Minnesota's congressional districts

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Minnesota's congressional districts from 2023

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.

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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

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
DistrictMember
(Residence) [4] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [5] 		District map
1st Brad Finstad 117th Congress.jpeg
Brad Finstad
(New Ulm)		RepublicanAugust 12, 2022R+7
Minnesota's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
2nd Angie Craig, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Angie Craig
(Prior Lake)		 Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2019D+1
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg
3rd Dean Phillips, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Dean Phillips
(Plymouth)		Democratic (DFL)January 3, 2019D+8 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the Twin Cities (since 2023).svg
4th Betty McCollum, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Betty McCollum
(Saint Paul)		Democratic (DFL)January 3, 2001D+17 Minnesota's 4th congressional district in the Twin Cities (since 2023).svg
5th Ilhan Omar, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped) A.jpg
Ilhan Omar
(Minneapolis)		Democratic (DFL)January 3, 2019D+30 Minnesota's 5th congressional district in the Twin Cities (since 2023).svg
6th Tom Emmer Congressional Photo 2 (cropped).jpg
Tom Emmer
(Delano)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+12
Minnesota's 6th congressional district (since 2023).svg
7th 2020-11-18-LH-Studio1- Fischbach-Michelle-0029-re-SELECT (cropped).jpg
Michelle Fischbach
(Regal)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021R+19
Minnesota's 7th congressional district (since 2023).svg
8th Pete Stauber 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Pete Stauber
(Hermantown)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2019R+8
Minnesota's 8th congressional district (since 2023).svg

Historical and present district boundaries

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.

YearStatewide mapMinneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area highlight
1872–1882 MN1872House.svg
1882–1892 MN1882House.svg
1892–1902 MN1892House.svg
1902–1912 MN 1912 House.svg
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota, 1973 - 1982.tif United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), 1973 - 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota, 1983 - 1992.tif United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), 1983 - 1992.tif
1993–1994 United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota, 1993 - 1994.tif United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), 1993 - 1994.tif
1995–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota, 1995 - 2002.tif United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), 1995 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota, 2003 - 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), 2003 - 2013.tif
2013-2023 United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota, since 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), since 2013.tif
Since 2023 MN 2022 congressional districts.jpg United States Congressional Districts in Minnesota (metro highlight), since 2023.svg

Obsolete districts

Districts

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

  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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