Minnesota 21st State Senate District, Minnesota: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 85,4232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,1542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 21, 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 | 12,455 | 29,388 | 42,663 | ||
| R | 13,385 | 29,326 | 43,548 | ||
| R | 11,985 | 26,668 | 41,694 | ||
| R | 17,774 | 23,220 | 41,871 | ||
| R | 19,709 | 22,051 | 42,881 | ||
| R | 19,088 | 25,070 | 44,826 | ||
| R | 18,288 | 22,668 | 42,990 | ||
| D | 19,696 | 17,752 | 43,608 | ||
| D | 17,766 | 16,355 | 47,209 | ||
| D | 23,086 | 22,168 | 45,705 | ||
| R | 22,384 | 26,148 | 48,989 | ||
| R | 21,601 | 27,020 | 53,187 | ||
| D | 29,151 | 24,312 | 54,410 | ||
| R | 23,301 | 28,230 | 52,197 | ||
| R | 22,985 | 25,412 | 50,804 | ||
| D | 31,073 | 20,638 | 51,772 | ||
| R | 23,395 | 30,679 | 54,160 | ||
| R | 19,950 | 28,855 | 48,876 | ||
| R | 16,660 | 35,549 | 52,383 | ||
| D | 26,863 | 18,475 | 46,000 | ||
| R | 19,772 | 23,029 | 43,000 | ||
| R | 23,295 | 27,316 | 50,851 | ||
| D | 29,634 | 14,773 | 46,849 | ||
| D | 25,567 | 12,643 | 38,894 | ||
| R | 15,556 | 22,371 | 38,152 | ||
| R | 2,396 | 18,099 | 36,301 | ||
| R | 5,008 | 27,392 | 33,706 | ||
| R | 7,856 | 9,441 | 18,255 | ||
| O | 5,239 | 3,052 | 16,671 | ||
| R | 5,396 | 9,792 | 15,970 | ||
| R | 2,974 | 11,654 | 15,294 | ||
| R | 5,742 | 10,502 | 16,948 | ||
| R | 7,153 | 9,454 | 17,041 | ||
| D | 5,706 | 3,498 | 12,125 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.2%
Irish
5.9%
English
3.9%
American
3.2%
Polish
1.5%
French
1.1%
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: 40.8 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
$70,154
State Senate District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 21$70,154
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.3%
speak English only
Spanish11.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning rural Greater Minnesota, this district delivered a 33-point margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most lopsided in statewide contests and anchoring the Republican base in the upper chamber.
The Democratic margin in Minnesota 21st State Senate District peaked at thirty-three points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $70,154 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 21, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 21, Minnesota voted Republican by 39.7 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,663 votes cast, 12,455 went Democratic and 29,388 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 21, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 21, Minnesota as a "Populist" 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 21, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 21, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 21, Minnesota?
State Senate District 21, Minnesota has a population of 85,423 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 21, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 21, Minnesota is $70,154 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 21, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 21, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.