Minnesota State House District 16A

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-hd-16a
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
16A
Land Area
2,091.5 sq mi
Water Area
36.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State House District 16A

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Renville County982.90 sq mi47.0%100.0%
Chippewa County578.43 sq mi27.7%99.5%
Meeker County396.54 sq mi19.0%65.2%
Kandiyohi County133.67 sq mi6.4%16.8%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Montevideo city4.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Litchfield city4.47 sq mi0.2%99.3%
Olivia city2.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clara City city1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hector city1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bird Island city1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Renville city1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fairfax city1.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morton city1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cosmos city1.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Franklin city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sacred Heart city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eden Valley city0.70 sq mi<0.1%52.4%
Watkins city0.69 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Grove City city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buffalo Lake city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Milan city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maynard city0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Danube city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lake Lillian city0.45 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Cedar Mills city0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Watson city0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Raymond city0.02 sq mi<0.1%2.6%

Showing all 23 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 742,670100.0%6.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
26,398
Active Voters
26,398 (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%)
2023–202422,700 (86.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,052 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,968 (75.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,300 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,105 (64.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,148 (46.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,541 (58.9%)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
42,460 (± 357)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$71,649 (± $2,002)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,94323.4%
18 to 6423,60355.6%
65 and over8,91421.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,5768.4%
White, not Hispanic36,82086.7%
Black, not Hispanic2620.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3270.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2200.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3070.7%
Some other race, not Hispanic1260.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8221.9%

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
41,392
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,560

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,55893.2%
Hispanic2,8366.9%
White37,10389.6%
Black2420.6%
Asian2240.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2210.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1500.4%
Two or More Races1930.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,09295.3%
Hispanic1,4704.7%
White29,16092.4%
Black2390.8%
Asian2410.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3011.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.1%
Two or More Races1360.4%

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