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Minnesota 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+15.22012D+10.42016R+9.32020R+7.62024R+11.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+11.8
2024
median income$73,886U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age40.3U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate11.8%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.0%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english5.9%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German36.9%
Norwegian19.9%
Irish9.9%
Mexican1.5%
Guatemalan0.2%
African American†0.9%
Burmese0.2%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 26th State Senate District

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Minnesota 26th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+11.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+11.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 26th State Senate District · R+11.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.9%26,953
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.1%21,146
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.1%1,007
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 26th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Fillmore County, MNRepublicanR+25.4
Houston County, MNRepublicanR+16.5
Mower County, MNRepublicanR+10.5
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
43.1%Harris21,146
54.9%Trump26,953
2.1%Kennedy1,007
−11.8%
49,106
R
45.1%Biden21,765
52.6%Trump25,414
2.3%Jorgensen1,112
−7.6%
48,291
R
40.8%Clinton18,643
50.1%Trump22,869
9.1%Johnson4,136
−9.3%
45,648
D
55.2%Obama25,005
44.8%Romney20,274
0.0%
+10.4%
45,279
D
56.2%Obama27,092
41.0%McCain19,743
2.8%Nader1,372
+15.2%
48,207
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: −11.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−11.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+15.2%
2012+10.4%
2016−9.3%
2020−7.6%
2024−11.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJeremy MillerState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering a stretch of greater Minnesota with a population near 85,000, this district shifted noticeably rightward in 2024, posting an R+11.8 presidential margin that outpaced the statewide result by a significant gap.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 11.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.

A population of 85,003, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,886 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 32 and State Senate District 23.

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 32
Iowa
89.2twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% unaffiliated≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 23
Minnesota
88.9twin score
12-yr trendelasticityNorwegian ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 30
Iowa
88.4twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% White≠ Polish ancestry

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 26th State Senate District

counties it covers4
Fillmore CountyHouston CountyMower CountyWinona County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 26th State Senate District voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,106 votes cast, 21,146 went Democratic and 26,953 went Republican.
When did Minnesota 26th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 26th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Minnesota 26th State Senate District?
Minnesota 26th State Senate District has a population of 85,003 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 26th State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 26th State Senate District is $73,886 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.