Minnesota State House District 26B

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-hd-26b
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
26B
Land Area
1,551.8 sq mi
Water Area
17.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State House District 26B

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fillmore County861.33 sq mi55.5%100.0%
Houston County552.04 sq mi35.6%100.0%
Mower County138.31 sq mi8.9%19.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rushford Village city33.51 sq mi2.2%100.0%
La Crescent city3.13 sq mi0.2%92.9%
Spring Valley city2.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Caledonia city2.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Preston city2.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Brownsville city1.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chatfield city1.68 sq mi0.1%64.7%
Rushford city1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lanesboro city1.29 sq mi0.1%84.8%
Houston city1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Harmony city1.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canton city1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Spring Grove city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fountain city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wykoff city0.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Le Roy city0.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hokah city0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Racine city0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eitzen city0.61 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Mabel city0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Peterson city0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ostrander city0.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Whalan city0.43 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 142,834100.0%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
28,655
Active Voters
28,655 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026223 (0.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,130 (87.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202218,781 (65.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,761 (75.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201817,037 (59.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,506 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,421 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,778 (58.6%)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
42,859 (± 238)
Median Age
43.5
Median Household Income
$79,492 (± $3,452)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,91423.1%
18 to 6423,22754.2%
65 and over9,71822.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7301.7%
White, not Hispanic40,33094.1%
Black, not Hispanic1580.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3310.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1160.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1502.7%

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
42,576
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,676

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,99798.6%
Hispanic5861.4%
White40,84695.9%
Black1590.4%
Asian2660.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races630.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,34299.0%
Hispanic3351.0%
White31,65096.9%
Black2600.8%
Asian2390.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1590.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races430.1%

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