Minnesota State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-012
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
3,360.7 sq mi
Water Area
133.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Swift County741.99 sq mi22.1%100.0%
Pope County669.54 sq mi19.9%99.3%
Stearns County586.36 sq mi17.4%43.7%
Stevens County563.58 sq mi16.8%100.0%
Big Stone County499.17 sq mi14.9%100.0%
Douglas County294.92 sq mi8.8%46.3%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Alexandria city17.18 sq mi0.5%99.9%
Glenwood city5.66 sq mi0.2%98.9%
Morris city4.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ortonville city4.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sauk Centre city4.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Melrose city3.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Benson city3.10 sq mi0.1%97.4%
Donnelly city2.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clontarf city2.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Appleton city1.87 sq mi0.1%99.0%
Osakis city1.60 sq mi<0.1%83.0%
Brooten city1.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Starbuck city1.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Long Beach city1.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Holloway city1.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belgrade city1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Freeport city1.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Odessa city0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clinton city0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hancock city0.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. Martin city0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
De Graff city0.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kerkhoven city0.83 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Villard city0.83 sq mi<0.1%97.6%
Spring Hill city0.73 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 48 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 785,363100.0%12.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
56,344
Active Voters
56,344 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202448,759 (86.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,068 (64.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202042,798 (76.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201832,656 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,135 (65.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,225 (46.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,663 (59.7%)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
86,683 (± 580)
Median Age
41.9
Median Household Income
$73,887 (± $1,469)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,50222.5%
18 to 6447,52554.8%
65 and over19,65622.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,4805.2%
White, not Hispanic78,31290.3%
Black, not Hispanic5080.6%
Asian, not Hispanic5130.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4100.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2240.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic2450.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9912.3%

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
85,000
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,710

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,84196.3%
Hispanic3,1613.7%
White79,25393.2%
Black4860.6%
Asian3750.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4050.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1610.2%
Two or More Races1400.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,03497.4%
Hispanic1,6742.5%
White62,19294.6%
Black4910.7%
Asian4050.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7741.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander730.1%
Two or More Races1100.2%

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