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Minnesota Senate: Democrat Flanagan Still Holds Slender Lead - Demographics

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Minnesota Statewide Poll of 1,182 Likely Voters
Conducted October 20–21, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education 2024 Vote
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Ind/Other Very liberal Somewhat liberal Moderate Somewhat conservative Very conservative Not sure High school or less Some college College graduate Graduate school Kamala Harris Donald Trump Other Did not vote
If the election for U.S. Senate in Minnesota were held today, for whom would you vote? Michele Tafoya (R) 45% 51% 40% 33% 42% 50% 53% 42% 48% 26% 41% 32% 5% 87% 46% 18% 8% 34% 85% 88% 39% 54% 44% 41% 37% 7% 87% 34% 11%
Peggy Flanagan (DFL) 48% 42% 54% 51% 51% 42% 42% 53% 46% 61% 46% 55% 91% 6% 43% 79% 89% 55% 9% 4% 20% 35% 50% 53% 59% 86% 6% 34% 73%
Undecided / not sure 7% 8% 7% 16% 7% 8% 5% 5% 6% 13% 13% 13% 4% 6% 11% 3% 3% 11% 6% 7% 41% 12% 6% 6% 4% 6% 7% 32% 17%
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education 2024 Vote
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Ind/Other Very liberal Somewhat liberal Moderate Somewhat conservative Very conservative Not sure High school or less Some college College graduate Graduate school Kamala Harris Donald Trump Other Did not vote
How excited are you about voting in the 2026 midterm elections? Very excited 54% 51% 57% 32% 45% 48% 54% 70% 58% 41% 30% 44% 65% 50% 47% 73% 56% 48% 38% 64% 42% 48% 54% 57% 62% 60% 49% 23% 26%
Somewhat excited 31% 33% 30% 50% 43% 34% 26% 21% 29% 38% 51% 36% 28% 35% 30% 23% 37% 31% 41% 21% 48% 34% 33% 31% 23% 28% 34% 47% 42%
Not very excited 10% 11% 10% 16% 7% 13% 14% 6% 9% 13% 13% 20% 5% 11% 15% 3% 6% 13% 18% 11% 2% 11% 11% 9% 11% 8% 12% 20% 23%
Not at all excited 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 7% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 0% 0% 4% 2% 3% 0% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 4% 0%
Not sure 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% 1% 2% 1% 7% 0% 1% 1% 4% 1% 1% 4% 1% 2% 8% 5% 1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 7% 8%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Male 48%
Female 52%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 26%
40-64 42%
65+ 32%
  Total
LV's
Race White 81%
African American 8%
Hispanic 5%
Another race 6%
  Total
LV's
Party Republican 32%
Democratic 35%
Independent/Other 33%
  Total
LV's
Education College graduate 43%
No four-year degree 57%
  Total
LV's
Ideology Conservative 35%
Moderate 28%
Liberal 35%
Not sure 2%
No answer 0%
  Total
LV's
2024 vote Kamala Harris 51%
Donald Trump 47%
Other/did not vote 2%