Minnesota State Senate District 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-004
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
1,291.3 sq mi
Water Area
52.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clay County940.20 sq mi72.8%90.0%
Becker County351.14 sq mi27.2%26.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Moorhead city22.27 sq mi1.7%99.9%
Detroit Lakes city11.12 sq mi0.9%93.9%
Dilworth city3.21 sq mi0.2%92.7%
Hawley city2.46 sq mi0.2%93.8%
Barnesville city2.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Glyndon city1.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Georgetown city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Baker CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Park city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hitterdal city0.85 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Audubon city0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sabin city0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Comstock city0.23 sq mi<0.1%99.6%

Showing all 13 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 785,002100.0%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
51,451
Active Voters
51,451 (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%)
2023–202442,848 (83.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,822 (56.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202035,391 (68.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201826,203 (50.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201628,262 (54.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201418,094 (35.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201224,177 (47.0%)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
85,577 (± 416)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$79,136 (± $2,392)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,48423.9%
18 to 6451,17359.8%
65 and over13,92016.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,5774.2%
White, not Hispanic72,43684.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,0893.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1671.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9871.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic300.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2680.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0234.7%

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
84,217
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,982

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic80,81596.0%
Hispanic3,4084.0%
White72,82286.5%
Black2,7453.3%
Asian9151.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native9881.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races1570.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,01696.9%
Hispanic1,9673.1%
White57,26889.5%
Black2,2113.5%
Asian7961.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6642.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races480.1%

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