Minnesota State House District 5A

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-hd-05a
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
05A
Land Area
2,045.2 sq mi
Water Area
162.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State House District 5A

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hubbard County614.09 sq mi30.0%66.3%
Cass County585.18 sq mi28.6%28.9%
Becker County564.48 sq mi27.6%42.9%
Wadena County281.48 sq mi13.8%52.5%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lake Shore city12.68 sq mi0.6%100.0%
East Gull Lake city7.88 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Park Rapids city7.39 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake George CDP5.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Menahga city3.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Osage CDP2.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chickamaw Beach city2.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Akeley city1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pine River city1.20 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Frazee city1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hackensack city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nimrod city0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nevis city0.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Laporte city0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Backus city0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wolf Lake city0.31 sq mi<0.1%97.6%
Hubbard CDP0.10 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 17 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MN District 726,87863.2%3.8%52.9%
MN District 815,67536.8%2.2%47.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
30,856
Active Voters
30,856 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202427,001 (87.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202220,725 (67.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202023,371 (75.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201818,140 (58.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201620,141 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201414,600 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201218,350 (59.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/11/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
43,963 (± 664)
Median Age
47.1
Median Household Income
$70,646 (± $1,446)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,72422.1%
18 to 6422,97152.3%
65 and over11,26825.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8662.0%
White, not Hispanic39,66590.2%
Black, not Hispanic2770.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1260.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3210.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic150.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2740.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4195.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
43,742
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,033

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,96698.2%
Hispanic7741.8%
White40,76093.2%
Black2760.6%
Asian900.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3430.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races820.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,67298.9%
Hispanic3641.1%
White32,27394.8%
Black2790.8%
Asian1360.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native9092.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races610.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).