Minnesota 10th State Senate District, Minnesota: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 124,5302024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,9632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,533 | 50,559 | 72,406 | ||
| R | 20,740 | 47,501 | 69,772 | ||
| R | 16,896 | 41,241 | 62,551 | ||
| R | 25,468 | 34,081 | 61,111 | ||
| R | 26,693 | 33,235 | 61,632 | ||
| R | 25,701 | 33,286 | 59,888 | ||
| R | 19,969 | 25,972 | 49,722 | ||
| D | 20,338 | 15,918 | 44,132 | ||
| D | 17,942 | 15,622 | 46,593 | ||
| D | 20,608 | 20,090 | 41,163 | ||
| R | 18,923 | 22,544 | 41,798 | ||
| D | 20,247 | 19,397 | 42,707 | ||
| D | 23,745 | 14,649 | 40,036 | ||
| R | 16,078 | 17,886 | 35,402 | ||
| D | 16,488 | 13,328 | 31,658 | ||
| D | 20,130 | 10,680 | 30,897 | ||
| D | 16,812 | 14,814 | 31,732 | ||
| R | 12,333 | 14,487 | 26,883 | ||
| R | 12,205 | 16,549 | 28,933 | ||
| D | 15,910 | 10,837 | 27,421 | ||
| R | 11,576 | 12,992 | 24,711 | ||
| R | 14,706 | 15,587 | 30,554 | ||
| D | 16,311 | 8,554 | 27,304 | ||
| D | 16,353 | 7,612 | 25,002 | ||
| R | 10,246 | 13,762 | 24,381 | ||
| O | 1,598 | 9,449 | 20,641 | ||
| R | 2,686 | 14,456 | 19,252 | ||
| R | 4,423 | 4,960 | 10,480 | ||
| O | 2,602 | 1,837 | 9,235 | ||
| R | 2,890 | 5,033 | 8,678 | ||
| R | 1,754 | 6,235 | 8,393 | ||
| R | 3,064 | 4,684 | 7,989 | ||
| R | 3,296 | 4,437 | 7,907 | ||
| R | 2,360 | 2,369 | 5,873 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.9%
Polish
9.0%
Irish
8.6%
English
5.3%
American
4.7%
French
2.8%
Italian
1.1%
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: 41.8 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
$71,963
State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 10$71,963
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other languages0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+49.3, this rural district ranks among the most politically uniform in the state, reflecting the broader realignment of Greater Minnesota's small towns and agricultural communities toward Republican candidates.
The Democratic margin in Minnesota 10th State Senate District peaked at thirty-five points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $71,963 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 10, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 10, Minnesota voted Republican by 41.5 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,406 votes cast, 20,533 went Democratic and 50,559 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 10, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, Minnesota as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 21 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 10, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 10, Minnesota?
State Senate District 10, Minnesota has a population of 124,530 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 10, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 10, Minnesota is $71,963 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.