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Minnesota 42nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+4.82012D+0.72016D+15.02020D+25.42024D+26.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+26.8
2024
median income$143,657U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age40.3U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate3.8%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)54.1%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english18.2%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German26.7%
Irish12.1%
Norwegian11.4%
Hmong3.3%
Asian Indian3.1%
Chinese1.7%
African American†3.6%
Somali0.9%
African0.4%
Mexican2.1%
Ecuadorian0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 42nd State Senate District

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Minnesota 42nd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+26.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 42nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 42nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+26.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 42nd State Senate District · D+26.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.9%31,575
Donald TrumpRepublican35.2%17,924
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.9%1,480
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minnesota 42nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hennepin County, MNDemocraticD+42.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.9%Harris31,575
35.2%Trump17,924
2.9%Kennedy1,480
+26.8%
50,979
D
61.6%Biden32,510
36.2%Trump19,120
2.2%Jorgensen1,139
+25.4%
52,769
D
53.0%Clinton24,433
38.0%Trump17,535
9.0%Johnson4,142
+15.0%
46,110
D
50.4%Obama22,578
49.6%Romney22,264
0.0%
+0.7%
44,842
D
51.7%Obama22,807
46.9%McCain20,689
1.4%Nader634
+4.8%
44,130
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: +26.8% in 2024.+26.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+4.8%
2012+0.7%
2016+15.0%
2020+25.4%
2024+26.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DBonnie WestlinState Senate · 42

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+26.8, this district consistently delivers outsized Democratic margins, suggesting a dense urban or inner-suburban electorate where statewide races are rarely competitive.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.8 points.

A population of 85,056, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $143,657 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 49 and State Senate District 50.

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 49
Minnesota
99.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2024 margin
State Senate District 50
Minnesota
98.2twin score
12-yr trendelasticitycollege share
State Senate District 47
Minnesota
96.6twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory

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 42nd State Senate District

counties it covers1
Hennepin County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 42nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 42nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 26.8 points (D+26.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 50,979 votes cast, 31,575 went Democratic and 17,924 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 42nd State Senate District?
Minnesota 42nd State Senate District has a population of 85,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 42nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 42nd State Senate District is $143,657 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 42nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 42nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.