Minnesota State House District 15B

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-hd-15b
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
15B
Land Area
1,577 sq mi
Water Area
11.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State House District 15B

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Redwood County878.57 sq mi55.7%100.0%
Brown County611.11 sq mi38.8%100.0%
Blue Earth County87.34 sq mi5.5%11.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Ulm city10.16 sq mi0.6%99.9%
Redwood Falls city5.28 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sanborn city2.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Springfield city1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sleepy Eye city1.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Walnut Grove city1.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Evan city1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seaforth city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cobden city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Belview city0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wabasso city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lamberton city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Delhi city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Essig CDP0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Revere city0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Morgan city0.55 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Searles CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Vesta city0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Comfrey city0.40 sq mi<0.1%93.5%
Lucan city0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clements city0.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Milroy city0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wanda city0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hanska city0.25 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 24 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 123,05354.4%3.2%29.6%
MN District 719,33845.6%2.7%70.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
26,927
Active Voters
26,927 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202423,132 (85.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,830 (66.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,384 (75.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,638 (58.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,524 (65.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,711 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,066 (59.7%)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
42,260 (± 168)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$69,398 (± $2,271)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,67222.9%
18 to 6423,12254.7%
65 and over9,46622.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9784.7%
White, not Hispanic37,71489.2%
Black, not Hispanic3440.8%
Asian, not Hispanic5321.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5871.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic110.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1580.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9362.2%

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
41,865
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,214

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,14595.9%
Hispanic1,7184.1%
White38,03590.9%
Black3060.7%
Asian4911.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native5881.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races720.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,26897.1%
Hispanic9422.9%
White29,81992.6%
Black3331.0%
Asian4351.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6201.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races550.2%

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