Minnesota State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-007
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
4,094.5 sq mi
Water Area
170.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Louis County2323.81 sq mi56.8%37.2%
Aitkin County973.95 sq mi23.8%53.5%
Itasca County796.73 sq mi19.5%29.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hibbing city182.03 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Mountain Iron city68.10 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Taconite city27.97 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Virginia city18.78 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Coleraine city15.35 sq mi0.4%99.5%
Nashwauk city14.81 sq mi0.4%97.5%
Gilbert city11.68 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Biwabik city8.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Eveleth city6.32 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chisholm city4.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marble city4.30 sq mi0.1%98.4%
Kinney city3.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aurora city3.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tamarack city3.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Buhl city3.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warba city3.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Keewatin city2.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bovey city2.29 sq mi0.1%99.5%
McGregor city2.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Calumet city1.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Floodwood city1.51 sq mi<0.1%87.4%
McKinley city1.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leonidas city1.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Deer River city1.19 sq mi<0.1%78.4%
Hill City city1.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 884,730100.0%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
56,630
Active Voters
56,630 (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%)
2023–202448,831 (86.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202237,763 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202043,433 (76.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201835,393 (62.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,859 (66.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201428,741 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,087 (62.0%)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
85,161 (± 803)
Median Age
47.7
Median Household Income
$62,842 (± $2,122)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,20419.0%
18 to 6447,34655.6%
65 and over21,61125.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0801.3%
White, not Hispanic78,34992.0%
Black, not Hispanic7260.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3100.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9181.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2810.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4924.1%

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
84,881
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,728

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,85898.8%
Hispanic1,0231.2%
White79,56793.7%
Black6660.8%
Asian2520.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native9271.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races1250.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,14799.2%
Hispanic5830.8%
White65,42695.2%
Black6731.0%
Asian3610.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6052.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races890.1%

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