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Minnesota 20th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+2.52012R+4.32016R+21.32020R+19.62024R+21.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+21.4
2024
median income$86,771U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age43.1U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate7.7%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.7%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english10.1%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German37.6%
Norwegian14.7%
Irish12.2%
Mexican2.2%
Guatemalan0.2%
Puerto Rican0.2%
African American†0.5%
Somali0.2%
African0.1%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 20th State Senate District

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Minnesota 20th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+21.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 20th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 20th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+21.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 20th State Senate District · R+21.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.7%30,980
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.3%19,862
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.0%1,050
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 20th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dakota County, MNDemocraticD+12.8
Goodhue County, MNRepublicanR+16.4
Olmsted County, MNDemocraticD+10.6
Wabasha County, MNRepublicanR+28.1
Winona County, MNRepublicanR+4.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
38.3%Harris19,862
59.7%Trump30,980
2.0%Kennedy1,050
−21.4%
51,892
R
39.0%Biden19,899
58.6%Trump29,887
2.4%Jorgensen1,230
−19.6%
51,016
R
34.9%Clinton15,860
56.2%Trump25,521
8.8%Johnson4,015
−21.3%
45,396
R
47.9%Obama21,224
52.1%Romney23,121
0.0%
−4.3%
44,345
R
47.3%Obama22,039
49.8%McCain23,219
2.9%Nader1,342
−2.5%
46,600
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: −21.4% in 2024.−21.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−2.5%
2012−4.3%
2016−21.3%
2020−19.6%
2024−21.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve DrazkowskiState Senate · 20

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.4 points.

A population of 84,757, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,771 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 22 and State Senate District 17.

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 22
Minnesota
89.5twin score
12-yr trend% White2020 margin
State Senate District 17
Minnesota
87.3twin score
% White12-yr trendGerman ancestry
State Senate District 12
Minnesota
85.5twin score
12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry% White≠ college share

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 20th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Dakota CountyGoodhue CountyOlmsted CountyWabasha CountyWinona County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 20th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 20th State Senate District voted Republican by 21.4 points (R+21.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,892 votes cast, 19,862 went Democratic and 30,980 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 20th State Senate District?
Minnesota 20th State Senate District has a population of 84,757 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 20th State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 20th State Senate District is $86,771 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 20th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 20th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.