State Senate District 20 State Senate District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 20th State Senate District, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 188,7522024 5-year
Median household income: $91,1872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.2%2024 5-year
Black: 5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 2 D · 3 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	−0.5%	52,727	53,232	108,527
2020	D	+0.9%	53,266	52,307	108,198
2016	R	−6.0%	40,786	46,547	96,508
2012	D	+1.8%	47,559	45,834	95,852
2008	D	+3.5%	48,082	44,745	94,895
2004	R	−3.6%	43,405	46,672	91,314
2000	R	−5.1%	34,594	38,552	77,800
1996	D	+7.2%	32,204	27,206	69,003
1992	R	−0.7%	26,873	27,373	73,948
1988	R	−7.7%	28,995	33,893	63,510
1984	R	−17.5%	25,185	35,933	61,592
1980	R	−10.9%	23,412	29,931	59,655
1976	R	−9.5%	25,047	30,449	56,897
1972	R	−29.1%	17,220	31,838	50,248
1968	R	−6.0%	20,551	23,269	45,525
1964	D	+17.5%	25,208	17,697	42,964
1960	R	−17.0%	17,620	24,872	42,573
1956	R	−29.3%	12,579	23,034	35,731
1952	R	−34.1%	12,361	25,209	37,698
1948	D	+6.8%	17,522	15,280	33,194
1944	R	−15.2%	12,973	17,661	30,779
1940	R	−16.8%	14,866	20,907	35,922
1936	D	+21.3%	18,609	11,708	32,345
1932	D	+21.6%	17,251	11,010	28,902
1928	R	−25.9%	10,802	18,410	29,375
1924	R	−44.0%	1,982	13,050	25,146
1920	R	−60.9%	4,136	18,522	23,618
1916	R	−13.0%	4,970	6,543	12,078
1912	O	+16.9%	4,389	2,338	12,103
1908	R	−28.7%	4,260	7,914	12,711
1904	R	−46.5%	2,987	8,537	11,926
1900	R	−30.8%	4,349	8,427	13,253
1896	R	−32.6%	4,927	9,899	15,267
1892	D	+8.3%	6,456	5,382	12,907
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

33.2%

Irish

10.8%

English

7.3%

American

3.6%

Polish

3.3%

French

2.0%

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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.1%

65–74

5.4%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

6.3%

25–34

6.4%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.4%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,187

State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 20$91,187

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.7%

Working age (18–64)8.1%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.9%

speak English only

Spanish3.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages2.4%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

23.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

19.1%

Other Christian

6.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Methodist

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once a Democratic stronghold anchored by mining-union households, this northeastern Minnesota district delivered a 21-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a broader realignment among working-class voters in resource-extraction communities.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-two points in 1932; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 188,752, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $91,187 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 20, Minnesota voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 108,527 votes cast, 52,727 went Democratic and 53,232 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 20, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Minnesota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 20, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 20, Minnesota?

State Senate District 20, Minnesota has a population of 188,752 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 20, Minnesota?

Median household income in State Senate District 20, Minnesota is $91,187 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 20th State Senate District delivered a near-tie in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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