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1876–2024
State House District 52B·Minnesota

State House District 52B delivered D+13 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A reliably blue Minneapolis-area district with a 30-point Democratic lean

18762024·38 elections
MN
Latest
D+13
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
18,981
2024 ACS

State House District 52B, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
18,9812024 5-year
Median household income
$106,3182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.3%2024 5-year
Black
7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1904MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+12.8%
6,1004,68411,063
D
+13.9%
6,2234,66911,167
D
+4.6%
4,7094,2529,873
D
+2.9%
4,9504,6639,829
D
+5.5%
4,9734,4449,601
R
−2.0%
4,4554,6409,191
R
−1.0%
3,6383,7157,760
D
+13.0%
3,2912,4386,569
D
+7.2%
2,7112,2286,689
D
+0.3%
2,6382,6235,305
R
−5.7%
2,0922,3474,467
D
+2.9%
1,8491,7334,035
D
+8.0%
1,8841,5993,580
R
−10.0%
1,2131,4892,759
D
+18.3%
1,2108212,125
D
+34.4%
1,2095901,802
D
+14.5%
8586401,502
R
−1.6%
5405581,100
D
+0.1%
5065051,017
D
+28.9%
532290836
D
+5.2%
365329698
D
+5.6%
397355756
D
+31.6%
379172656
D
+33.0%
381189581
D
+9.0%
307256567
O
−32.2%
40167395
R
−39.5%
93229344
D
+10.9%
10180192
O
+27.3%
7626183
R
−15.6%
76106192
R
−41.0%
46114166
R
−0.6%
8081170
D
+3.6%
9891197
R
−13.3%
6385166
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.3%
Irish
11.8%
English
7.8%
Polish
3.6%
Italian
2.8%
American
2.6%
French
2.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Other languages3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.9%
Mainline Protestant
13.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.9%
Other Christian
4.7%
Non-Christian
3.5%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 52B sits within the densely populated Twin Cities metro, where high educational attainment and urban residential patterns have produced some of the most consistent Democratic margins in the Minnesota House.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 18,981, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $106,318 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 52B, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 52B, Minnesota voted Democratic by 12.8 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,063 votes cast, 6,100 went Democratic and 4,684 went Republican.
What is State House District 52B, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 52B, Minnesota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 52B, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 52B, Minnesota voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 52B, Minnesota?
State House District 52B, Minnesota has a population of 18,981 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 52B, Minnesota?
Median household income in State House District 52B, Minnesota is $106,318 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State House District 52B, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 52B, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.