Minnesota 18th State Senate District, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,5102024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,4082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 18, 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 | 10,684 | 10,942 | 22,126 | ||
| D | 10,915 | 10,323 | 21,795 | ||
| R | 8,907 | 9,639 | 20,569 | ||
| D | 10,959 | 9,335 | 20,868 | ||
| D | 11,273 | 9,079 | 20,812 | ||
| D | 10,015 | 9,863 | 20,171 | ||
| R | 7,945 | 8,181 | 17,345 | ||
| D | 7,684 | 5,722 | 15,699 | ||
| D | 6,893 | 5,738 | 17,078 | ||
| R | 7,694 | 7,759 | 15,585 | ||
| R | 6,658 | 8,517 | 15,275 | ||
| R | 6,211 | 7,320 | 15,545 | ||
| R | 6,747 | 6,937 | 14,135 | ||
| R | 5,463 | 7,159 | 12,805 | ||
| R | 4,947 | 5,374 | 10,692 | ||
| D | 5,938 | 4,186 | 10,142 | ||
| R | 4,591 | 6,103 | 10,707 | ||
| R | 3,064 | 6,160 | 9,233 | ||
| R | 2,974 | 6,660 | 9,676 | ||
| D | 4,235 | 4,141 | 8,474 | ||
| R | 2,721 | 5,047 | 7,809 | ||
| R | 3,290 | 5,412 | 8,737 | ||
| D | 4,775 | 2,777 | 8,142 | ||
| D | 4,596 | 2,618 | 7,381 | ||
| R | 2,899 | 4,221 | 7,168 | ||
| R | 386 | 3,005 | 5,959 | ||
| R | 723 | 4,772 | 5,785 | ||
| R | 994 | 1,502 | 2,615 | ||
| O | 1,091 | 630 | 2,842 | ||
| R | 1,010 | 1,643 | 2,807 | ||
| R | 631 | 1,951 | 2,681 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 1,960 | 3,111 | ||
| R | 1,057 | 2,111 | 3,262 | ||
| D | 1,302 | 1,131 | 2,756 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.1%
Irish
8.0%
English
5.0%
American
4.1%
Polish
2.2%
French
1.7%
Italian
0.9%
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: 37.6 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
$79,408
State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 18$79,408
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.3%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other languages2.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With roughly 85,000 residents and a 2024 presidential margin of D+4.8, this Twin Cities-area district sits in the competitive suburban band where shifts in college-educated and first-ring suburban voters have reshaped statewide coalitions over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-seven points in 1932; the Republican margin reached seventy points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 39,510, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,408 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 18, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 18, Minnesota voted Republican by 1.2 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,126 votes cast, 10,684 went Democratic and 10,942 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 18, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, Minnesota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 18, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 18, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 18, Minnesota?
State Senate District 18, Minnesota has a population of 39,510 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 18, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 18, Minnesota is $79,408 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 18, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.