The "North Star State" is known for its rugged winters. The city's urban population is highly concentrated, with eight of the State's ten most populous cities located in the Twin Cities region. This region, named after Minneapolis (444,168) and St Paul (319,465), ultimately hosts roughly 60% of the State's total population.
Minnesota is one of the most innovative states in the U.S. It is also considered the nicest State by tourists and was voted the second-best State to live in by U.S. News and World Report.
Minnesota, cobbled together from land that was part of the original United States, land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, and land acquired from Great Britain in 1818, joined the Union in May 1858. Minnesota voted exclusively Republican from 1860 through the onset of the Great Depression, except for 1912 when it sided with Progressive candidate (and former Republican) Theodore Roosevelt. From 1932 onward, the State has primarily voted Democratic, last voting Republican during Nixon's landslide victory in 1972. Outside of Washington, D.C., it is the longest Democratic streak in the country. In 1984, Minnesotans gave homegrown Senator Mondale his only State in the lopsided loss to Ronald Reagan. While the Democratic winning streak grew to 11 straight elections in 2016, Hillary Clinton won by a surprisingly narrow 1.5% over Donald Trump. Joe Biden won by 7% in 2020.
Minnesota has had ten electoral votes since 1964. It was projected to lose one after the 2020 Census, but itedged out New York for the 435th congressional district.
There are three cities in Minnesota with a population of more than 100,000. Minneapolis is by far the largest, home to 410,939 people. Saint Paul (300,851) and Rochester (112,225) are followed behind. About 60% of Minnesota's population lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, while 40% are spread throughout the remainder of the State. This results from migrating jobs from farming and mining to logging into professional, service, and office jobs concentrated in the cities. The most populated counties in Minnesota are Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Hennepin has over one million residents, while Ramsey is home to just over 500,000.
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this State's local governments consist of 87 counties, 2,633 cities, towns, and villages, and 579 special districts.
The median age in Minnesota is approximately 37.8 years of age. The gender ratio is split at 50.3% females and 49.3% males in the State.
Regarding religious preferences, the Minnesota population has 74% Christian-based faiths, 5% non-Christian-based faiths, and 20% not affiliated with any religion.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Minnesota was:
White: 80.71%
Black or African American: 6.64%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 4.57%
Other race: 2.12%
Native American: 0.93%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.04%
Muslima are under 250,00.
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