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Minnesota 2nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+5.92012D+4.92016R+17.42020R+12.42024R+16.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.3
2024
median income$67,275U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age38.3U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate15.6%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)28.1%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english4.4%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German24.0%
Norwegian16.6%
Irish6.5%
Mexican1.2%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 2nd State Senate District

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Minnesota 2nd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+16.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 2nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 2nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+16.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 2nd State Senate District · R+16.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.3%26,328
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.0%18,850
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.8%808
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 2nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Becker County, MNRepublicanR+33.1
Beltrami County, MNRepublicanR+5.6
Cass County, MNRepublicanR+33.4
Clearwater County, MNRepublicanR+50.0
Hubbard County, MNRepublicanR+31.4
Itasca County, MNRepublicanR+20.1
Lake of the Woods County, MNRepublicanR+47.1
Mahnomen County, MNRepublicanR+8.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.0%Harris18,850
57.3%Trump26,328
1.8%Kennedy808
−16.3%
45,986
R
42.7%Biden19,347
55.1%Trump24,982
2.2%Jorgensen975
−12.4%
45,304
R
37.1%Clinton14,920
54.5%Trump21,926
8.4%Johnson3,387
−17.4%
40,233
D
52.4%Obama21,041
47.6%Romney19,088
0.0%
+4.9%
40,129
D
51.5%Obama21,630
45.7%McCain19,167
2.8%Nader1,180
+5.9%
41,977
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: −16.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−16.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.9%
2012+4.9%
2016−17.4%
2020−12.4%
2024−16.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve GreenState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 17.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.

A population of 85,422, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,275 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 11.

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 1
Minnesota
85.6twin score
12-yr trendNorwegian ancestryelasticity≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 11
Minnesota
84.2twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% Latino≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 7
Minnesota
83.8twin score
elasticity% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry≠ 12-yr trend

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 2nd State Senate District

counties it covers8
Becker CountyBeltrami CountyCass CountyClearwater CountyHubbard CountyItasca CountyLake of the Woods CountyMahnomen County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,986 votes cast, 18,850 went Democratic and 26,328 went Republican.
When did Minnesota 2nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Minnesota 2nd State Senate District?
Minnesota 2nd State Senate District has a population of 85,422 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 2nd State Senate District is $67,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 2nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.