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State Senate District 30·Minnesota

Minnesota 30th State Senate District delivered R+28 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Minnesota's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber seats

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MN
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
85,767
2024 ACS

Minnesota 30th State Senate District, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+32 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
85,7672024 5-year
Median household income
$106,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.8%2024 5-year
Black
3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+32 in 2016MIT 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.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−28.4%
17,70432,18450,988
R
−27.0%
16,84729,72047,730
R
−31.5%
12,23325,09840,812
R
−19.7%
15,49023,31239,734
R
−15.9%
15,76321,88138,466

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.6%
Irish
9.4%
English
5.8%
Polish
4.5%
American
4.4%
French
3.0%
Italian
1.8%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.8%
75–84
2.1%
4.1%
65–74
4.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.1%
6.8%
45–54
6.4%
7.5%
35–44
7.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.0%
4.1%
18–24
3.5%
10.1%
5–17
9.8%
3.4%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$106,176
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$106,176
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 185.4%
Working age (18–64)4.9%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other languages1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.6%
Mainline Protestant
11.6%
Other Christian
4.8%
Methodist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural south-central Minnesota, this district has delivered presidential margins above R+20 in recent cycles, reflecting a farming and small-town electorate that has shifted steadily away from its historically competitive roots.

The Republican margin in Minnesota 30th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-two points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,176, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 85,767 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 30, Minnesota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/27030/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 30, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Minnesota voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,988 votes cast, 17,704 went Democratic and 32,184 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, Minnesota?
State Senate District 30, Minnesota has a population of 85,767 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 30, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Minnesota is $106,176 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.