Minnesota State Senate District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-036
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
62.7 sq mi
Water Area
12.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Anoka County32.08 sq mi51.1%7.6%
Ramsey County30.23 sq mi48.2%19.9%
Washington County0.42 sq mi0.7%0.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lino Lakes city28.22 sq mi45.0%100.0%
White Bear Lake city8.05 sq mi12.8%100.0%
Vadnais Heights city6.97 sq mi11.1%100.0%
North Oaks city6.91 sq mi11.0%100.0%
Centerville city2.13 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Circle Pines city1.74 sq mi2.8%99.7%
Gem Lake city1.04 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Birchwood Village city0.34 sq mi0.5%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 455,50764.7%7.8%48.9%
MN District 630,32035.3%4.3%51.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
60,845
Active Voters
60,845 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,314 (15.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202454,301 (89.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202243,139 (70.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202049,337 (81.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201840,230 (66.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201642,179 (69.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201429,071 (47.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201239,403 (64.8%)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
84,946 (± 246)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$108,315 (± $3,303)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,01822.4%
18 to 6449,48858.3%
65 and over16,44019.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1194.8%
White, not Hispanic69,13181.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,6293.1%
Asian, not Hispanic4,6425.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2360.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5400.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6494.3%

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
83,119
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,268

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,67495.9%
Hispanic3,4404.1%
White69,70683.9%
Black2,2732.7%
Asian4,3395.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2330.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2590.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,34597.0%
Hispanic1,9203.0%
White56,02287.2%
Black2,0523.2%
Asian3,5435.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native5380.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1940.3%

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