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State Senate District 53·Minnesota

Minnesota 53rd State Senate District delivered D+12 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Minnesota's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
MN
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
84,998
2024 ACS

Minnesota 53rd State Senate District, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+13 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
84,9982024 5-year
Median household income
$107,9022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.0%2024 5-year
Black
7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+13 in 2020MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 2 D · 0 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
+12.1%
27,40121,35750,000
D
+13.1%
27,79221,22050,237
D
+4.1%
21,00919,17944,240
D
+2.5%
22,06820,95143,963
D
+5.3%
22,15419,88142,848

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.5%
Irish
11.9%
English
7.7%
Polish
3.7%
Italian
3.0%
American
2.7%
French
2.7%
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
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other languages3.1%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.3%
Mainline Protestant
13.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Other Christian
4.8%
Non-Christian
3.1%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+42.4, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic in the state, reflecting dense urban concentration and the demographic patterns typical of core Twin Cities geography.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 2020; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 84,998, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $107,902 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 53, Minnesota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/27053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 53, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 53, Minnesota voted Democratic by 12.1 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 50,000 votes cast, 27,401 went Democratic and 21,357 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 53, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 53, Minnesota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 53, Minnesota?
State Senate District 53, Minnesota has a population of 84,998 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 53, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 53, Minnesota is $107,902 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 53, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 53, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.