Minnesota 3rd State Senate District, Minnesota: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+7%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 169,0762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,1252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 3, MNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 53,179 | 45,697 | 101,054 | ||
| D | 54,533 | 44,917 | 101,786 | ||
| D | 46,239 | 40,212 | 94,691 | ||
| D | 59,533 | 34,873 | 96,961 | ||
| D | 62,561 | 34,722 | 99,640 | ||
| D | 62,626 | 36,680 | 100,650 | ||
| D | 51,188 | 32,826 | 90,755 | ||
| D | 49,481 | 23,044 | 84,837 | ||
| D | 49,552 | 21,743 | 91,393 | ||
| D | 56,063 | 28,602 | 85,552 | ||
| D | 61,925 | 31,365 | 94,094 | ||
| D | 56,242 | 30,822 | 96,547 | ||
| D | 60,948 | 30,526 | 94,663 | ||
| D | 48,615 | 35,687 | 85,738 | ||
| D | 58,139 | 22,172 | 83,491 | ||
| D | 65,021 | 20,671 | 85,987 | ||
| D | 55,791 | 33,205 | 89,438 | ||
| D | 48,964 | 32,863 | 82,252 | ||
| D | 49,592 | 31,570 | 82,081 | ||
| D | 50,334 | 22,475 | 77,495 | ||
| D | 49,188 | 21,419 | 71,404 | ||
| D | 54,577 | 25,504 | 81,316 | ||
| D | 54,535 | 17,419 | 73,408 | ||
| D | 31,514 | 25,961 | 64,212 | ||
| R | 19,721 | 34,353 | 56,228 | ||
| R | 2,087 | 27,883 | 50,285 | ||
| R | 11,350 | 21,946 | 39,046 | ||
| D | 9,728 | 8,085 | 20,763 | ||
| O | 4,310 | 3,001 | 17,344 | ||
| R | 3,618 | 9,805 | 15,315 | ||
| R | 1,431 | 7,877 | 10,244 | ||
| R | 3,358 | 6,433 | 10,077 | ||
| R | 5,244 | 6,997 | 12,376 | ||
| D | 3,716 | 2,615 | 7,473 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.1%
Irish
9.3%
English
7.4%
Polish
4.6%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.2%
French
2.9%
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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,125
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$70,125
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Minnesota 3rd State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 3 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Minnesota 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was seven points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,125, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 169,076 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 3, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Minnesota voted Democratic by 7.4 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 101,054 votes cast, 53,179 went Democratic and 45,697 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Minnesota as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Minnesota voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Minnesota?
State Senate District 3, Minnesota has a population of 169,076 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 3, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Minnesota is $70,125 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.