Minnesota State House District 23A

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-hd-23a
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
23A
Land Area
1,352.1 sq mi
Water Area
21 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State House District 23A

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Freeborn County493.15 sq mi36.5%69.7%
Faribault County463.23 sq mi34.3%65.0%
Waseca County215.70 sq mi16.0%50.9%
Steele County180.07 sq mi13.3%41.9%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albert Lea city13.29 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Wells city1.73 sq mi0.1%82.9%
Minnesota Lake city1.56 sq mi0.1%96.0%
Glenville city1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alden city0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Easton city0.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Emmons city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elmore city0.85 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Ellendale city0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clarks Grove city0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Richland city0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Twin Lakes CDP0.49 sq mi<0.1%18.2%
Geneva city0.47 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hollandale city0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Frost city0.43 sq mi<0.1%98.1%
Kiester city0.42 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Waldorf city0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Bricelyn city0.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hartland city0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Walters city0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Freeborn city0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Conger city0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Manchester city0.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

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 142,672100.0%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
27,012
Active Voters
27,012 (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%)
2023–202423,158 (85.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,445 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,160 (74.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201816,215 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,511 (64.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,445 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,154 (59.8%)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
42,444 (± 365)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$71,559 (± $1,481)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,37322.1%
18 to 6423,30554.9%
65 and over9,76623.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,9649.3%
White, not Hispanic35,65284.0%
Black, not Hispanic5181.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1452.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic380.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1320.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9542.2%

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
41,859
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,504

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,30491.5%
Hispanic3,5628.5%
White35,96285.9%
Black4841.2%
Asian1,0472.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.1%
Two or More Races250.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,42693.6%
Hispanic2,0776.4%
White29,01689.3%
Black3571.1%
Asian7752.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2310.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.1%
Two or More Races240.1%

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