Minnesota 17th State Senate District, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 138,9572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $104,2102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 17, 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 | 31,926 | 50,087 | 83,898 | ||
| R | 31,150 | 47,984 | 81,069 | ||
| R | 22,714 | 41,302 | 70,261 | ||
| R | 26,246 | 40,358 | 68,177 | ||
| R | 26,985 | 37,971 | 66,512 | ||
| R | 23,396 | 38,645 | 62,897 | ||
| R | 18,649 | 29,219 | 50,972 | ||
| D | 18,518 | 17,740 | 43,717 | ||
| R | 14,652 | 15,972 | 44,884 | ||
| R | 16,617 | 22,018 | 39,145 | ||
| R | 14,051 | 23,589 | 37,951 | ||
| R | 13,884 | 20,829 | 38,230 | ||
| R | 17,340 | 17,360 | 35,930 | ||
| R | 11,743 | 19,887 | 32,547 | ||
| R | 12,197 | 16,598 | 30,255 | ||
| D | 14,730 | 14,048 | 28,811 | ||
| R | 10,867 | 17,992 | 28,911 | ||
| R | 7,989 | 17,243 | 25,276 | ||
| R | 7,169 | 18,964 | 26,196 | ||
| R | 10,247 | 12,186 | 22,717 | ||
| R | 6,423 | 15,438 | 21,982 | ||
| R | 7,324 | 18,165 | 25,624 | ||
| D | 11,987 | 8,072 | 22,383 | ||
| D | 14,564 | 6,162 | 21,039 | ||
| R | 8,940 | 11,694 | 20,792 | ||
| O | 1,277 | 7,114 | 17,282 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 14,665 | 17,899 | ||
| R | 3,489 | 5,437 | 9,224 | ||
| O | 3,157 | 1,721 | 8,386 | ||
| R | 3,723 | 5,059 | 9,050 | ||
| R | 2,135 | 5,108 | 7,504 | ||
| R | 4,048 | 5,368 | 9,730 | ||
| R | 4,307 | 5,443 | 9,988 | ||
| R | 3,145 | 4,090 | 8,382 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
41.5%
Irish
9.9%
English
6.5%
Polish
4.0%
American
3.4%
French
2.4%
Italian
1.9%
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: 40.1 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
$104,210
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$104,210
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.0%
Working age (18–64)6.0%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Minnesota 17th State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Minnesota 17th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,210, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 138,957 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 17, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Minnesota voted Republican by 21.6 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,898 votes cast, 31,926 went Democratic and 50,087 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Minnesota?
State Senate District 17, Minnesota has a population of 138,957 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 17, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Minnesota is $104,210 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.