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Minnesota 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+21.22012R+25.22016R+39.02020R+36.52024R+37.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+37.4
2024
median income$84,259U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age40.9U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate7.9%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.9%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english7.2%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German43.4%
Norwegian11.2%
Irish10.3%
Mexican3.7%
Honduran0.4%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 17th State Senate District

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Minnesota 17th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+37.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+37.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 17th State Senate District · R+37.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.7%34,276
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.3%15,322
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.1%1,053
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 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Carver County, MNRepublicanR+5.4
McLeod County, MNRepublicanR+37.8
Meeker County, MNRepublicanR+42.7
Scott County, MNRepublicanR+8.5
Sibley County, MNRepublicanR+42.9
Wright County, MNRepublicanR+29.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
30.3%Harris15,322
67.7%Trump34,276
2.1%Kennedy1,053
−37.4%
50,651
R
30.5%Biden15,153
67.1%Trump33,289
2.4%Jorgensen1,179
−36.5%
49,621
R
26.2%Clinton11,551
65.2%Trump28,738
8.5%Johnson3,762
−39.0%
44,051
R
37.4%Obama15,752
62.6%Romney26,343
0.0%
−25.2%
42,095
R
37.7%Obama16,445
58.9%McCain25,702
3.3%Nader1,460
−21.2%
43,607
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: −37.4% in 2024.−37.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−21.2%
2012−25.2%
2016−39.0%
2020−36.5%
2024−37.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RGlenn GruenhagenState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its Republican presidential margin was R+37.4 in 2024 and R+21.2 in 2008. The district had about 139,000 residents, 88% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.4 points.

A population of 84,826, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,259 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 29 and State Senate District 22.

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 29
Minnesota
90.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 22
Minnesota
87.8twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White
State Senate District 20
Minnesota
87.3twin score
% White12-yr trendGerman ancestry

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 17th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Carver CountyMcLeod CountyMeeker CountySibley CountyWright County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 37.4 points (R+37.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,651 votes cast, 15,322 went Democratic and 34,276 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 17th State Senate District?
Minnesota 17th State Senate District has a population of 84,826 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 17th State Senate District is $84,259 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.