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1876–2024
State Senate District 24·Minnesota

Minnesota 24th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

A suburban-exurban swing corridor decided by single digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
71,014
2024 ACS

Minnesota 24th State Senate District, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
71,0142024 5-year
Median household income
$95,5052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.2%2024 5-year
Black
5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+22 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.6%
19,02920,08340,104
R
−1.8%
19,11319,84039,947
R
−9.3%
14,11917,36234,994
R
−0.8%
16,43716,71034,117
R
−0.7%
16,22216,46533,443
R
−8.6%
14,22816,94531,610
R
−8.8%
11,21413,52126,091
D
+1.5%
10,1769,83223,244
R
−7.0%
8,40310,15825,184
R
−16.1%
8,82512,25721,276
R
−25.0%
7,74812,97320,878
R
−19.7%
6,94510,79719,527
R
−17.6%
7,46710,74518,632
R
−37.7%
4,90311,09416,422
R
−11.7%
6,5138,31715,381
D
+12.0%
8,0576,33114,414
R
−22.4%
5,4868,65314,164
R
−29.8%
3,9937,39411,408
R
−38.9%
3,6458,31712,023
D
+4.4%
5,3044,85110,267
R
−16.5%
3,8965,4409,365
R
−10.2%
4,9066,02010,956
D
+18.4%
5,5333,7539,670
D
+13.4%
4,9053,7258,801
R
−39.6%
2,6306,1008,769
R
−55.6%
4754,5947,405
R
−65.6%
1,0495,5526,868
R
−11.8%
1,4801,8983,543
O
+10.0%
1,0116893,214
R
−35.5%
1,0072,2053,378
R
−52.3%
6652,3333,192
R
−33.8%
1,1592,4673,865
R
−32.1%
1,4402,8724,467
D
+22.4%
1,9311,1233,605
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.7%
Irish
9.8%
English
7.6%
American
3.3%
Polish
2.4%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
4.8%
6.1%
55–64
6.2%
5.8%
45–54
5.5%
7.1%
35–44
7.0%
6.7%
25–34
6.9%
3.9%
18–24
4.0%
9.2%
5–17
8.9%
3.3%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,505
State Senate District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 24$95,505
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.4%
Working age (18–64)7.1%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages2.8%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
21.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.1%
Other Christian
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.6%
Methodist
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota Senate District 24 shifted toward the Republican column by 3.8 points in 2024, reflecting the broader realignment of mid-density suburban and exurban communities that have become reliable battlegrounds in statewide contests.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 24th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $95,505 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 24, Minnesota voted Republican by 2.6 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,104 votes cast, 19,029 went Democratic and 20,083 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 24, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 24, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 24, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 24, Minnesota?
State Senate District 24, Minnesota has a population of 71,014 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 24, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 24, Minnesota is $95,505 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.