Minnesota State Senate District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-048
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
048
Land Area
135.6 sq mi
Water Area
15.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Carver County135.64 sq mi100.0%38.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chanhassen city20.14 sq mi14.8%98.9%
Chaska city17.02 sq mi12.6%99.3%
Victoria city8.71 sq mi6.4%95.8%
Waconia city5.12 sq mi3.8%91.3%
Cologne city1.79 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Mayer city1.37 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Crown College CDP0.31 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Shorewood city0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

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 685,627100.0%12.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
62,389
Active Voters
62,389 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,167 (1.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202455,435 (88.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202243,166 (69.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202049,375 (79.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201838,955 (62.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201641,086 (65.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201427,020 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,957 (60.8%)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
88,246 (± 315)
Median Age
39.0
Median Household Income
$131,497 (± $5,740)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
54.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,38325.4%
18 to 6453,20860.3%
65 and over12,65514.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,8105.5%
White, not Hispanic74,35484.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,7222.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,1603.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic460.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3560.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6664.2%

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
85,827
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,637

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,86895.4%
Hispanic3,9544.6%
White75,08687.5%
Black1,6491.9%
Asian2,2852.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1340.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.1%
Two or More Races3950.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,32496.4%
Hispanic2,3113.6%
White57,22689.9%
Black1,6642.6%
Asian1,9033.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3670.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.1%
Two or More Races1650.3%

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