Minnesota State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-001
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
8,543.5 sq mi
Water Area
81.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County1971.00 sq mi23.1%100.0%
Marshall County1775.06 sq mi20.8%100.0%
Roseau County1671.72 sq mi19.6%100.0%
Kittson County1099.00 sq mi12.9%100.0%
Norman County872.79 sq mi10.2%100.0%
Pennington County616.58 sq mi7.2%100.0%
Red Lake County432.41 sq mi5.1%100.0%
Clay County104.98 sq mi1.2%10.0%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
East Grand Forks city5.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thief River Falls city5.92 sq mi0.1%98.7%
Crookston city5.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warroad city3.03 sq mi<0.1%92.5%
Plummer city2.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Roseau city2.65 sq mi<0.1%98.8%
Lancaster city2.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hallock city2.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Red Lake Falls city2.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fertile city2.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fosston city2.00 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Beltrami city2.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mentor city1.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Greenbush city1.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Argyle city1.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Karlstad city1.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Warren city1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ada city1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Badger city1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brooks city1.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ulen city1.06 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
St. Vincent city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Newfolden city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Felton city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Holt city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 58 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 785,175100.0%11.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
52,162
Active Voters
52,162 (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%)
2023–202444,082 (84.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202231,934 (61.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202037,953 (72.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201828,797 (55.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201632,022 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,595 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201228,129 (53.9%)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
84,164 (± 179)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$74,177 (± $2,563)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,66023.4%
18 to 6447,30656.2%
65 and over17,19820.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1384.9%
White, not Hispanic73,41687.2%
Black, not Hispanic9201.1%
Asian, not Hispanic9331.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6280.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4640.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6554.3%

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
83,265
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,664

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,42395.4%
Hispanic3,8454.6%
White74,48689.5%
Black8361.0%
Asian8731.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6090.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1740.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,15796.1%
Hispanic2,5093.9%
White58,09591.3%
Black8841.4%
Asian7351.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4442.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races600.1%

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