Minnesota State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-023
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
2,174.9 sq mi
Water Area
23.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Freeborn County707.25 sq mi32.5%100.0%
Mower County572.96 sq mi26.3%80.6%
Faribault County463.23 sq mi21.3%65.0%
Steele County215.77 sq mi9.9%50.2%
Waseca County215.70 sq mi9.9%50.9%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Austin city13.32 sq mi0.6%98.9%
Albert Lea city13.29 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Wells city1.73 sq mi0.1%82.9%
Minnesota Lake city1.56 sq mi0.1%96.0%
Dexter city1.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blooming Prairie city1.35 sq mi0.1%98.7%
Elkton city1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glenville city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Adams city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alden city0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Easton city0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sargeant city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Emmons city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elmore city0.85 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Ellendale city0.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lansing CDP0.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lyle city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grand Meadow city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hayward city0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clarks Grove city0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Richland city0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rose Creek city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Twin Lakes CDP0.49 sq mi<0.1%18.2%
Waltham city0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Geneva city0.47 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 39 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 184,988100.0%11.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
51,183
Active Voters
51,183 (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%)
2023–202442,971 (84.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202231,785 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202037,510 (73.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201829,468 (57.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201631,848 (62.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201421,687 (42.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201229,462 (57.6%)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
84,771 (± 440)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$72,161 (± $1,455)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,02623.6%
18 to 6446,87455.3%
65 and over17,87121.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,88311.7%
White, not Hispanic66,35678.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,8942.2%
Asian, not Hispanic3,6604.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic760.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2560.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic4220.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2242.6%

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
81,436
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
62,036

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic73,84590.7%
Hispanic7,5909.3%
White67,10282.4%
Black1,7422.1%
Asian2,9683.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native770.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3130.4%
Two or More Races740.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic57,99093.5%
Hispanic4,0456.5%
White54,11187.2%
Black1,3192.1%
Asian2,0383.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3980.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander970.2%
Two or More Races390.1%

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