Minnesota's congressional districts

Minnesota's congressional districts from 2023[1]

Minnesota is currently divided into eight congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Minnesota's seats remained unchanged.

Minnesota statutes do not require candidates for the United States House of Representatives to reside in the district in which they run for office, but candidates must be inhabitants of the state at the time of the election.[2][3]

Current districts and representatives

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List of members of the United States House delegation from Minnesota, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of eight members, consisting of four Democrats and four Republicans.

Current U.S. representatives from Minnesota
District Member
(Residence)[4]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[5]
District map
1st
Brad Finstad
(New Ulm)
Republican August 12, 2022 R+7
2nd
Angie Craig
(Prior Lake)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2019 D+1
3rd
Dean Phillips
(Plymouth)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2019 D+8
4th
Betty McCollum
(Saint Paul)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2001 D+17
5th
Ilhan Omar
(Minneapolis)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2019 D+30
6th
Tom Emmer
(Delano)
Republican January 3, 2015 R+12
7th
Michelle Fischbach
(Regal)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+19
8th
Pete Stauber
(Hermantown)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+8

Historical and present district boundaries

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Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Minnesota, presented chronologically.[6] All redistricting events that took place in Minnesota between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area highlight
1872–1882
1882–1892
1892–1902
1902–1912
1973–1982
1983–1992
1993–1994
1995–2002
2003–2013
2013-2023
Since 2023

Obsolete districts

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Districts

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Congressional districts are also used to ensure regional representation on other government bodies within the state. The following entities are required by state statute to have at least one member from each congressional district:

Minnesota currently has eight congressional districts. There were 9th and 10th districts but they were eliminated in 1963 and 1933 respectively. Redistricting is done every 10 years to reflect population shifts within the United States.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LCC-GIS" (PDF).
  2. ^ "204B.06 FILING FOR PRIMARY; AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Devin Henry (February 21, 2012). "Bachmann to seek 6th District seat despite redistricting". MinnPost. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Administrative Order filed in In re Designations of Court of Appeals Judges for Congressional Districts Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 480A.02, Subdivision 5". Minnesota Judicial Branch. January 13, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "137.024 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED ON BOARD OF REGENTS". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "136F.02 BOARD OF TRUSTEES". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  10. ^ "116J.988 BOARD OF INVENTION". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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