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Minnesota 1st State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+2.72012R+7.32016R+31.62020R+32.42024R+37.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+37.1
2024
median income$74,177U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate10.9%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.0%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english5.3%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Norwegian33.7%
German25.0%
Swedish8.9%
Mexican3.0%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Nicaraguan0.2%
African American†0.5%
African0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Red Lake County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Minnesota 1st State Senate District

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Minnesota 1st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+37.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 1st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 1st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+37.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 1st State Senate District · R+37.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.6%30,277
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.4%13,642
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.0%897
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 8 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 1st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Clay County, MNDemocraticD+0.5
Kittson County, MNRepublicanR+25.0
Marshall County, MNRepublicanR+51.6
Norman County, MNRepublicanR+22.2
Pennington County, MNRepublicanR+31.4
Polk County, MNRepublicanR+33.7
Red Lake County, MNRepublicanR+37.0
Roseau County, MNRepublicanR+49.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
30.4%Harris13,642
67.6%Trump30,277
2.0%Kennedy897
−37.1%
44,816
R
32.7%Biden14,804
65.1%Trump29,451
2.1%Jorgensen967
−32.4%
45,222
R
30.3%Clinton12,774
61.9%Trump26,120
7.8%Johnson3,310
−31.6%
42,204
R
46.4%Obama18,702
53.6%Romney21,637
0.0%
−7.3%
40,339
D
49.4%Obama21,709
46.7%McCain20,532
3.9%Nader1,712
+2.7%
43,953
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −37.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−37.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+2.7%
2012−7.3%
2016−31.6%
2020−32.4%
2024−37.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMark JohnsonState Senate · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchoring the state's Red River Valley borderlands, this district delivered a 30-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of Minnesota's most reliably right-leaning constituencies in statewide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 37.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.1 points.

A population of 85,151, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,177 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 23.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 16
Minnesota
92.1twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry
State Senate District 23
Wisconsin
90.6twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
State Senate District 29
North Dakota
90.1twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2024 margin≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Minnesota 1st State Senate District

counties it covers8
Clay CountyKittson CountyMarshall CountyNorman CountyPennington CountyPolk CountyRed Lake CountyRoseau County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 37.1 points (R+37.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,816 votes cast, 13,642 went Democratic and 30,277 went Republican.
When did Minnesota 1st State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 1st State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Minnesota 1st State Senate District?
Minnesota 1st State Senate District has a population of 85,151 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 1st State Senate District is $74,177 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 1st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.