31 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 48A, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48A, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in State House District 48A, Minnesota?
State House District 48A, Minnesota has a population of 34,331 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 48A, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 48A, Minnesota is $125,946 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 48A, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48A, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.