Minnesota State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-021
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
4,599 sq mi
Water Area
67.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Nobles County715.12 sq mi15.5%100.0%
Murray County704.67 sq mi15.3%100.0%
Jackson County702.97 sq mi15.3%100.0%
Cottonwood County639.97 sq mi13.9%100.0%
Lincoln County536.78 sq mi11.7%100.0%
Rock County482.46 sq mi10.5%100.0%
Pipestone County465.05 sq mi10.1%100.0%
Watonwan County212.28 sq mi4.6%48.8%
Martin County139.70 sq mi3.0%19.6%

Showing all 9 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
The Lakes CDP33.70 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Worthington city7.86 sq mi0.2%98.9%
Jackson city5.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pipestone city4.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Windom city4.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Luverne city3.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Benton city3.21 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Hatfield city2.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. James city2.33 sq mi0.1%95.4%
Tyler city2.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Slayton city1.96 sq mi<0.1%95.2%
Hardwick city1.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mountain Lake city1.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leota CDP1.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Trosky city1.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brewster city1.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lakefield city1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Heron Lake city1.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Edgerton city1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Adrian city1.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kenneth city1.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jasper city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fulda city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hendricks city0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Avoca city0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 63 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 150,55259.3%7.1%49.0%
MN District 734,76040.7%4.9%51.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,210
Active Voters
48,210 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202441,258 (85.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202230,787 (63.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202035,664 (74.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201827,689 (57.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201630,935 (64.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201421,737 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201227,272 (56.6%)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
84,336 (± 224)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$70,492 (± $1,540)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,42025.4%
18 to 6445,02353.4%
65 and over17,89321.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,72916.3%
White, not Hispanic64,20076.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,4551.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7802.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2630.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic970.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2490.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5633.0%

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
79,307
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
58,661

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic69,71087.9%
Hispanic9,58912.1%
White64,84281.8%
Black1,1711.5%
Asian1,5391.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2610.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander420.1%
Two or More Races1260.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,08992.2%
Hispanic4,5697.8%
White51,13587.2%
Black9141.6%
Asian1,4232.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5240.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races840.1%

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