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Minnesota 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+15.02012R+21.42016R+43.12020R+42.12024R+46.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+46.0
2024
median income$69,187U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age45.0U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate11.4%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.8%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english5.8%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German38.0%
Norwegian14.4%
Irish8.1%
Mexican2.3%
Dominican0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 5th State Senate District

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Minnesota 5th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+46.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+46.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 5th State Senate District · R+46.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.1%37,044
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.1%13,429
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.7%898
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 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 (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Becker County, MNRepublicanR+33.1
Cass County, MNRepublicanR+33.4
Hubbard County, MNRepublicanR+31.4
Morrison County, MNRepublicanR+55.9
Todd County, MNRepublicanR+53.4
Wadena County, MNRepublicanR+51.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
26.1%Harris13,429
72.1%Trump37,044
1.7%Kennedy898
−46.0%
51,371
R
28.0%Biden13,670
70.1%Trump34,243
1.9%Jorgensen911
−42.1%
48,824
R
25.3%Clinton10,993
68.4%Trump29,706
6.3%Johnson2,759
−43.1%
43,458
R
39.3%Obama16,431
60.7%Romney25,370
0.0%
−21.4%
41,801
R
40.9%Obama18,156
55.9%McCain24,799
3.2%Nader1,408
−15.0%
44,363
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: −46.0% in 2024.−46.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−15.0%
2012−21.4%
2016−43.1%
2020−42.1%
2024−46.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPaul UtkeState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering rural territory in the state's western or northern reaches, this district recorded a 33-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most reliably one-sided constituencies in the Minnesota Senate map.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.0 points.

A population of 85,402, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,187 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 10.

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 9
Minnesota
93.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian age≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 10
Minnesota
93.0twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic
State Senate District 29
North Dakota
91.9twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ 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 5th State Senate District

counties it covers6
Becker CountyCass CountyHubbard CountyMorrison CountyTodd CountyWadena County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 46.0 points (R+46.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,371 votes cast, 13,429 went Democratic and 37,044 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 5th State Senate District?
Minnesota 5th State Senate District has a population of 85,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 5th State Senate District is $69,187 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.