Minnesota State Senate District 11

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-011
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
011
Land Area
2,792 sq mi
Water Area
53.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 11

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pine County1411.34 sq mi50.6%100.0%
Carlton County861.19 sq mi30.8%100.0%
Kanabec County272.41 sq mi9.8%52.2%
St. Louis County175.41 sq mi6.3%2.8%
Chisago County71.61 sq mi2.6%17.3%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rock Creek city43.01 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Cloquet city35.22 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Mahtowa CDP10.59 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sandstone city5.26 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Mora city5.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Esko CDP4.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rush City city4.25 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pine City city3.84 sq mi0.1%87.4%
Hinckley city3.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carlton city3.77 sq mi0.1%99.0%
Sturgeon Lake city3.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Moose Lake city3.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rutledge city2.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Finlayson city2.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Big Lake city2.11 sq mi0.1%29.2%
Cromwell city1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Willow River city1.75 sq mi0.1%98.3%
Wrenshall city1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wright city1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Denham city1.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mahnomen city1.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Askov city1.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Barnum city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bruno city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kerrick city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 33 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 885,150100.0%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
55,742
Active Voters
55,742 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026775 (1.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202448,582 (87.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202235,722 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202042,457 (76.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201832,591 (58.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,960 (64.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,698 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,226 (59.6%)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
86,148 (± 422)
Median Age
43.3
Median Household Income
$74,768 (± $1,907)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,60120.4%
18 to 6451,04059.2%
65 and over17,50720.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9772.3%
White, not Hispanic75,22187.3%
Black, not Hispanic2,0412.4%
Asian, not Hispanic6700.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,1822.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic310.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2730.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7534.4%

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
85,382
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,851

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,70098.0%
Hispanic1,6802.0%
White75,89888.9%
Black1,9272.3%
Asian5170.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,1962.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races1980.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,72098.3%
Hispanic1,1291.7%
White61,14490.1%
Black1,8832.8%
Asian5570.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,0824.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races540.1%

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