Minnesota's 4th congressional district
| Minnesota's 4th congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 202[1] sq mi (520 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2022) | 700,555[3] | ||
| Median household income | $82,138[4] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+17[5] | ||
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Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers nearly all of
CPVI of D+17.[5] It is currently represented by Betty McCollum
, of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). The DFL has held the seat without interruption since 1949, and all but one term (1947–1949) since the merger of the Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties.
One of the most diverse congressional districts in Minnesota, the 4th district has the second-largest immigrant population of Minnesota's congressional districts, at 15% of the population, with the largest countries of origin being Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Mexico, India, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with immigrants largely being concentrated in Saint Paul.[6] In particular, the 4th district has the highest percentage of Hmong residents of any district in the United States, at 6% of the population.[7]
Recent statewide election results
| Election results from statewide races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 2000 | President | Gore 57 - 37% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 62 - 37% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 64 - 34% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 63 - 36% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62 - 31% | |
| 2018 | Senator | Klobuchar 71 - 25% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 67 - 30% | |
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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| District created March 4, 1883 | |||||
Minneapolis )
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Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1882 .Lost renomination. |
Hennepin (Minneapolis) |
Minneapolis )
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Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884 .Lost re-election. | |
St. Paul )
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Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Elected in 1886 .Lost re-election. | |
Minneapolis )
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Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888 .Lost re-election. | |
.jpg) James Castle (Stillwater) |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890 .Lost re-election. |
Chisago |
St. Paul )
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Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Re-elected in 1894 .Retired. | |
St. Paul )
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Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd |
Re-elected in 1912 .Lost re-election. |
Chisago |
St. Paul )
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Democratic | March 4, 1915 – May 20, 1919 |
64th 65th 66th |
Re-elected in 1918 .Died. |
Ramsey |
| Vacant | May 20, 1919 – July 1, 1919 |
66th | |||
St. Paul )
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Republican | July 1, 1919 – March 3, 1927 |
66th 67th 68th 69th |
Re-elected in 1924 .Lost renomination. | |
St. Paul )
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Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. and lost renomination.
Redistricted to the at-large district | |
| District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All members elected at-large | ||
St. Paul )
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Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942 .Lost re-election. |
Ramsey |
St. Paul )
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Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944 .Lost re-election. | |
St. Paul )
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Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946 .Lost re-election. | |
St. Paul )
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Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Re-elected in 1956. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator | |
St. Paul )
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Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Re-elected in 1974 .Retired. |
Ramsey |
St. Paul )
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Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1977 – October 10, 2000 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th |
Re-elected in 1998 .Died. | |
| Vacant | October 10, 2000 – January 3, 2001 |
106th | |||
St. Paul )
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Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 2001 – present |
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
Recent election results
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Graph of election results in Minnesota's 4th congressional district (some minor parties omitted)
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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1918
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√ Carl Van Dyke: 62.0% | Walter Mallory: 38.0% | |
1920
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Thomas J. Brady: 34.2% | √ Oscar Keller: 58.7%
Carl W. Cummins: 7.1% |
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| 1922 | Paul E. Doty: 35.6% | √ Oscar Keller: 58.7% | O. J. McCartney (Independent): 5.7% |
| 1924 | Daniel W. Lawler: 36.8% | √ Oscar Keller: 47.7% | Julius F. Emme ( Farmer-Labor ) 15.4%
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| 1926 | Charles C. Kolars: 15.4% | √ Melvin Maas: 54.3% | Thomas V. Sullivan (Farmer-Labor) 41.0% |
1928
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John P. J. Dolan: 28.6% | √ Melvin Maas: 36% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 21.0%
Fred A. Snyder (Independent): 14.0% Maurice Powers (Independent): 0.5% |
| 1930 | Frank Munger: 9.0% | √ Melvin Maas: 66.5% | Claus V. Hammerstrom (Farmer-Labor): 22.1%
A. W. Anderson (Independent): 2.3% |
| 1932 | (Congress elected on a general ticket after state legislature failed to redraw districts after 1930 census) | ||
1934
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John J. McDonough: 23.4% | √ Melvin Maas: 36.8% | A. E. Smith (Farmer-Labor): 29.4%
Charles J. Andre (Independent): 9.9% Thomas Tracy (Independent): 0.5% |
| 1936 | A. B. C. Doherty: 22.9% | √ Melvin Maas: 38.3% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 38.0%
Otis A. Luce (Independent): 0.7% |
1938
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A. B. C. Doherty: 11.1% | √ Melvin Maas: 53.1% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 35.8% |
1940
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Willard J. Moran: 12.9% | √ Melvin Maas: 58.8% | George L. Siegel (Farmer-Labor): 28.2% |
1942
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Edward K. Delaney: 9.8% | √ Melvin Maas: 65.1% | William Mahoney (Farmer-Labor): 24.2%;
Rose Tillotson (Communist Party USA) 0.9% |
1944
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√ Frank Starkey: 51.8% | Melvin Maas: 48.2% | |
1946
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Frank Starkey: 47.2% | √ Edward Devitt: 51.5% | Dorothy Schultz (Independent): 1.3% |
1948
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√ Eugene McCarthy: 59.4% | Edward Devitt: 40.6% | |
| 1950 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 60.4% | Ward Fleming: 39.6% | |
| 1952 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 61.7% | Roger G. Kennedy: 38.3% | |
| 1954 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 63.0% | Richard C. Hansen: 37.0% | |
1956
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√ Eugene McCarthy: 64.1% | Edward C. Slettedahl: 35.9% | |
1958
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√ Joseph Karth: 56.4% | Frank S. Farrell: 43.6% | |
1960
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√ Joseph Karth: 61.0% | Joseph J. Mitchell: 39.0% | |
| 1962 | √ Joseph Karth: 59.5% | Harry Strong: 40.5% | |
| 1964 | √ Joseph Karth: 72.3% | John M. Drexler: 27.1% | Write-in: 0.7% |
| 1966 | √ Joseph Karth: 53.4% | Stephen Maxwell: 46.6% | |
1968
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√ Joseph Karth: 61.3% | Emery Barrette: 38.7% | |
| 1970 | √ Joseph Karth: 74.2% | Frank L. Loss:) 25.8% | |
1972
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√ Joseph Karth: 72.4% | Steve Thompson: 27.6% | |
1974
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√ Joseph Karth: 76.0% | Joseph A. Rheinberger: 24.0% | |
1976
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√ Bruce Vento: 66.4% | Andrew Engebretson: 29.8% | Alan W. Uhl (Independent): 1.5%
Thomas F. Piotrowski (Libertarian): 1.4% Ralph Schwartz (Socialist Workers): 0.9% |
| 1978 | √ Bruce Vento: 58.0% | John Berg: 42.0% | |
1980
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√ Bruce Vento: 58.5% | John Berg: 40.5% | James Kendrick (Socialist Workers) 1.0% |
1982
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√ Bruce Vento: 73.2% | Bill James: 26.8% | |
1984
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√ Bruce Vento: 73.5% | Mary Jane Rachner: 25.2% | Peter Brandli (Socialist Workers) 1.3% |
| 1986 | √ Bruce Vento: 72.9% | Harold Stassen 27.1% | |
| 1988 | √ Bruce Vento: 72.4% | Ian Maitland: 26.8% | Natasha Terlexis (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
1990
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√ Bruce Vento: 64.7% | Ian Maitland: 35.1% | |
| 1992 | √ Bruce Vento: 57.6% | Ian Maitland: 37.6% | James Willess (Independent): 2.4%
Dan R. Vacek ( Grassroots ) 1.6%
Lynn Marvin Johnson (Natural Law) 1.3% Jo Rothenberg (Socialist Workers) 0.4% |
1994
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√ Bruce Vento: 54.7% | Dennis Newinski: 41.8% | Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots): 2.9% |
| 1996 | √ Bruce Vento: 57.02% | Dennis Newinski: 36.80% | Richard Gibbons (Reform): 3.64%
Phil Willkie (Grassroots): 1.41% Dan Vacek (Grassroots): 1.05% |
1998
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√ Bruce Vento: 53.7% | Dennis Newinski: 39.8% | Dan R. Vacek (Legal Marijuana Now): 2.4%
Carol Simmons Schulstad ( Minnesota Taxpayers ): 1.9%
Michael A. Neitzel (Libertarian): 1.2% Heather Wood (Socialist Workers): 0.9% |
2000
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√ Betty McCollum: 48.04% | Linda Runbeck: 30.89% | Tom Foley ( Independence ): 20.59%;
Nicholas Skrivanek (Constitution): 0.47% |
2002
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√ Betty McCollum: 62.22% | Clyde Billington: 33.91% | Steve J. Raskiewicz (Green): 3.75% |
2004
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√ Betty McCollum: 57.5% | Patrice Bataglia: 33.2% | Peter Vento (Independence): 9.2% |
2006
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√ Betty McCollum: 69.5% | Obi Sium: 30.2% | |
2008
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√ Betty McCollum: 68.4% | Ed Matthews: 31.3% | |
2010
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√ Betty McCollum: 59.2% | Teresa Collett: 34.7% | Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.1% |
2012
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√ Betty McCollum: 62.27% | Tony Hernandez: 31.51% | Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.07% |
2014
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√ Betty McCollum: 61.2% | Sharna Wahlgren: 32.9% | Dave Thomas (Independence): 5.8%;
Write-ins: 0.1% |
2016
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√ Betty McCollum: 57.8% | Greg Ryan: 34.4% | Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 7.7% |
2018
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√ Betty McCollum: 66.0% | Greg Ryan: 29.7% | Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 4.2% |
2020
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√ Betty McCollum: 63.2% | Gene Rechtzigel: 29.0% | Susan Sindt (Grassroots): 7.6% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Betty McCollum | 58,043 | 83.40 | |
Democratic (DFL)
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Amane Badhasso | 10,557 | 15.17 | |
Democratic (DFL)
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Fasil Moghul | 997 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 69,597 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Betty McCollum | 200,055 | 67.59 | |
| Republican | May Lor Xiong | 95,493 | 32.26 | |
| Total votes | 295,548 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold
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Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Secretary of State Results for U.S. Representative Primary District 4, 2022".