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1876–2024
State Senate District 55·Minnesota

Minnesota 55th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

A rural Minnesota district where Republican margins have held firm

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
22,090
2024 ACS

Minnesota 55th State Senate District, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
22,0902024 5-year
Median household income
$110,3672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+6.2%
6,6795,88312,877
D
+7.7%
6,7695,78312,864
R
−1.3%
5,0425,18611,251
R
−2.2%
5,2895,53211,065
D
+0.8%
5,2855,19610,682
R
−6.8%
4,6375,32310,064
R
−4.3%
3,6954,0438,168
D
+11.4%
3,2902,5206,726
D
+5.9%
2,6722,2726,794
R
−1.2%
2,6212,6835,349
R
−7.5%
2,0972,4404,565
D
+2.4%
1,8881,7904,125
D
+9.6%
1,9511,5993,652
R
−8.6%
1,2721,5182,851
D
+18.0%
1,2668642,230
D
+35.0%
1,2916201,915
D
+17.2%
9576761,637
R
−3.9%
5856321,220
R
−3.6%
5535951,153
D
+27.5%
617348978
D
+0.5%
416412833
R
−2.7%
448473925
D
+32.9%
475206817
D
+43.7%
523202735
D
+22.1%
443282729
O
−23.9%
69193518
R
−39.7%
131318471
D
+13.5%
142107260
D
+29.0%
11341248
R
−0.4%
130131272
R
−26.0%
82142231
D
+10.2%
135109254
D
+11.1%
155123289
R
−27.0%
84154259
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.4%
Irish
11.4%
English
7.1%
Polish
3.6%
American
2.8%
Italian
2.6%
French
2.4%
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
6.4%
55–64
6.6%
6.5%
45–54
6.3%
7.3%
35–44
7.2%
6.2%
25–34
6.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
9.4%
5–17
9.1%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$110,367
State Senate District 55 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 55$110,367
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.8%
Working age (18–64)5.1%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.4%
Other languages3.3%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.4%
Mainline Protestant
12.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.3%
Other Christian
4.7%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+16.4, this sparsely populated outstate district consistently tilts well to the right of Minnesota's statewide average, reflecting the broader rural realignment that has reshaped the Iron Range and surrounding regions.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 55th State Senate District has rarely exceeded forty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $110,367 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 55, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 55, Minnesota voted Democratic by 6.2 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,877 votes cast, 6,679 went Democratic and 5,883 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 55, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 55, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 55, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 55, Minnesota voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 55, Minnesota?
State Senate District 55, Minnesota has a population of 22,090 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 55, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 55, Minnesota is $110,367 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 55, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 55, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.