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Minnesota State House District 9A

Contests in this Place (46 available)

President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German38.5%29.2%12.5%

Norwegian25.0%12.1%—

Irish7.5%9.9%9.4%

Swedish7.3%6.5%—

English4.7%6.6%9.5%

American3.2%2.3%5.3%

Polish2.8%3.7%2.2%

Finnish1.8%——

Mexican3.2%3.9%11.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Median age	43.7	39	39.1
Age 18–24	6.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	24.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$69,017	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.9%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.8%	39.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Owner-occupied homes	76.3%	72.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	23.7%	27.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$214,900	$329,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$802	$1,280	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	44.6%	48.1%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	16.7%	9.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Mean commute	19.0 min	22.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.8%	4.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	74.0%	68.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.0%	1.8%	3.2%
Works from home	10.9%	17.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.5%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	3.1%	4.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	—	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	50.6%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MN HD 9	Minnesota	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.3%	8.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.0%	5.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.2%	5.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.435	0.453	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic34.5%8,125TrumpRepublican63.3%14,893OtherAll other candidates2.2%515

R+28.8

Lead: 6,768
Total: 23,533
vs nation: R+27.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic35.3%8,466TrumpRepublican62.7%15,048OtherAll other candidates2.0%472

R+27.4

Lead: 6,582
Total: 23,986
vs nation: R+31.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.2%6,901TrumpRepublican61.2%13,565OtherAll other candidates7.6%1,686

R+30.1

Lead: 6,664
Total: 22,152
vs nation: R+32.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic43.0%9,420RomneyRepublican54.7%11,975OtherAll other candidates2.3%496

R+11.7

Lead: 2,555
Total: 21,891
vs nation: R+15.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic47.1%10,742McCainRepublican50.5%11,530OtherAll other candidates2.4%546

R+3.5

Lead: 788
Total: 22,818
vs nation: R+10.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic41.6%9,556BushRepublican56.9%13,084OtherAll other candidates1.6%357

R+15.3

Lead: 3,528
Total: 22,997
vs nation: R+12.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.9%7,979BushRepublican55.5%11,664OtherAll other candidates6.6%1,391

R+17.5

Lead: 3,685
Total: 21,034
vs nation: R+18.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic45.3%9,138DoleRepublican40.8%8,234OtherAll other candidates14.0%2,822

D+4.5

Lead: 904
Total: 20,194
vs nation: R+4.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+28.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 42,3112024 5-year
Population density: 17 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,469 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $69,0172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33.0 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61.1 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 9B, MN · twin score 96.9

presidential history

Party record book

Minnesota State House District 9A · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

65.2%

11,811 votes · D+33.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 58.5%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

77.1%

5,036 votes · R+61.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James A. Garfield, 1880 · 76.2%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

12,248votes

58.5% of the vote · D+17.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 12,155 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

15,048votes

62.7% of the vote · R+27.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 14,893 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+17.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+11.1 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +15.2 pts

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

+41.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+61.1 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +32.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJeff BackerState House · 9A

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	30.5%7,331	69.5%16,676	24,007
2020	R	43.5%10,030	56.5%13,006	23,036

District 9A delivered a nearly 28.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the rural northwestern Minnesota electorate that has shifted sharply rightward over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 61.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.8 points.

A population of 42,311, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,017 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 9B and State House District 22A.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 9B

Norwegian ancestry2016–2020 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 22A

2016–2024 trajectoryNorwegian ancestry

State House District 21A

Norwegian ancestry2016–2024 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →

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Places within Minnesota State House District 9A

counties it covers4

Grant County Otter Tail County Traverse County Wilkin County

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota State House District 9A vote in 2024?

In 2024, Minnesota State House District 9A voted Republican by 28.8 points (R+28.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,533 votes cast, 8,125 went Democratic and 14,893 went Republican.

When did Minnesota State House District 9A last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Minnesota State House District 9A voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Minnesota State House District 9A?

Minnesota State House District 9A has a population of 42,311 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Minnesota State House District 9A?

Median household income in Minnesota State House District 9A is $69,017 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Minnesota State House District 9A?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Minnesota State House District 9A from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.