State Senate District 58 State Senate District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 58th State Senate District, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 287,1742024 5-year
Median household income: $105,3862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.2%2024 5-year
Black: 7.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 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	D	+8.9%	88,495	73,681	166,275
2020	D	+10.3%	89,961	72,785	166,820
2016	D	+1.7%	68,227	65,714	147,305
2012	D	+1.6%	72,542	70,255	146,050
2008	D	+4.4%	72,847	66,652	142,252
2004	R	−2.7%	65,226	68,955	135,647
2000	R	−1.3%	52,765	54,186	113,146
1996	D	+13.6%	47,916	34,933	95,535
1992	D	+7.6%	39,405	32,059	97,214
1988	D	+0.8%	38,923	38,296	77,896
1984	R	−5.5%	31,672	35,385	67,499
1980	D	+3.0%	28,187	26,328	61,598
1976	D	+8.6%	29,183	24,444	55,193
1972	R	−9.7%	19,346	23,573	43,781
1968	D	+15.1%	19,275	14,014	34,742
1964	D	+32.2%	20,078	10,280	30,412
1960	D	+8.1%	14,422	12,264	26,749
1956	R	−10.6%	9,197	11,374	20,613
1952	R	−12.2%	8,721	11,165	19,962
1948	D	+18.2%	9,946	6,841	17,049
1944	R	−4.8%	7,024	7,733	14,836
1940	R	−7.5%	7,573	8,809	16,449
1936	D	+23.7%	8,132	4,612	14,827
1932	D	+28.3%	8,439	4,669	13,333
1928	D	+0.6%	6,685	6,599	13,358
1924	R	−38.1%	1,129	4,973	10,080
1920	R	−46.9%	2,207	6,461	9,061
1916	D	+1.7%	2,396	2,310	4,932
1912	O	+20.6%	1,844	860	4,784
1908	R	−19.3%	1,899	2,862	4,984
1904	R	−42.7%	1,202	3,116	4,487
1900	R	−13.3%	1,984	2,627	4,834
1896	R	−12.1%	2,367	3,049	5,623
1892	R	−3.8%	2,011	2,189	4,717
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

29.7%

Irish

11.5%

English

7.4%

Polish

3.5%

American

2.7%

Italian

2.6%

French

2.5%

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

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

5.0%

6.4%

55–64

6.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.1%

7.2%

35–44

7.0%

6.4%

25–34

6.1%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

9.2%

5–17

8.8%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$105,386

State Senate District 58 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 58$105,386

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.7%

Working age (18–64)5.7%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.1%

speak English only

Spanish5.6%

Other languages3.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

24.4%

Mainline Protestant

14.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

5.5%

Other Christian

4.6%

Non-Christian

3.0%

Methodist

1.2%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 58 backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by 6.4 points, placing it among the competitive-to-safe Republican tier of Minnesota Senate seats that determine which party holds the chamber.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 58th State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $105,386 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 58, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 58, Minnesota voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 166,275 votes cast, 88,495 went Democratic and 73,681 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 58, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 58, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 58, Minnesota last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 58, Minnesota voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 58, Minnesota?

State Senate District 58, Minnesota has a population of 287,174 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 58, Minnesota?

Median household income in State Senate District 58, Minnesota is $105,386 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of State Senate District 58, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 58, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 58th State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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