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State Senate District 57·Minnesota

Minnesota 57th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of Minnesota's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
MN
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
80,918
2024 ACS

Minnesota 57th 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
80,9182024 5-year
Median household income
$110,3402024 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
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+6.2%
24,47421,53847,170
D
+7.7%
24,80721,17547,126
R
−1.2%
18,48018,99041,219
R
−2.2%
19,38620,26140,541
D
+0.9%
19,37019,03239,139
R
−6.8%
16,99719,49936,881
R
−4.2%
13,54614,81829,940
D
+11.5%
12,0649,23924,659
D
+5.9%
9,7988,32924,909
R
−1.1%
9,6129,83719,615
R
−7.5%
7,6898,94616,736
D
+2.4%
6,9216,56415,124
D
+9.6%
7,1535,86513,390
R
−8.6%
4,6635,56710,451
D
+18.0%
4,6403,1688,174
D
+35.1%
4,7332,2737,018
D
+17.2%
3,5082,4796,000
R
−3.8%
2,1442,3164,470
R
−3.6%
2,0272,1814,225
D
+27.5%
2,2581,2733,583
D
+0.6%
1,5251,5083,052
R
−2.7%
1,6411,7323,386
D
+32.9%
1,7407542,993
D
+43.6%
1,9137402,689
D
+21.9%
1,6201,0352,668
O
−24.1%
2517071,896
R
−39.7%
4781,1621,722
D
+13.1%
518393951
D
+28.9%
413151907
R
−0.6%
474480996
R
−26.0%
301521845
D
+10.0%
493400929
D
+10.8%
5664521,056
R
−26.8%
309563947
No data
No data
No data
No data

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.
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+31.4, this district anchors the conservative end of Minnesota's legislative map, drawn from a largely rural and small-town population of roughly 85,000.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 57th 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 $110,340 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 57, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 57, Minnesota voted Democratic by 6.2 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 47,170 votes cast, 24,474 went Democratic and 21,538 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 57, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 57, 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 57, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 57, Minnesota voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 57, Minnesota?
State Senate District 57, Minnesota has a population of 80,918 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 57, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 57, Minnesota is $110,340 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 57, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 57, 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.