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1876–2024
State Senate District 26·Minnesota

Minnesota 26th State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024.

A rural-leaning district where 2024 margins tracked well above statewide Republican averages

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
81,050
2024 ACS

Minnesota 26th State Senate District, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
81,0502024 5-year
Median household income
$74,8472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+64 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
−13.7%
19,38125,69946,006
R
−9.6%
20,01024,38945,432
R
−10.9%
17,03021,67242,461
D
+9.9%
23,13018,85543,072
D
+14.7%
24,94018,41844,445
D
+3.8%
22,97321,24644,967
D
+1.9%
18,97018,23139,906
D
+11.7%
17,74813,40737,213
D
+4.7%
16,11514,15241,360
R
−3.4%
17,22618,46736,120
R
−12.6%
16,66921,52938,512
R
−11.6%
15,81020,44939,992
R
−2.5%
18,39719,37138,649
R
−24.2%
13,00121,48635,108
R
−9.0%
14,50717,53533,689
D
+18.3%
19,92413,74633,723
R
−17.1%
14,59120,63235,267
R
−27.1%
11,37919,88931,373
R
−39.0%
9,98922,82632,952
R
−1.4%
14,39114,81029,528
R
−24.0%
10,50217,17827,817
R
−25.0%
12,24620,44832,851
D
+11.7%
15,69012,24129,479
D
+14.0%
14,99511,25526,723
R
−31.4%
9,09417,50626,752
R
−46.5%
1,71113,09024,475
R
−63.9%
3,63117,92522,355
R
−23.9%
4,2987,15911,971
O
+9.9%
3,9912,77812,241
R
−27.1%
4,1787,47612,155
R
−49.3%
2,4697,81210,831
R
−26.2%
4,7468,30413,584
R
−25.8%
5,5529,55815,557
D
+10.2%
6,6885,30813,511
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.7%
Irish
9.6%
American
7.7%
English
6.1%
Polish
4.8%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.1%
6.1%
65–74
5.9%
6.6%
55–64
6.7%
5.5%
45–54
5.1%
6.0%
35–44
5.6%
5.5%
25–34
5.3%
6.0%
18–24
6.0%
8.2%
5–17
7.8%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,847
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$74,847
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
30.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
21.3%
Other Christian
5.2%
Methodist
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 26th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,847 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 26, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Minnesota voted Republican by 13.7 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,006 votes cast, 19,381 went Democratic and 25,699 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 26, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Minnesota?
State Senate District 26, Minnesota has a population of 81,050 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 26, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Minnesota is $74,847 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.