Minnesota Senate, District 37
The Minnesota Senate, District 37, encompasses portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. It has formerly included Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Swift, Carver, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, and Scott counties; and served Ramsey County for the longest. The district is currently represented by Republican Senator Warren Limmer.
District profile
The district stretches along the southern edge of Anoka County from the Ramsey County and Hennepin County borders, excluding the cities of Fridely, Hilltop, and Columbia Heights.Due to redistricting, the 37th district has been moved around various counties in the southern part of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2010 redistricting by the Minnesota State Legislature, which became effective in 2012.
2010
Part of Anoka CountyAs of 2016, the population of the 37th district was split 49.1% male and 50.9% female, with 48.2% of men and 51.8% of women being eligible to vote. 93.9% of residents were at least a high school graduate, and 30.5% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.8% of the population is of German ancestry, the largest ethnic group in the district, followed by Norwegian descent at 13.5%. The unemployment rate was at 4.8%.
| Race | Population | Share of total population |
| Total | 83,278 | 100% |
| One race | 80,469 | 96.6% |
| White | 69,174 | 83.1% |
| Black or African American | 3,962 | 4.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 493 | 0.6% |
| Asian | 5,769 | 6.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 44 | 0.1% |
| Other races | 1,027 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2,809 | 3.4% |
| White and Black or African American | 994 | 1.2% |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 499 | 0.6% |
| White and Asian | 804 | 1% |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 9 | 0.0% |