Minnesota 56th State Senate District, Minnesota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+14 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 85,0832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $106,3182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 56, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 27,345 | 20,994 | 49,588 | ||
| D | 27,896 | 20,926 | 50,057 | ||
| D | 21,108 | 19,061 | 44,254 | ||
| D | 22,189 | 20,903 | 44,056 | ||
| D | 22,289 | 19,920 | 43,035 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.3%
Irish
11.8%
English
7.8%
Polish
3.6%
Italian
2.8%
American
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: 38.6 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
$106,318
State Senate District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 56$106,318
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.2%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Other languages3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Minnesota 56th State Senate District in the Upper Midwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by thirteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fourteen points in 2020; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 85,083, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $106,318 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 56, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 56, Minnesota voted Democratic by 12.8 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,588 votes cast, 27,345 went Democratic and 20,994 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 56, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 56, 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 56, Minnesota?
State Senate District 56, Minnesota has a population of 85,083 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 56, Minnesota?
Median household income in State Senate District 56, Minnesota is $106,318 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of State Senate District 56, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 56, 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.