Minnesota State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-003
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
11,502.7 sq mi
Water Area
3,313 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Louis County3682.46 sq mi32.0%58.9%
Koochiching County3104.61 sq mi27.0%100.0%
Lake County2109.10 sq mi18.3%100.0%
Cook County1452.57 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Itasca County1153.70 sq mi10.0%43.3%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Babbitt city105.95 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hoyt Lakes city55.91 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Hermantown city34.33 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Rice Lake city32.10 sq mi0.3%98.1%
Lutsen CDP10.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Silver Bay city7.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Finland CDP6.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
International Falls city6.41 sq mi0.1%94.3%
Big Falls city6.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Duluth city5.80 sq mi0.1%8.1%
Effie city3.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Proctor city3.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Two Harbors city3.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mizpah city3.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ely city2.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tower city2.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grand Marais city2.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cook city2.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bigfork city1.85 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Nett Lake CDP1.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Northome city1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Orr city1.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Littlefork city1.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ranier city1.07 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Beaver Bay city0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 884,754100.0%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
59,621
Active Voters
59,621 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,122 (1.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202452,792 (88.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202241,499 (69.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202047,080 (79.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201838,251 (64.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,883 (68.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,607 (51.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,844 (63.5%)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
84,328 (± 905)
Median Age
48.7
Median Household Income
$77,369 (± $2,176)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,56618.5%
18 to 6446,54455.2%
65 and over22,21826.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4031.7%
White, not Hispanic76,50790.7%
Black, not Hispanic4610.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5060.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,6091.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3290.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,5084.2%

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
83,847
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,298

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,50898.4%
Hispanic1,3401.6%
White77,81192.8%
Black4230.5%
Asian4010.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5931.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races2290.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic67,39798.7%
Hispanic9041.3%
White64,08093.8%
Black5610.8%
Asian5520.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0953.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races1060.2%

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