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Minnesota 52nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+11.42012D+9.12016D+17.32020D+28.22024D+28.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+28.5
2024
median income$105,693U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age39.2U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate6.1%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)45.0%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english14.1%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German29.1%
Irish11.7%
Norwegian10.7%
African American†4.8%
Somali1.7%
African0.9%
Asian Indian2.1%
Vietnamese1.1%
Filipino1.0%
Mexican3.9%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Salvadoran0.4%
religion

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

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

Minnesota 52nd State Senate District

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Minnesota 52nd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+28.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Minnesota 52nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Minnesota 52nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+28.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Minnesota 52nd State Senate District · D+28.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.9%32,208
Donald TrumpRepublican34.5%17,643
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.6%1,326
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 52nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dakota County, MNDemocraticD+12.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.9%Harris32,208
34.5%Trump17,643
2.6%Kennedy1,326
+28.5%
51,177
D
62.8%Biden33,781
34.6%Trump18,628
2.5%Jorgensen1,366
+28.2%
53,775
D
53.9%Clinton26,134
36.6%Trump17,728
9.5%Johnson4,618
+17.3%
48,480
D
54.5%Obama26,191
45.5%Romney21,831
0.0%
+9.1%
48,022
D
54.8%Obama26,390
43.4%McCain20,884
1.8%Nader865
+11.4%
48,139
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: +28.5% in 2024.+28.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+11.4%
2012+9.1%
2016+17.3%
2020+28.2%
2024+28.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJim CarlsonState Senate · 52

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+28.5, this district ranks among the most reliably Democratic state senate seats in Minnesota, suggesting a dense urban or inner-suburban electorate that has moved decisively leftward over recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.5 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 28.5 points.

A population of 85,337, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,693 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 56 and State Senate District 55.

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 56
Minnesota
97.6twin score
12-yr trendelasticitymedian income
State Senate District 55
Minnesota
95.6twin score
12-yr trendmedian incomeelasticity
State Senate District 50
Minnesota
94.9twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry

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 52nd State Senate District

counties it covers1
Dakota County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 52nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 52nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 28.5 points (D+28.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 51,177 votes cast, 32,208 went Democratic and 17,643 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 52nd State Senate District?
Minnesota 52nd State Senate District has a population of 85,337 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 52nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Minnesota 52nd State Senate District is $105,693 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 52nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 52nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.