Minnesota State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-006
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
1,474.2 sq mi
Water Area
233.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Crow Wing County767.89 sq mi52.1%76.9%
Cass County477.57 sq mi32.4%23.6%
Itasca County228.60 sq mi15.5%8.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Emily city29.98 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Fifty Lakes city29.32 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Cohasset city26.88 sq mi1.8%97.2%
Crosslake city25.76 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Grand Rapids city22.57 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Baxter city18.85 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Pequot Lakes city16.36 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Brainerd city12.13 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Breezy Point city11.72 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Nisswa city10.77 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Jenkins city4.47 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Trommald city3.69 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cuyuna city3.23 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Crosby city2.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
La Prairie city1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Manhattan Beach city1.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Deerwood city1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ironton city1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Remer city1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Garrison city1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Riverton city0.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Merrifield CDP0.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 22 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 884,563100.0%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
60,822
Active Voters
60,822 (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%)
2023–202452,860 (86.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202240,737 (67.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202046,537 (76.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201837,380 (61.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,661 (66.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201429,572 (48.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,402 (61.5%)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
86,654 (± 547)
Median Age
46.6
Median Household Income
$71,291 (± $2,009)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,40520.1%
18 to 6447,03054.3%
65 and over22,21925.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4561.7%
White, not Hispanic79,95892.3%
Black, not Hispanic5350.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3580.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7410.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic240.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4110.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1713.7%

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
86,190
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,842

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,86098.5%
Hispanic1,3321.5%
White81,15494.2%
Black5820.7%
Asian2890.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7420.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races980.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic67,98598.8%
Hispanic8571.2%
White65,64395.4%
Black6981.0%
Asian3830.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1681.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races780.1%

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