Minnesota's 7th congressional district
Minnesota's 7th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 31,796[1] sq mi (82,350 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 713,848[3] | ||
Median household income | $70,672[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+19[5] |
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THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 7th CD's borders, based on Google Maps. |
Minnesota's 7th congressional district covers the majority of western Minnesota. It is by far the state's largest district, and has a very rural character. Except for a few southern counties in the 1st district, the 7th includes almost all of Western Minnesota. Cities in the district include Moorhead (its largest city), Fergus Falls, Alexandria and Willmar.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19, it is the most Republican district in Minnesota.[5] The district is currently represented by Republican Michelle Fischbach. Despite this, it was represented by DFL member Collin Peterson from 1991 to 2021; Peterson was considered one of the most conservative Democrats in the House.
Election results from statewide races
Election results from presidential races:
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 54 - Al Gore 40% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 55 - John Kerry 43% |
2008 | President | John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 47% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 54 - Barack Obama 44% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 62 - Hillary Clinton 31% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 63 - Joe Biden 34% |
Demographics
According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools[6] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 501,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 91% are White and 9% are people of color. Immigrants make up 2% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $61,000, while 9% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 8% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 22% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1893 | ||||
Haldor Boen (Fergus Falls) |
Populist | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892 .Lost re-election. |
Frank Eddy (Glenwood) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
54th 55th 56th 57th |
Re-elected in 1900 .Retired. |
Andrew Volstead (Granite Falls) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920 .Lost re-election. |
Ole J. Kvale (Benson) |
Farmer–Labor | March 4, 1923 – September 11, 1929 |
68th 69th 70th 71st |
Re-elected in 1928 .Died. |
Vacant | September 11, 1929 – October 16, 1929 |
71st | ||
Paul John Kvale )
(Benson |
Farmer–Labor | October 16, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. .
Redistricted to the at-large district |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All representatives elected at-large on a general ticket. | |
Paul John Kvale )
(Benson |
Farmer–Labor | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. |
Herman Carl Andersen )
(Tyler |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1963 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Re-elected in 1960 .Lost renomination in a redistricting contest. |
Odin Langen (Kennedy) |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 |
88th 89th 90th 91st |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1968 .Lost re-election. |
Robert Bergland (Roseau) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1971 – January 22, 1977 |
92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
Re-elected in 1974. .
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture |
Vacant | January 22, 1977 – February 22, 1977 |
95th | ||
Arlan Stangeland (Barnesville) |
Republican | February 22, 1977 – January 3, 1991 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Re-elected in 1988 .Lost re-election. |
Collin Peterson (Detroit Lakes) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2021 |
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Re-elected in 1998. .Re-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 Lost re-election. |
Michelle Fischbach (Regal) |
Republican | January 3, 2021 – present |
117th 118th |
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. |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 170,234 | 65.27 | - | |
Republican
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Dan Stevens | 90,342 | 34.64 | - |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 207,628 | 66.07 | +1 | |
Republican
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David Sturrock | 106,349 | 33.84 | - |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 179,164 | 70 | +4 | |
Republican
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Michael Barrett | 74,557 | 29 | - | |
Constitution
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Ken Lucier | 3,303 | 1 | - |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 227,180 | 72.20 | +2.2 | |
Republican
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Glen Menze | 87,062 | 27.67 | - | |
N/A | others | 431 | 0.14 | - |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 159,479 | 52.5 | -19.7 | |
Republican
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Lee Byberg | 90,650 | 37.6 | +9.2 | |
N/A | others | 17,155 | 7.2 | - |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 197,791 | 60.4 | +7.9 | |
Republican
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Lee Byberg | 114,151 | 34.8 | -2.8 | |
N/A | others | 4.7 | - |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 130,546 | 54.2 | -6.2 | |
Republican
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Torrey Westrom | 109,955 | 45.7 | +10.9 | |
N/A | others | 334 | 0.1 | - |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 173,589 | 52.5 | -1.7 | |
Republican
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Dave Hughes | 156,952 | 47.4 | +1.7 | |
N/A | others | 307 | 0.1 | - |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 146,672 | 52.1 | -0.4 | |
Republican
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Dave Hughes | 134,668 | 47.9 | +0.5 | |
N/A | others | 168 | <0.1 | -0.1 |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michelle Fischbach | 194,066 | 53.4 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 144,840 | 39.8 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Slater Johnson | 17,710 | 4.9 | |
Grassroots | Rae Hart Anderson | 6,499 | 1.8 | |
Write-in | 362 | 0.1 |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Michelle Fischbach (incumbent) | 204,755 | 67.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jill Abahsain | 84,447 | 27.6 | |
Independent | Travis Johnson | 16,421 | 5.4 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ Geography. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles". APM Research Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2020.