Minnesota State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-022
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
2,215.3 sq mi
Water Area
60.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Blue Earth County613.52 sq mi27.7%82.0%
Martin County572.63 sq mi25.8%80.4%
Le Sueur County438.41 sq mi19.8%97.7%
Faribault County249.24 sq mi11.3%35.0%
Watonwan County222.67 sq mi10.1%51.2%
Scott County84.24 sq mi3.8%23.7%
Rice County34.61 sq mi1.6%7.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fairmont city15.00 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Belle Plaine city6.64 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Le Sueur city4.66 sq mi0.2%89.7%
Blue Earth city3.29 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Montgomery city2.51 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Winnebago city2.33 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Garden City CDP1.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waterville city1.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Crystal city1.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Le Center city1.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Prague city1.58 sq mi0.1%40.3%
Madelia city1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Welcome city1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mapleton city1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Madison Lake city1.35 sq mi0.1%98.6%
Elysian city1.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Truman city1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Delavan city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sherburn city0.92 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
St. Clair city0.65 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Good Thunder city0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Granada city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cleveland city0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Heidelberg city0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ceylon city0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 34 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 147,31355.8%6.6%74.8%
MN District 237,48344.2%5.3%25.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
56,034
Active Voters
56,034 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202641 (0.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202448,748 (87.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,217 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202042,975 (76.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201832,624 (58.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201636,846 (65.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,784 (42.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,777 (60.3%)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
85,821 (± 460)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$82,425 (± $2,267)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,51723.9%
18 to 6447,95555.9%
65 and over17,34920.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,1337.1%
White, not Hispanic75,83288.4%
Black, not Hispanic8090.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3520.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5230.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0482.4%

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
83,990
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,748

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,40294.5%
Hispanic4,5835.5%
White76,72591.4%
Black7950.9%
Asian2620.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1230.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,43496.4%
Hispanic2,3173.6%
White59,75493.7%
Black7611.2%
Asian4040.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4130.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1000.2%

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