How did MN-SD-62, Minnesota vote in the 2024 presidential election?

MN-SD-62, Minnesota voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+75.9. Kamala D Harris received 29,119 votes and Donald Trump received 3,326 out of 33,977 total votes cast, a 15.0-point shift toward Democrats from 2020.

What is MN-SD-62, Minnesota's political history?

MN-SD-62, Minnesota has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 15.9 points in 2020.

What are the demographics of MN-SD-62, Minnesota?

MN-SD-62, Minnesota has a population of 85,241 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 42.8% non-Hispanic white, 21.1% Hispanic, 25.4% Black.

Which places are most similar to MN-SD-62, Minnesota?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to MN-SD-62, Minnesota are Maryland State Senate District 20, Connecticut State Senate District 11, New York State Senate District 25. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Minnesota State Senate District 62

Minnesota · Latest: 2024↑ D+15.0 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 15.0pp toward Democrats in 2024 — 85K residents

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Minnesota State Senate District 62 is a state senate district that has a population of 85,241. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+75.9. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.

Minnesota State Senate District 62 Presidential Election Results, 2008–2024
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	85.7%	9.8%	D+75.9	D+15.0
2020*	79.3%	18.4%	D+60.9	R+15.9
2016*	84.1%	7.2%	D+76.8	R+2.5
2012*	89.7%	10.3%	D+79.3	D+2.2
2008*	87.4%	10.4%	D+77.1	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines MN-SD-62?

It has a plurality-minority electorate (57% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.

Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Maryland State Senate District 20MD

Diverse urban democratic

D+71.0

Similarity score97%

Connecticut State Senate District 11CT

Urban Democratic

D+56.6

Similarity score97%

New York State Senate District 25NY

Diverse urban democratic

D+79.9

Similarity score97%

Connecticut State Senate District 10CT

Diverse urban democratic

D+48.4

Similarity score96%

Indiana State Senate District 33IN

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+64.8

Similarity score96%

Maryland State Senate District 18MD

Diverse urban democratic

D+62.1

Similarity score95%

Pennsylvania State Senate District 3PA

Diverse urban democratic

D+78.9

Similarity score95%

New York State Senate District 20NY

Urban Democratic

D+76.1

Similarity score95%

Historian Query

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“How has Minnesota State Senate District 62 voted in presidential elections?”

Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 75.9% margin
Swung 15.0 points toward Democratic between 2020 and 2024

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

MN-SD-62Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

White (Non-Hispanic) 42.8%Black 25.4%Hispanic 21.1%Multiracial 3.9%Native American 3.8%Asian 2.8%

Group	MN-SD-62	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	42.8%	75.9%	57.4%
Black / African American	25.4%	7.0%	12.2%
Hispanic / Latino	21.1%	6.4%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	3.9%	4.7%	4.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	3.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Asian	2.8%	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%	<0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Minnesota State Senate District 62? 85,241 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

MN-SD-62 vs Minnesota vs National85K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

85K

local

85KState 5.7MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.03%

local

0.03%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

78.1%

local

78.1%State 74.8%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $90,564National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 9.3%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 39.4%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 72.2%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 39.0 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.1%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.3%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 8.7%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 12.4%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 87.6%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in MN-SD-62

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

51.1%

vs Previous

-85.9pp

Voting-Age Pop

66,554

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is MN-SD-62?

Safe DAvg margin: D+71.2 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+77.1

2012

D+79.3

2016

D+76.8

2020

D+60.9

2024

D+75.9

Elasticity

18.4pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+74.0

Other Minnesota State Senate Districts

66 total

Name	Margin ↓
MN-SD-61	D+77.2
MN-SD-63	D+76.8
MN-SD-60	D+68.3
MN-SD-64	D+67.4
MN-SD-59	D+66.4
MN-SD-66	D+58.5
MN-SD-65	D+54.4
MN-SD-46	D+48.6
MN-SD-43	D+45.0
MN-SD-51	D+39.1
MN-SD-08	D+39.0
MN-SD-38	D+39.0
MN-SD-67	D+37.4
MN-SD-50	D+35.5
MN-SD-39	D+34.3
MN-SD-40	D+32.8
MN-SD-52	D+28.5
MN-SD-49	D+28.4
MN-SD-42	D+26.8
MN-SD-25	D+21.9
MN-SD-47	D+21.8
MN-SD-44	D+20.5
MN-SD-56	D+18.2
MN-SD-53	D+16.9
MN-SD-45	D+16.1

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