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(US)
2022 population: 715,967
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 611,281 | 85.38% | |
| Black: | 31,064 | 4.34% | |
| Indian: | 1,649 | 0.23% | |
| Asian: | 21,251 | 2.97% | |
| 2+ races: | 24,301 | 3.39% | |
| Hispanic: | 23,970 | 3.35% | |
| Total non-White: | 104,686 | 14.62% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 271,757 | |
| Median Value | $318,900 | |
| Occupied | 259,939 | 95.7% |
| Vacant | 11,818 | 4.3% |
| Owned | 208,170 | 80.1% |
| Rented | 51,769 | 19.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,153 | |
| Single-Family Units | 224,823 | 82.7% |
| Detached | 201,634 | 74.2% |
| Attached | 23,189 | 8.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 33,296 | 12.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 8,722 | 3.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 6,418 | 2.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,742 | 1.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5,554 | 2.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,791 | 2.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,506 | 2.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6,632 | 2.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6,809 | 2.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,919 | 2.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,639 | 2.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 16,558 | 6.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 22,299 | 8.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 36,405 | 14.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 32,261 | 12.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 26,129 | 10.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 35,088 | 13.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 34,189 | 13.2% |
| Median Household Income | 98,171 | |
| Per Capita Income | 44,178 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 8,143 | 3.1% |
| Public Assistance | 6,711 | 2.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 17,206 | 6.6% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 357,733 | 80.1% |
| Unemployed | 12,829 | 2.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 784 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 371,346 | 83.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 75,186 | 16.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 19.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 152,482 | 118,676 | 56.2% |
| Non-Profit | 11,275 | 24,877 | 31.2% |
| Self-Employed | 20,840 | 11,829 | 63.8% |
| Local Government | 10,920 | 18,297 | 37.4% |
| State Government | 5,306 | 6,653 | 44.4% |
| Federal Government | 2,716 | 2,555 | 51.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 173,322 | 130,505 | 57.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,217 | 52,382 | 36.6% |
| Total | 203,539 | 182,887 | 52.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 71,405 | 18.5% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 79,793 | 20.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 88,841 | 23.0% |
| Service Occupations | 54,271 | 14.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,271 | 0.3% |
| All others | 92,600 | 23.9% |
| White Collar | 62.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 59,225 | 15.3% |
| Retail trade | 43,854 | 11.3% |
| Educational services and health care | 34,489 | 8.9% |
| Construction | 34,021 | 8.8% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 22,659 | 5.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 22,275 | 5.8% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 19,594 | 5.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 17,649 | 4.6% |
| Other services | 17,198 | 4.4% |
| Public administration | 12,336 | 3.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,288 | 2.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 4,203 | 1.1% |
| Information | 4,045 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 14,325 | 2.00% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,908 | 0.27% |
| Cuban | 688 | 0.10% |
| Dominican | 379 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 2,511 | 0.35% |
| Costa Rican | 191 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 1,001 | 0.14% |
| Honduran | 475 | 0.07% |
| Nicaraguan | 235 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 113 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 496 | 0.07% |
| Total South American | 2,321 | 0.32% |
| Argentinean | 13 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 65 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 111 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 478 | 0.07% |
| Ecuadorian | 395 | 0.06% |
| Paraguayan | 80 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 574 | 0.08% |
| Venezuelan | 237 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 368 | 0.05% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,838 | 0.26% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Hmong | 6,239 | 0.87% |
| Indian | 3,179 | 0.44% |
| Vietnamese | 2,954 | 0.41% |
| Chinese | 2,524 | 0.35% |
| Korean | 1,360 | 0.19% |
| Filipino | 1,117 | 0.16% |
| Laotian | 1,043 | 0.15% |
| Cambodian | 446 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 295 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 617,619 | 92.0% |
| Spanish | 14,507 | 2.2% |
| Other | 14,079 | 2.1% |
| Other Asian | 8,046 | 1.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,734 | 0.4% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,687 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 2,639 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 2,621 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,207 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 245,264 | 34.3% |
| Norwegian | 85,491 | 11.9% |
| Irish | 71,092 | 9.9% |
| Swedish | 53,271 | 7.4% |
| Polish | 40,360 | 5.6% |
| English | 40,019 | 5.6% |
| American | 32,739 | 4.6% |
| French | 22,835 | 3.2% |
| Italian | 14,779 | 2.1% |
| Finnish | 14,712 | 2.1% |
| European | 13,577 | 1.9% |
| Scandinavian | 12,145 | 1.7% |
| Czech | 9,804 | 1.4% |
| Dutch | 9,428 | 1.3% |
| French Canadian | 7,381 | 1.0% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 700,507 | 97.8% |
| Not a citizen | 15,460 | 2.2% |
| Native | 674,739 | 94.2% |
| Foreign-born | 41,228 | 5.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 9,113 | 2.0% | 15,572 | 3.3% | 118,102 | 25.3% | 162,830 | 34.9% | 111,171 | 23.8% | 50,123 | 10.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9,113 | 2.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 15,572 | 3.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 118,102 | 25.3% |
| Some College | 162,830 | 34.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 111,171 | 23.8% |
| Grad Degree | 50,123 | 10.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | MN06 | Tom Emmer* (R) | 198,145 | 62.0% | Jeanne Hendricks (DFL) | 120,852 | 37.8% | 770 | 0.2% | 319,767 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MN06 | Tom Emmer* (R) | 270,901 | 65.7% | Tawnja Zahradka (DFL) | 140,853 | 34.2% | 553 | 0.1% | 412,307 |
| 2018-11-06 | MN06 | Tom Emmer* (R) | 192,931 | 61.1% | Ian Todd (DFL) | 122,332 | 38.7% | 463 | 0.1% | 315,726 |
| 2016-11-08 | MN06 | Tom Emmer* (R) | 235,380 | 65.6% | David Snyder (DFL) | 123,008 | 34.3% | 542 | 0.2% | 358,930 |
| 2014-11-04 | MN06 | Tom Emmer (R) | 133,328 | 56.3% | Joe Perske (DFL) | 90,926 | 38.4% | 12,592 | 5.3% | 236,846 |
| 2012-11-06 | MN06 | Michele Bachmann* (R) | 179,240 | 50.5% | Jim Graves (DFL) | 174,944 | 49.3% | 969 | 0.3% | 355,153 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MN06 | Michele Bachmann* (R) | 159,476 | 52.5% | Tarryl Clark (DFL) | 120,846 | 39.8% | 23,369 | 7.7% | 303,691 |
| 2008-11-04 | MN06 | Michele Bachmann* (R) | 187,817 | 46.4% | Elwyn Tinklenberg (DFL) | 175,787 | 43.4% | 41,123 | 10.2% | 404,727 |
| 2006-11-07 | MN06 | Michele Bachmann (R) | 151,246 | 50.1% | Patty Wetterling (DFL) | 127,145 | 42.1% | 23,695 | 7.8% | 302,086 |
| 2004-11-02 | MN06 | Mark Kennedy* (R) | 203,669 | 54.0% | Patty Wetterling (DFL) | 173,309 | 45.9% | 246 | 0.1% | 377,224 |
| 2002-11-05 | MN06 | Mark Kennedy* (R) | 164,747 | 57.3% | Janet Robert (DFL) | 100,738 | 35.1% | 21,827 | 7.6% | 287,312 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MN06 | Bill Luther* (DFL) | 176,340 | 49.6% | John Kline (R) | 170,900 | 48.0% | 8,584 | 2.4% | 355,824 |
| 1998-11-03 | MN06 | Bill Luther* (DFL) | 148,728 | 50.0% | John Kline (R) | 136,866 | 46.0% | 12,107 | 4.1% | 297,701 |
| 1996-11-05 | MN06 | Bill Luther* (DFL) | 164,921 | 55.8% | Tad Jude (R) | 129,989 | 44.0% | 572 | 0.2% | 295,482 |
| 1994-11-08 | MN06 | Bill Luther (DFL) | 113,740 | 49.9% | Tad Jude (IR) | 113,190 | 49.7% | 845 | 0.4% | 227,775 |
| 1992-11-03 | MN06 | Rod Grams (IR) | 133,564 | 44.4% | Gerry Sikorski* (DFL) | 100,016 | 33.2% | 67,443 | 22.4% | 301,023 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MN06 | Gerry Sikorski* (DFL) | 164,816 | 64.6% | Bruce Anderson (IR) | 90,138 | 35.3% | 265 | 0.1% | 255,219 |
| 1988-11-08 | MN06 | Gerry Sikorski* (DFL) | 169,486 | 65.4% | Ray Ploetz (IR) | 89,209 | 34.4% | 340 | 0.1% | 259,035 |
| 1986-11-04 | MN06 | Gerry Sikorski* (DFL) | 110,598 | 65.8% | Barbara Sykora (IR) | 57,460 | 34.2% | 19 | 0.0% | 168,077 |
| 1984-11-06 | MN06 | Gerry Sikorski* (DFL) | 154,603 | 60.5% | Patrick Trueman (IR) | 101,058 | 39.5% | 31 | 0.0% | 255,692 |
| 1982-11-02 | MN06 | Gerry Sikorski (DFL) | 109,246 | 50.8% | Arlen Erdahl* (IR) | 105,734 | 49.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 214,980 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 238,872 | 57.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 165,862 | 40.1% | 9,048 | 2.2% | 413,782 | 12 | 11 | 12.63% | |
| 2020 | 78% | Donald Trump* (R) | 251,056 | 59.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 165,370 | 38.8% | 9,311 | 2.2% | 425,737 | 14 | 12 | 12.99% |
| 2016 | 71% | Donald Trump (R) | 218,546 | 58.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 123,329 | 33.2% | 29,072 | 7.8% | 370,947 | 14 | 13 | 12.59% |
| 2012 | 74% | Mitt Romney (R) | 205,652 | 56.5% | Barack Obama* (D) | 151,238 | 41.5% | 7,182 | 2.0% | 364,072 | 12 | 9 | 12.40% |
| 2008 | 76% | John McCain (R) | 219,936 | 53.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 183,950 | 44.6% | 8,519 | 2.1% | 412,405 | 10 | 8 | 14.17% |
| 2004 | 81% | George W. Bush* (R) | 216,574 | 56.6% | John Kerry (D) | 161,601 | 42.2% | 4,576 | 1.2% | 382,751 | 9 | 6 | 13.53% |
| 2000 | 73% | George W. Bush (R) | 176,703 | 48.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 169,478 | 46.3% | 19,825 | 5.4% | 366,006 | 3 | 0 | 15.01% |
| 1996 | 64% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 154,333 | 51.6% | Robert Dole (R) | 107,560 | 36.0% | 37,111 | 12.4% | 299,004 | 1 | -5 | 13.64% |
| 1992 | 80% | Bill Clinton (D) | 120,759 | 39.5% | George Bush* (R) | 102,265 | 33.5% | 82,587 | 27.0% | 305,611 | 2 | -4 | 13.02% |
| 1988 | 64% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 148,030 | 51.3% | George Bush (R) | 140,362 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 288,392 | 3 | -5 | 13.75% |
| 1984 | 70% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 135,232 | 52.3% | Walter Mondale (D) | 123,181 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 258,413 | 3 | -6 | 12.40% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 725,893 | 84.3% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 729,029 | 87.3% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.4% | |
| 2012 | 675,415 | 90.6% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 759,478 | 90.4% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 614,935 | 94.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 720,995 | 92.9% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| 1992 | 546,888 | 95.9% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% | |
| 1990 | 652,982 | 96.8% | 1.2% | ||||
| 1982 | 509,446 | 97.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|