Minnesota State Senate District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-015
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
3,818.3 sq mi
Water Area
36.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Redwood County878.57 sq mi23.0%100.0%
Lac qui Parle County765.02 sq mi20.0%100.0%
Yellow Medicine County759.10 sq mi19.9%100.0%
Lyon County714.41 sq mi18.7%100.0%
Brown County611.11 sq mi16.0%100.0%
Blue Earth County87.34 sq mi2.3%11.7%
Chippewa County2.80 sq mi0.1%0.5%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marshall city10.22 sq mi0.3%98.8%
New Ulm city10.16 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Redwood Falls city5.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Granite Falls city3.49 sq mi0.1%98.5%
Tracy city2.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canby city2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sanborn city2.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Porter city2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Springfield city1.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sleepy Eye city1.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Minneota city1.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Balaton city1.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dawson city1.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lynd city1.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Walnut Grove city1.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clarkfield city1.08 sq mi<0.1%95.1%
Madison city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Evan city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Seaforth city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Taunton city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cottonwood city1.00 sq mi<0.1%99.4%
Cobden city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Russell city0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belview city0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wabasso city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 51 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 761,81272.8%8.7%87.8%
MN District 123,05327.2%3.2%12.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
53,470
Active Voters
53,470 (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%)
2023–202445,564 (85.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202234,565 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202039,886 (74.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,443 (56.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201634,293 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,281 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201231,143 (58.2%)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
84,739 (± 205)
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$71,688 (± $1,658)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,01423.6%
18 to 6446,61155.0%
65 and over18,11421.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,8255.7%
White, not Hispanic73,44286.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,1181.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7342.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9611.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3560.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2872.7%

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
83,231
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,327

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,58995.6%
Hispanic3,6434.4%
White74,13689.1%
Black1,0181.2%
Asian1,6071.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native9581.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races1520.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,53497.2%
Hispanic1,7892.8%
White58,04991.7%
Black1,0111.6%
Asian1,2261.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1531.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races900.1%

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