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1876–2024
State Senate District 2·Minnesota

Minnesota 2nd State Senate District delivered R+21 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

A rural northern district where Republican margins have held firm for years.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+21
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
104,487
2024 ACS

Minnesota 2nd State Senate District, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
104,4872024 5-year
Median household income
$68,8352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+70 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 0 D · 8 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
−21.1%
22,46934,79358,316
R
−17.7%
22,80232,88156,876
R
−21.4%
17,89528,76850,752
R
−0.5%
24,81925,06151,096
D
+2.4%
26,04024,76951,967
R
−4.6%
23,91326,25050,892
R
−9.7%
17,80921,99043,109
D
+9.8%
19,00815,10239,736
D
+8.4%
17,25613,85740,691
D
+1.2%
18,55018,11637,062
R
−5.2%
18,37820,39839,088
R
−0.4%
18,29318,46140,122
D
+17.9%
20,64514,15936,258
R
−6.7%
14,31216,40831,429
D
+12.4%
15,20911,66228,652
D
+33.3%
18,9929,50028,546
D
+8.4%
15,98713,49829,574
D
+4.3%
13,34612,23425,642
R
−4.8%
13,59514,96728,761
D
+30.7%
18,3149,42428,974
D
+26.6%
16,0309,25225,448
D
+26.9%
20,43811,70732,491
D
+45.1%
19,7097,17027,808
D
+35.5%
14,8106,67822,903
R
−18.5%
8,18412,03120,842
O
−40.9%
1,0309,01119,523
R
−49.1%
3,09511,75317,645
D
+9.8%
4,4093,4969,326
O
+9.5%
1,9561,2287,653
R
−41.6%
1,6414,7797,547
R
−70.1%
6364,7415,853
R
−30.8%
1,4562,8234,442
R
−9.9%
8851,0842,004
D
+15.1%
6064051,335
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.3%
Irish
7.1%
English
6.0%
American
4.4%
French
3.2%
Polish
2.2%
Italian
1.3%
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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
2.8%
75–84
3.2%
6.5%
65–74
6.3%
6.8%
55–64
6.9%
5.2%
45–54
4.9%
5.8%
35–44
5.6%
5.4%
25–34
5.2%
5.0%
18–24
4.5%
9.2%
5–17
8.3%
3.1%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,835
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$68,835
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.9%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Other languages2.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
17.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.0%
Other Christian
9.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Minnesota's Iron Range fringe and lake-country corridors, this district backed the Republican presidential candidate by 16 points in 2024, reflecting a broader rural realignment that has reshaped once-competitive northern Minnesota.

The Republican margin in Minnesota 2nd State Senate District reached its widest at seventy points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,835, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 104,487 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Minnesota voted Republican by 21.1 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,316 votes cast, 22,469 went Democratic and 34,793 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 2, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, Minnesota?
State Senate District 2, Minnesota has a population of 104,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Minnesota is $68,835 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.