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Minnesota 43rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+25.52012D+27.72016D+33.32020D+42.62024D+45.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+45.0
2024
median income$90,973U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age39.9U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate9.8%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
German25.0%
Irish11.3%
Norwegian10.7%
African American†8.5%
Somali2.3%
African1.0%
Mexican3.8%
Ecuadorian0.6%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Hmong1.1%
Asian Indian1.1%
Chinese0.6%
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 43rd State Senate District

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Minnesota 43rd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+45.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 43rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 43rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+45.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 43rd State Senate District · D+45.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic71.2%34,992
Donald TrumpRepublican26.2%12,869
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.6%1,258
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 43rd 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
71.2%Harris34,992
26.2%Trump12,869
2.6%Kennedy1,258
+45.0%
49,119
D
70.0%Biden36,251
27.4%Trump14,190
2.6%Jorgensen1,371
+42.6%
51,812
D
62.1%Clinton28,931
28.8%Trump13,409
9.1%Johnson4,238
+33.3%
46,578
D
63.8%Obama30,049
36.2%Romney17,022
0.0%
+27.7%
47,071
D
61.7%Obama29,747
36.3%McCain17,478
2.0%Nader972
+25.5%
48,197
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: +45.0% in 2024.+45.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+25.5%
2012+27.7%
2016+33.3%
2020+42.6%
2024+45.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAnn RestState Senate · 43

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37.3, this rural district ranks among the state's most decisively one-sided, reflecting the broad realignment of greater Minnesota's small towns and agricultural communities toward Republican candidates over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.0 points.

A population of 85,306, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,973 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 46 and State Senate District 51.

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 46
Minnesota
96.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 51
Minnesota
95.5twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 50
Minnesota
93.8twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 43rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 43rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 45.0 points (D+45.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,119 votes cast, 34,992 went Democratic and 12,869 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 43rd State Senate District?
Minnesota 43rd State Senate District has a population of 85,306 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 43rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 43rd State Senate District is $90,973 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 43rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 43rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.