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Minnesota 10th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German37.0%29.2%12.5%

Norwegian10.2%12.1%—

Polish9.0%3.7%2.2%

Irish8.9%9.9%9.4%

Swedish7.7%6.5%—

English5.5%6.6%9.5%

American4.8%2.3%5.3%

French2.4%1.8%1.6%

Mexican1.0%3.9%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Median age	42.8	39	39.1
Age 18–24	7.3%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$74,199	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.2%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.0%	39.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Owner-occupied homes	83.7%	72.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	16.3%	27.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$266,300	$329,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$864	$1,280	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	40.2%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	20.4%	9.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Mean commute	29.6 min	22.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	12.6%	4.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.0%	68.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	1.8%	3.2%
Works from home	9.5%	17.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.4%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	4.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	—	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	50.6%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MN SD 10	Minnesota	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.0%	8.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	5.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	3.6%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.9%	5.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.419	0.453	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic24.5%12,872TrumpRepublican73.8%38,758OtherAll other candidates1.7%876

R+49.3

Lead: 25,886
Total: 52,506
vs nation: R+47.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic25.9%12,997TrumpRepublican72.2%36,239OtherAll other candidates1.8%926

R+46.3

Lead: 23,242
Total: 50,162
vs nation: R+50.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic24.1%10,831TrumpRepublican69.6%31,212OtherAll other candidates6.3%2,826

R+45.4

Lead: 20,381
Total: 44,869
vs nation: R+47.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic38.6%16,686RomneyRepublican59.1%25,519OtherAll other candidates2.3%994

R+20.4

Lead: 8,833
Total: 43,199
vs nation: R+24.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.3%17,596McCainRepublican57.1%24,932OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,139

R+16.8

Lead: 7,336
Total: 43,667
vs nation: R+24.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic40.2%17,141BushRepublican58.6%25,018OtherAll other candidates1.2%506

R+18.5

Lead: 7,877
Total: 42,665
vs nation: R+16.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.4%13,389BushRepublican55.4%19,798OtherAll other candidates7.2%2,572

R+17.9

Lead: 6,409
Total: 35,759
vs nation: R+18.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.0%13,795DoleRepublican38.5%12,065OtherAll other candidates17.5%5,500

D+5.5

Lead: 1,730
Total: 31,360
vs nation: R+3.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 85,8192024 5-year
Population density: 26 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,240 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $74,1992024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+64.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 12, MN · twin score 93.9

presidential history

Party record book

Minnesota 10th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

63.7%

12,391 votes · D+31.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 63.7%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

77.1%

11,884 votes · R+64.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 75.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

17,596votes

40.3% of the vote · R+16.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 17,141 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

38,758votes

73.8% of the vote · R+49.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 36,239 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

+17.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+19.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +14.1 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+50.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+46.3 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +47.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RNathan WesenbergState Senate · 10

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	27.6%13,432	72.4%35,237	48,669
2020	R	27.6%9,468	72.4%24,888	34,356

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.3 points.

A population of 85,819, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,199 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 5.

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 12

12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry

State Senate District 5

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic

State Senate District 23

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity

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 10th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 10th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Minnesota 10th State Senate District voted Republican by 49.3 points (R+49.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,506 votes cast, 12,872 went Democratic and 38,758 went Republican.

When did Minnesota 10th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 10th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Minnesota 10th State Senate District?

Minnesota 10th State Senate District has a population of 85,819 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Minnesota 10th State Senate District?

Median household income in Minnesota 10th State Senate District is $74,199 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Minnesota 10th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Minnesota 10th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.