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Minnesota 36th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+1.22012R+1.62016D+1.52020D+9.72024D+9.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+9.1
2024
median income$108,315U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age41.6U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate4.3%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.8%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english21.4%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German31.3%
Irish14.3%
Norwegian11.9%
Hmong2.9%
Burmese0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%
Mexican2.4%
Salvadoran0.2%
Ecuadorian0.2%
African American†2.0%
Ethiopian0.5%
Somali0.5%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 36th State Senate District

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Minnesota 36th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+9.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 36th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 36th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+9.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 36th State Senate District · D+9.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.4%29,427
Donald TrumpRepublican44.3%24,426
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.3%1,274
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 36th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Anoka County, MNRepublicanR+4.4
Ramsey County, MNDemocraticD+43.1
Washington County, MNDemocraticD+8.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.4%Harris29,427
44.3%Trump24,426
2.3%Kennedy1,274
+9.1%
55,127
D
53.6%Biden29,690
44.0%Trump24,339
2.4%Jorgensen1,323
+9.7%
55,352
D
46.1%Clinton23,118
44.6%Trump22,377
9.3%Johnson4,648
+1.5%
50,143
R
49.2%Obama24,448
50.8%Romney25,265
0.0%
−1.6%
49,713
D
49.7%Obama24,977
48.5%McCain24,380
1.8%Nader922
+1.2%
50,279
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: +9.1% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+9.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+1.2%
2012−1.6%
2016+1.5%
2020+9.7%
2024+9.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DHeather GustafsonState Senate · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Democratic presidential margin of D+9.1 in 2024 and D+1.2 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. About 151,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 62.6% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 1.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.1 points.

A population of 85,827, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,315 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 45 and State Senate District 37.

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 45
Minnesota
92.7twin score
elasticity12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry≠ college share
State Senate District 37
Minnesota
89.6twin score
12-yr trendelasticityNorwegian ancestry≠ college share
State Senate District 40
Minnesota
88.4twin score
12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry% Evangelical

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 36th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Anoka CountyRamsey County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 36th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 36th State Senate District voted Democratic by 9.1 points (D+9.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,127 votes cast, 29,427 went Democratic and 24,426 went Republican.
When did Minnesota 36th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota 36th State Senate District voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Minnesota 36th State Senate District?
Minnesota 36th State Senate District has a population of 85,827 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 36th State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 36th State Senate District is $108,315 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 36th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 36th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.