Minnesota State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-005
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
3,551.8 sq mi
Water Area
216.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Todd County945.10 sq mi26.6%100.0%
Cass County787.51 sq mi22.2%39.0%
Hubbard County614.09 sq mi17.3%66.3%
Becker County564.48 sq mi15.9%42.9%
Wadena County536.35 sq mi15.1%100.0%
Morrison County104.25 sq mi2.9%9.3%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lake Shore city12.68 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Gull Lake city7.88 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Park Rapids city7.39 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wadena city5.28 sq mi0.1%95.5%
Lake George CDP5.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Staples city4.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Menahga city3.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Long Prairie city2.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Osage CDP2.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sebeka city2.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chickamaw Beach city2.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hewitt city2.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Akeley city1.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Motley city1.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eagle Bend city1.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pine River city1.20 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Frazee city1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Browerville city1.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bertha city1.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Verndale city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hackensack city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clarissa city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nimrod city0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nevis city0.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pillager city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 35 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 764,61175.7%9.1%67.2%
MN District 820,79124.3%2.9%32.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
58,371
Active Voters
58,371 (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%)
2023–202450,729 (86.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,915 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202044,318 (75.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201832,926 (56.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,130 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201427,016 (46.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,365 (58.9%)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
87,662 (± 577)
Median Age
45.0
Median Household Income
$69,187 (± $1,491)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,12923.0%
18 to 6446,63853.2%
65 and over20,89523.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,7234.2%
White, not Hispanic77,19188.1%
Black, not Hispanic7060.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2540.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4220.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic750.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3710.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9205.6%

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
86,727
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,642

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,64896.4%
Hispanic3,0763.5%
White80,08692.3%
Black7050.8%
Asian1740.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4520.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander760.1%
Two or More Races1010.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic65,14497.8%
Hispanic1,5032.3%
White62,89994.4%
Black5940.9%
Asian2780.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2431.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.1%
Two or More Races700.1%

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