State Senate District 11 State Senate District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 11th State Senate District, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 90,1952024 5-year
Median household income: $78,1062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.9%2024 5-year
Black: 2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+63 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−19.4%	20,507	30,641	52,193
2020	R	−15.2%	20,830	28,470	50,428
2016	R	−13.7%	17,413	23,501	44,574
2012	D	+10.2%	24,157	19,575	44,886
2008	D	+11.6%	24,832	19,547	45,561
2004	D	+10.9%	24,776	19,858	45,287
2000	D	+9.2%	19,632	16,108	38,413
1996	D	+25.0%	18,134	9,846	33,098
1992	D	+22.0%	16,868	9,240	34,734
1988	D	+23.6%	19,128	11,751	31,222
1984	D	+18.8%	19,034	12,960	32,256
1980	D	+20.0%	18,265	11,732	32,637
1976	D	+30.9%	19,508	10,060	30,547
1972	D	+6.5%	14,291	12,505	27,552
1968	D	+33.6%	16,344	7,798	25,398
1964	D	+46.6%	18,940	6,876	25,881
1960	D	+15.8%	15,122	10,976	26,193
1956	D	+14.1%	13,349	10,049	23,452
1952	D	+7.4%	13,136	11,298	24,673
1948	D	+31.0%	15,368	7,842	24,284
1944	D	+23.5%	13,511	8,346	22,018
1940	D	+21.5%	15,866	10,196	26,413
1936	D	+43.6%	16,711	6,345	23,800
1932	D	+16.8%	11,150	7,671	20,754
1928	R	−27.0%	6,768	12,020	19,449
1924	R	−42.1%	931	8,088	17,012
1920	R	−45.2%	2,929	9,494	14,510
1916	R	−2.5%	3,425	3,627	8,200
1912	O	+9.4%	1,761	1,074	7,278
1908	R	−37.7%	1,624	4,144	6,678
1904	R	−63.1%	834	4,378	5,619
1900	R	−35.7%	1,499	3,231	4,857
1896	R	−28.0%	1,825	3,282	5,205
1892	D	+24.1%	1,766	1,002	3,169
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

26.1%

Irish

10.1%

English

6.1%

Polish

5.4%

American

4.4%

French

2.6%

Italian

2.6%

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: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.3%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

6.2%

65–74

6.0%

7.8%

55–64

7.1%

6.8%

45–54

5.8%

7.5%

35–44

5.9%

6.3%

25–34

4.8%

4.1%

18–24

3.2%

8.1%

5–17

7.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,106

State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 11$78,106

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.1%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)12.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.5%

speak English only

Spanish1.4%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Other languages0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.2%

Mainline Protestant

15.3%

Other Christian

7.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Methodist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Greater Minnesota's rural core, this district delivered a 29.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the state's most lopsided constituencies and a consistent anchor for GOP legislative majorities.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 11th State Senate District has rarely exceeded forty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nineteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $78,106 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 11, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 11, Minnesota voted Republican by 19.4 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,193 votes cast, 20,507 went Democratic and 30,641 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 11, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 11, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 11, Minnesota?

State Senate District 11, Minnesota has a population of 90,195 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 11, Minnesota?

Median household income in State Senate District 11, Minnesota is $78,106 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of State Senate District 11, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 11th State Senate District delivered R+19 in 2024.

Key facts

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