Executive branch
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State profile
Minnesota
Minnesota entered the Union on May 11, 1858 as the 32nd state. Minnesota grew from river and fur-trade crossroads into a state shaped by Native history, immigration, agriculture, mining, and the civic institutions of the upper Midwest. Today its state government is centered in Saint Paul and operates through a governor and a bicameral legislature, while the Twin Cities region anchors much of the state’s political and economic life.
Population5.71 million
GovernorTim Walz (Democratic)
Largest metro areasMinneapolis
Next statewide electionNovember 3, 2026
Snapshot
Start here for the statewide basics, key civic facts, and the public links people use most often.
Government & Representation
Use this section to understand how the state organizes executive authority, legislative power, and federal representation.
Minnesota organizes state government through an elected governor and a bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Its statewide institutions place a strong emphasis on budgeting, administrative coordination, and balancing metro and greater Minnesota representation.
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Judicial branch
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Legislative branch
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Structure: Bicameral
U.S. Senators
Each state elects two U.S. senators to represent it in the Senate.
U.S. House delegation
House seats are apportioned by population and organized by congressional district, except for at-large delegations where applicable.
Find Your Representatives
Use one address to identify the people who represent you in Minnesota at the federal and state level. Amplified uses district matching plus locally stored legislator records so the search stays fast and does not depend on live Open States calls for every page view.
Bicameral legislature · Senate / House of Representatives
Official legislature tools
State systems vary. When a cached legislator match is incomplete, these official tools provide the most direct fallback path.
State legislature website
Browse official chamber pages, member profiles, and legislature resources.
Elections & Voting
Use the statewide links below for official rules, deadlines, registration, and ballot access tools.
Statewide voting links
These links combine official state election office pages, saved Google Civic links, manual overrides, and Vote.gov fallbacks when needed.
Statewide voting links
Voting basics
- Check registration
Confirm that your voter registration is active with your state election office.
- Register/update online
Register to vote online or update your name, address, or party information when your state allows it.
- Mail registration
Download or review the mail registration process and deadlines for this state.
- In-person registration
Find out whether you can register in person before Election Day or at your polling place.
- Military/overseas voting
Access voting guidance for military members, their families, and citizens living overseas.
- Polling place finder
Look up where to vote in person and review any location details provided by the state.
Upcoming Elections
Use this section to check upcoming statewide elections and search by address for polling places, ballot details, and local election officials.
Upcoming elections
Upcoming statewide elections from Google Civic appear here when they are available.
Upcoming Elections in MN
No upcoming elections for MN are available in Google Civic right now.
Search by voter address
Enter an address in Minnesota to check polling places, ballot details, election officials, and any address-based voter tools Google Civic provides.
Saved statewide election links refresh about every 30 days when a seed address is available. Last statewide refresh: April 18, 2026.
Demographics
Use these cards and charts to understand who lives in the state, how people work, and what basic housing and education patterns look like.
At a glance
A quick statewide profile of people, work, and housing.
Population5.71 million
Urban and rural distribution
2020 Census urban-rural distribution, shown as a simple share of total population.
Historical trends
These long-run charts keep the economic pressure points in one place: income, wages, rent, housing, tuition, and healthcare. Together they show how the balance between pay and basic costs has shifted over time.
Stored locally and refreshed about every 90 days. Last refresh: April 18, 2026.
Median household income
MinnesotaOfficial statewide median household income. The adjusted line converts each year into current dollars so visitors can compare purchasing power over time.
Coverage1984–2024
ScopeState-specific trend
Nominal dollars$92,350
Inflation-adjusted dollars$96,040
Nominal dollarsInflation-adjusted dollars
$102,625$0
19841994200420142024
Federal minimum wage
MinnesotaA national context chart showing how the federal wage floor has changed and how much buying power it has lost or gained in current dollars.
Coverage1968–2026
ScopeNational context
Nominal dollars$7
Inflation-adjusted dollars$7
Nominal dollarsInflation-adjusted dollars
$15$0
1968197819881998200820182026
College tuition cost
MinnesotaA national price index for tuition and school fees. The adjusted line removes overall inflation so visitors can see whether tuition has outpaced the broader cost of living.
Coverage1978–2026
ScopeNational context
Observed index1,476.5
Inflation-adjusted index303.5
Observed indexInflation-adjusted index
1,476.50.0
197819881998200820182026
Healthcare cost
MinnesotaA national medical-care price index. The adjusted line removes overall inflation so the chart shows the real rise in health-related costs.
Coverage1947–2026
ScopeNational context
Observed index4,256.0
Inflation-adjusted index301.7
Observed indexInflation-adjusted index
4,256.00.0
194719571967197719871997200720172026
People & Economy
Focus on the statewide economic picture: income, work, industry, housing costs, and major public companies and wage rules.
Minimum wage
Current statewide wage rules, tipped cash wages when available, and the biggest official regional differences.
Current state minimum wage$11.41
State requires employers to pay tipped employees the full state minimum wage before tips.
Tipped minimum wage$11.41
No tip credit under state law.
$4.41 above the current federal floor of $7.
State page highlights major official differences and coverage rules rather than every local ordinance.
Current snapshot effective January 1, 2026.
Issues & Accountability
This section organizes nonpartisan state-level resources that help people follow public decisions, review official disclosures, request records, and move from information toward civic participation.
The goal is practical accountability: clearer institutions, easier public access, and straightforward paths for people who want to understand how state government operates and how to engage it.
Transparency & public records
Public accountability starts with access. These links help people read the rules, review public information, and understand how the state says government should work.
- Official state homepageThe main statewide government homepage and agency directory.
- Open data portalOfficial statewide open-data portal or public data catalog when available.
- State constitutionRead the governing charter that defines state institutions, powers, and limits.
Money, oversight, and accountability
These resources help people follow how power is organized, how money is disclosed, and where to start when they want to monitor public decision-making.
- State legislature websiteBrowse sessions, calendars, committees, bill text, and member information.
- Legislative searchSearch legislators, bills, or legislative activity using the state’s own tools when available.
- Congressional delegation pageJump to the state page’s federal delegation section for senators and House members.
Civic participation
Accountability also depends on participation. These links make it easier for people to register, verify local information, and connect statewide systems to action in their own community.
- Secretary of state or election officeOfficial statewide election administration, rules, deadlines, and voter guidance.
- Voter registrationCheck registration, register, or update voter information when the state provides an online tool.
- Polling place finderFind polling locations or in-person voting sites when a statewide tool is available.
- Absentee or mail votingReview official absentee and vote-by-mail rules, forms, and deadlines.
- Local election resourcesFind county or municipal election offices from the statewide system.
- County clerk directoryCounty clerk, recorder, or local election-official directory when the state publishes one.
- Find representatives by addressUse Amplified’s address search to move from statewide context to the officials who represent a specific address.
Accountability and civic-resource links are stored locally with the rest of the state profile and refresh about every 180 days. Last refresh: April 18, 2026.
Resources
Keep the most useful statewide civic resources in one place without repeating the links already covered in the Government, Elections, or Accountability sections.
Core statewide data and resource links are cached locally and refreshed about every 180 days. Last refresh: April 18, 2026.
Official state resources
Use this section for the broad statewide civic resources that are not already explained in more detail elsewhere on the page.
- Official state homepageThe statewide government homepage.
- Secretary of state or election officeOfficial statewide election administration and voter guidance.
- Open data portalOfficial statewide open-data portal or public data catalog when available.
Local election and county resources
These links help visitors move from statewide information into local offices and county-level tools.
- Local election resourcesOfficial state or local pages that point visitors to county and municipal election resources.
- County clerk directoryCounty clerk, recorder, or local election-official directory when the state provides one.
Library of Congress guide references
This slower-refresh reference layer adds concise branch explanations and curated legal-resource links without making the state page depend on live guide lookups.
- Minnesota Office of Governor This link opens in a new window
- Minnesota Office of Governor - Executive Orders This link opens in a new window
- Minnesota Judicial Branch This link opens in a new window
- Minnesota Supreme Court This link opens in a new window
- Minnesota State Legislature This link opens in a new window
- Minnesota State Legislature - Senate This link opens in a new window
- State Resource GuideLibrary of Congress guide for broad state-government reference materials.
State resource guide context
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