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Minnesota 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+19.32012D+17.32016R+2.22020R+0.12024R+1.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+1.4
2024
median income$77,369U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age48.7U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate8.6%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.9%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english2.9%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German23.6%
Norwegian13.2%
Swedish10.0%
Mexican0.8%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 3rd State Senate District

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Minnesota 3rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+1.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+1.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 3rd State Senate District · R+1.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican49.7%26,787
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.3%26,033
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.0%1,080
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 3rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cook County, MNDemocraticD+34.8
Itasca County, MNRepublicanR+20.1
Koochiching County, MNRepublicanR+25.6
Lake County, MNDemocraticD+3.9
St. Louis County, MNDemocraticD+13.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
48.3%Harris26,033
49.7%Trump26,787
2.0%Kennedy1,080
−1.4%
53,900
R
49.0%Biden26,555
49.0%Trump26,588
2.0%Jorgensen1,071
−0.1%
54,214
R
44.9%Clinton22,051
47.1%Trump23,137
8.0%Johnson3,915
−2.2%
49,103
D
58.6%Obama28,415
41.4%Romney20,038
0.0%
+17.3%
48,453
D
58.2%Obama29,517
38.9%McCain19,711
2.9%Nader1,453
+19.3%
50,681
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: −1.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−1.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.3%
2012+17.3%
2016−2.2%
2020−0.1%
2024−1.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DGrant HauschildState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+1.4 in 2024 and D+19.3 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. About 169,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 90% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.3 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 2.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.4 points.

A population of 84,664, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,369 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 25.

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 7
Minnesota
88.3twin score
median age% White% unaffiliated≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 25
Wisconsin
86.4twin score
12-yr trend% White% unaffiliated≠ median age
State Senate District 14
Wisconsin
86.0twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% White≠ German ancestry

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 3rd State Senate District

counties it covers5
Cook CountyItasca CountyKoochiching CountyLake CountySt. Louis County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 1.4 points (R+1.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,900 votes cast, 26,033 went Democratic and 26,787 went Republican.
When did Minnesota 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Minnesota 3rd State Senate District?
Minnesota 3rd State Senate District has a population of 84,664 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 3rd State Senate District is $77,369 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.