Minnesota State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-009
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
4,186.4 sq mi
Water Area
346.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Otter Tail County1971.63 sq mi47.1%100.0%
Wilkin County751.04 sq mi17.9%100.0%
Traverse County573.87 sq mi13.7%100.0%
Grant County547.80 sq mi13.1%100.0%
Douglas County342.01 sq mi8.2%53.7%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fergus Falls city14.38 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ottertail city4.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Deer Creek city4.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Perham city3.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nashua city3.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Henning city3.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bluffton city2.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pelican Rapids city2.56 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Breckenridge city2.53 sq mi0.1%97.4%
Hoffman city2.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Barrett city2.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wheaton city1.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Vergas city1.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Norcross city1.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New York Mills city1.45 sq mi<0.1%97.9%
Battle Lake city1.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elbow Lake CDP1.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Parkers Prairie city1.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Vining city1.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Herman city1.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wendell city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Richville city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Millerville city0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rothsay city0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Garfield city0.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 46 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 784,673100.0%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
58,156
Active Voters
58,156 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026252 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202451,045 (87.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,593 (66.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,038 (77.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201834,298 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,505 (66.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,355 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,439 (59.2%)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
84,756 (± 307)
Median Age
45.9
Median Household Income
$73,194 (± $1,550)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,36321.7%
18 to 6445,30953.5%
65 and over21,08424.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0813.6%
White, not Hispanic77,02390.9%
Black, not Hispanic7370.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4170.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3070.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3950.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,7773.3%

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
83,678
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,614

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,34897.2%
Hispanic2,3312.8%
White78,00793.2%
Black6880.8%
Asian4040.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3250.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races2290.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,22097.9%
Hispanic1,3892.1%
White62,12294.7%
Black7451.1%
Asian4220.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8671.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races760.1%

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