Minnesota 1st State Senate District, Minnesota: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+37 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,1102024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,3582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+3 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, MNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,715 | 30,145 | 44,756 | ||
| R | 14,848 | 29,372 | 45,187 | ||
| R | 12,771 | 26,040 | 42,120 | ||
| R | 18,705 | 21,558 | 41,315 | ||
| D | 21,655 | 20,510 | 43,247 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.9%
Irish
6.2%
French
5.0%
Polish
4.2%
English
3.8%
American
3.5%
Italian
0.6%
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,358
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$74,358
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchoring the state's Red River Valley borderlands, this district delivered a 30-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of Minnesota's most reliably right-leaning constituencies in statewide contests.
The Democratic margin in Minnesota 1st State Senate District peaked at three points in 2008. By 2012 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,358 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Minnesota voted Republican by 36.7 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,756 votes cast, 13,715 went Democratic and 30,145 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Minnesota as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Minnesota?
State Senate District 1, Minnesota has a population of 84,110 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 1, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Minnesota is $74,358 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.