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State Senate District 22·Minnesota

Minnesota 22nd State Senate District delivered R+15 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Minnesota's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+15
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
152,825
2024 ACS

Minnesota 22nd State Senate District, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
152,8252024 5-year
Median household income
$87,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.6%2024 5-year
Black
3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+26 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
7 counties · 0 D · 7 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.5%
34,69747,76584,314
R
−11.9%
35,63445,52083,166
R
−17.3%
27,84640,88175,454
R
−3.8%
35,30238,19875,575
D
+0.2%
36,83336,68175,397
R
−6.8%
33,14438,07172,232
R
−7.0%
26,09630,32060,398
D
+10.8%
26,23320,32554,958
D
+5.2%
22,84719,74859,049
R
−1.9%
25,49926,52052,486
R
−12.5%
24,03730,92955,275
R
−8.5%
22,75527,52155,793
D
+4.7%
27,99425,41054,861
R
−14.9%
20,90428,39650,144
R
−4.3%
20,98122,96345,734
D
+14.0%
25,47719,21044,816
R
−14.6%
19,70126,42346,190
R
−31.6%
13,91626,79340,775
R
−40.4%
12,53729,61742,273
D
+7.1%
20,36517,65538,418
R
−19.0%
14,44921,24235,838
R
−20.9%
15,78924,18540,103
D
+24.8%
22,08712,81937,441
D
+25.8%
20,64712,06333,220
R
−14.3%
14,00918,69532,884
R
−39.7%
3,31714,90629,196
R
−56.2%
5,47820,67627,026
R
−5.8%
6,1706,96613,725
O
+16.0%
5,0532,87813,556
R
−17.9%
5,4137,99114,405
R
−40.1%
3,5958,91413,258
R
−18.8%
5,7288,57315,103
R
−17.3%
6,4969,33016,384
D
+5.1%
6,0925,42512,994
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No data
No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.9%
Irish
9.4%
English
5.7%
American
3.9%
Polish
2.8%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other languages2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
24.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
23.2%
Other Christian
3.5%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33.7, this district anchors the Republican base in greater Minnesota, where rural population patterns and agricultural economies have driven consistent, lopsided margins for decades.

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

Its demographics — a population of 152,825, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,176 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Minnesota voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,314 votes cast, 34,697 went Democratic and 47,765 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, 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 22, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Minnesota?
State Senate District 22, Minnesota has a population of 152,825 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 22, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Minnesota is $87,176 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, 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.