Minnesota State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-002
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
7,315.3 sq mi
Water Area
1,518.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Beltrami County2504.70 sq mi34.2%100.0%
Lake of the Woods County1297.84 sq mi17.7%100.0%
Clearwater County998.83 sq mi13.7%100.0%
Cass County756.39 sq mi10.3%37.4%
Mahnomen County557.87 sq mi7.6%100.0%
Itasca County488.71 sq mi6.7%18.3%
Becker County399.44 sq mi5.5%30.4%
Hubbard County311.92 sq mi4.3%33.7%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bemidji city14.58 sq mi0.2%83.6%
Ponemah CDP10.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rice Lake city10.45 sq mi0.1%31.9%
Redby CDP7.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Little Rock CDP7.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Red Lake CDP5.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Baudette city4.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beaulieu CDP3.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pine Point CDP3.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
White Earth CDP3.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tenstrike city3.28 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Whipholt CDP3.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Naytahwaush CDP2.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wilton city2.80 sq mi<0.1%94.9%
Walker city2.78 sq mi<0.1%99.0%
Ball Club CDP2.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Twin Lakes CDP2.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Federal Dam city2.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kelliher city2.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bagley city2.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Inger CDP1.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Midway CDP1.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
South End CDP1.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Angle Inlet CDP1.74 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
West Roy Lake CDP1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 52 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 885,461100.0%12.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
53,221
Active Voters
53,221 (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%)
2023–202444,945 (84.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202232,695 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202038,176 (71.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201828,879 (54.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201631,800 (59.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,893 (43.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201229,026 (54.5%)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
85,070 (± 480)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$67,275 (± $2,043)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,90424.6%
18 to 6447,26155.6%
65 and over16,90519.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2142.6%
White, not Hispanic58,98269.3%
Black, not Hispanic5050.6%
Asian, not Hispanic5000.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic15,55018.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic590.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4690.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,7918.0%

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
84,615
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,743

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,45597.4%
Hispanic2,1622.6%
White60,21971.2%
Black4550.5%
Asian4560.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native15,59318.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.0%
Two or More Races2340.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,59198.2%
Hispanic1,1481.8%
White48,93976.8%
Black6131.0%
Asian5130.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native12,49319.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races930.1%

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