Minnesota State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-026
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
1,964 sq mi
Water Area
32.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fillmore County861.33 sq mi43.9%100.0%
Houston County552.04 sq mi28.1%100.0%
Winona County412.27 sq mi21.0%65.8%
Mower County138.31 sq mi7.0%19.4%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rushford Village city33.51 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Winona city19.03 sq mi1.0%100.0%
La Crescent city3.33 sq mi0.2%98.9%
Spring Valley city2.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Caledonia city2.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Preston city2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Goodview city2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brownsville city1.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stockton city1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chatfield city1.68 sq mi0.1%64.7%
Rushford city1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lanesboro city1.29 sq mi0.1%84.8%
Lewiston city1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Houston city1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Homer CDP1.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Harmony city1.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canton city1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Spring Grove city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fountain city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dresbach CDP0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wykoff city0.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Le Roy city0.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hokah city0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Racine city0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pickwick CDP0.64 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 185,003100.0%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
54,574
Active Voters
54,574 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026224 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202447,725 (87.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202234,686 (63.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202040,158 (73.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,803 (56.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201633,339 (61.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,018 (42.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201230,357 (55.6%)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
85,209 (± 403)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$73,886 (± $1,927)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,74219.6%
18 to 6450,61459.4%
65 and over17,85321.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3962.8%
White, not Hispanic77,90591.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,1141.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0371.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1440.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic30.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1580.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4522.9%

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
84,286
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,569

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,26197.6%
Hispanic2,0232.4%
White78,73093.4%
Black9631.1%
Asian8591.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1430.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races1540.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,38598.2%
Hispanic1,1821.7%
White64,03994.8%
Black8941.3%
Asian9811.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4110.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races500.1%

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