Minnesota State House District 26B
Minnesota · Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 4.2pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 43K residents
Minnesota State House District 26B is a state house district that has a population of 42,834. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+22.5. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.8% | 60.3% | R+22.5 | R+4.2 |
| 2020* | 39.7% | 58.0% | R+18.4 | D+1.0 |
| 2016* | 36.2% | 55.6% | R+19.4 | R+23.9 |
| 2012* | 52.3% | 47.7% | D+4.5 | R+3.8 |
| 2008* | 52.6% | 44.3% | D+8.3 | — |
* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.
What defines MN-HD-26B?
MN-HD-26B has been won by both parties in the last 5 presidential elections (2D, 3R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a working-class, predominantly white electorate — strong Republican base territory.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 22.5% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2012, Republicans in 2024
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 30.8 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | MN-HD-26B | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
White (Non-Hispanic) | 94.8% | 75.9% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4.0% |
Hispanic / Latino | 1.5% | 6.4% | 19.3% |
Black / African American | 0.5% | 7.0% | 12.2% |
Asian | 0.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
Method notes
Who lives in Minnesota State House District 26B? 42,834 residents as of the 2020 Census.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
43K
Share of U.S. population
0.01%
Voting-age population
76.6%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
N/A
Poverty rate
N/A
College degree
N/A
Homeownership
N/A
Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
N/A
Age 18–29
N/A
Age 65+
N/A
Foreign born
N/A
Non-English at home
N/A
English only
N/A
Turnout in MN-HD-26B
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
77.5%
-75.2pp
32,813
2008–2024
How competitive is MN-HD-26B?
Safe RAvg margin: R+20.1 (last 3 elections)
2008
D+8.3
2012
D+4.5
2016
R+19.4
2020
R+18.4
2024
R+22.5
30.8pp
1
R+9.5
Other Minnesota State House Districts
133 total| Name | Margin ↓ |
|---|---|
| MN-HD-61B | D+79.6 |
| MN-HD-63A | D+78.5 |
| MN-HD-62B | D+76.5 |
| MN-HD-62A | D+75.3 |
| MN-HD-63B | D+75.2 |
| MN-HD-61A | D+74.4 |
| MN-HD-64A | D+70.9 |
| MN-HD-60A | D+69.7 |
| MN-HD-59B | D+68.5 |
| MN-HD-60B | D+65.8 |
| MN-HD-66A | D+65.5 |
| MN-HD-64B | D+64.1 |
| MN-HD-59A | D+63.5 |
| MN-HD-65A | D+55.7 |
| MN-HD-65B | D+53.5 |
| MN-HD-46A | D+53.2 |
| MN-HD-43B | D+51.9 |
| MN-HD-51A | D+48.9 |
| MN-HD-66B | D+47.9 |
| MN-HD-46B | D+44.0 |
| MN-HD-38B | D+43.9 |
| MN-HD-08B | D+42.3 |
| MN-HD-39B | D+41.6 |
| MN-HD-50A | D+40.0 |
| MN-HD-67B | D+39.9 |
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