Minnesota State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-028
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
640.6 sq mi
Water Area
33.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Chisago County343.29 sq mi53.6%82.7%
Isanti County297.28 sq mi46.4%68.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
North Branch city35.60 sq mi5.6%95.4%
Wyoming city20.65 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Harris city19.96 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Chisago City city12.54 sq mi2.0%70.3%
Cambridge city7.48 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Isanti city5.09 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Taylors Falls city3.94 sq mi0.6%98.9%
Lindstrom city3.81 sq mi0.6%99.7%
Stacy city3.23 sq mi0.5%11.3%
Braham city1.51 sq mi0.2%92.9%
Shafer city1.25 sq mi0.2%98.7%
Stanchfield CDP0.74 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Center City city0.58 sq mi0.1%99.1%

Showing all 13 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 884,944100.0%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
61,275
Active Voters
61,275 (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%)
2023–202453,703 (87.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,353 (62.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202047,337 (77.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201834,965 (57.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,211 (65.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,655 (41.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201236,742 (60.0%)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
87,087 (± 545)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$96,468 (± $3,410)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,91922.9%
18 to 6452,15059.9%
65 and over15,01817.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5472.9%
White, not Hispanic78,45090.1%
Black, not Hispanic5530.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8922.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3060.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic150.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3500.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9743.4%

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
86,144
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,297

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,96997.5%
Hispanic2,1752.5%
White79,37892.1%
Black5200.6%
Asian1,6972.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3070.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races740.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,97198.0%
Hispanic1,3252.0%
White62,19193.8%
Black7401.1%
Asian1,2391.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7421.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races460.1%

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