State Senate District 48 State Senate District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 48th State Senate District, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 44,2752024 5-year
Median household income: $125,9462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+26 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+78 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−5.4%	12,823	14,318	27,827
2020	R	−4.9%	12,382	13,684	26,701
2016	R	−13.6%	8,654	11,691	22,409
2012	R	−19.7%	8,347	12,535	21,284
2008	R	−15.1%	8,310	11,329	19,990
2004	R	−26.5%	6,621	11,471	18,271
2000	R	−23.8%	5,014	8,365	14,091
1996	R	−2.9%	4,649	4,981	11,333
1992	R	−7.0%	3,359	4,104	10,704
1988	R	−19.4%	3,395	5,054	8,541
1984	R	−27.8%	2,706	4,813	7,568
1980	R	−17.8%	2,664	3,987	7,436
1976	R	−3.8%	3,047	3,299	6,577
1972	R	−26.6%	1,952	3,439	5,595
1968	R	−17.5%	1,847	2,675	4,740
1964	R	−2.8%	2,061	2,182	4,248
1960	R	−22.0%	1,602	2,507	4,115
1956	R	−45.3%	939	2,505	3,456
1952	R	−51.0%	869	2,685	3,560
1948	R	−23.6%	1,133	1,844	3,010
1944	R	−57.3%	630	2,343	2,988
1940	R	−57.5%	705	2,627	3,341
1936	R	−3.9%	1,132	1,245	2,934
1932	D	+26.4%	1,741	1,009	2,777
1928	R	−15.9%	1,161	1,603	2,777
1924	O	−33.7%	144	891	2,216
1920	R	−77.6%	226	2,041	2,338
1916	R	−33.3%	386	785	1,197
1912	O	+9.6%	406	299	1,111
1908	R	−22.0%	443	700	1,166
1904	R	−43.2%	270	698	991
1900	R	−21.1%	461	714	1,199
1896	R	−18.5%	510	747	1,282
1892	R	−9.2%	479	588	1,188
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

37.3%

Irish

11.1%

English

8.4%

Polish

3.6%

American

3.1%

Italian

2.9%

French

2.8%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

1.9%

75–84

2.0%

4.3%

65–74

4.6%

6.8%

55–64

6.6%

6.7%

45–54

6.7%

7.7%

35–44

7.4%

5.2%

25–34

5.2%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

9.8%

5–17

9.5%

3.1%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$125,946

State Senate District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 48$125,946

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

4.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 183.5%

Working age (18–64)4.4%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.0%

speak English only

Spanish3.5%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.0%

Mainline Protestant

17.7%

Other Christian

6.3%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Methodist

0.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota Senate District 48 ranks among the state's most evenly divided legislative districts, where a presidential margin of two-tenths of a point signals a constituency that neither party can take for granted.

The Republican margin in Minnesota 48th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $125,946, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 44,275 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 48, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 48, Minnesota voted Republican by 5.4 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,827 votes cast, 12,823 went Democratic and 14,318 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 48, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 48, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 31 times, and other 2 times.

When did State Senate District 48, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 48, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in State Senate District 48, Minnesota?

State Senate District 48, Minnesota has a population of 44,275 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 48, Minnesota?

Median household income in State Senate District 48, Minnesota is $125,946 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of State Senate District 48, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 48, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 48th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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