Minnesota State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-016
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
2,755.2 sq mi
Water Area
90.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Renville County982.90 sq mi35.7%100.0%
Kandiyohi County797.37 sq mi28.9%100.0%
Chippewa County578.43 sq mi21.0%99.5%
Meeker County396.54 sq mi14.4%65.2%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Willmar city14.10 sq mi0.5%99.1%
Montevideo city4.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Litchfield city4.47 sq mi0.2%99.3%
Olivia city2.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clara City city1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hector city1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bird Island city1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Renville city1.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fairfax city1.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New London city1.25 sq mi<0.1%96.9%
Morton city1.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Spicer city1.20 sq mi<0.1%97.8%
Cosmos city1.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Atwater city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pennock city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blomkest city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Prinsburg city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Franklin city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sacred Heart city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Raymond city0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eden Valley city0.70 sq mi<0.1%52.4%
Watkins city0.69 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Grove City city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buffalo Lake city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Milan city0.68 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 785,283100.0%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
52,417
Active Voters
52,417 (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%)
2023–202445,043 (85.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202233,995 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202039,456 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,871 (58.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201634,240 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201424,799 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201230,939 (59.0%)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
85,398 (± 338)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$74,056 (± $1,539)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,49524.0%
18 to 6447,09955.2%
65 and over17,80420.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,02411.7%
White, not Hispanic69,01380.8%
Black, not Hispanic2,5293.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9191.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3860.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3740.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic2430.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9102.2%

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
81,597
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
62,003

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic74,02390.7%
Hispanic7,5749.3%
White69,50385.2%
Black1,9682.4%
Asian5700.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3860.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1940.2%
Two or More Races2020.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic57,89093.4%
Hispanic4,1166.6%
White55,30189.2%
Black1,4362.3%
Asian5260.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4700.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races1410.2%

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