Minnesota 1st Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | −13.9% |
| 2020 | −9.2% |
| 2024 | −12.0% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | R | 41.4%156,375 | 58.5%220,929 | 377,601 |
| 2022 | 1 | R | 42.3%125,457 | 53.8%159,621 | 296,547 |
| 2020 | 1 | R | 45.5%167,890 | 48.6%179,234 | 368,856 |
| 2018 | 1 | R | 49.7%144,885 | 50.1%146,200 | 291,661 |
| 2016 | 1 | D | 50.3%169,071 | 49.6%166,524 | 335,873 |
| 2014 | 1 | D | 54.2%122,851 | 45.7%103,536 | 226,695 |
| 2012 | 1 | D | 57.5%193,211 | 42.3%142,164 | 335,880 |
| 2010 | 1 | D | 49.3%122,365 | 44.0%109,242 | 248,005 |
| 2008 | 1 | D | 62.5%207,753 | 32.9%109,453 | 332,400 |
| 2006 | 1 | D | 52.7%141,556 | 47.1%126,486 | 268,421 |
| 2004 | 1 | R | 35.5%115,088 | 59.6%193,132 | 324,055 |
| 2002 | 1 | R | 34.7%92,165 | 61.5%163,570 | 265,982 |
| 2000 | 1 | R | 41.6%117,946 | 56.4%159,835 | 283,221 |
| 1998 | 1 | R | 45.2%108,420 | 54.7%131,233 | 239,903 |
| 1996 | 1 | R | 47.2%123,147 | 52.7%137,486 | 261,062 |
| 1994 | 1 | R | 44.7%95,328 | 55.2%117,613 | 213,218 |
| 1992 | 1 | D | 73.9%206,369 | 25.9%72,367 | 279,430 |
| 1990 | 1 | D | 78.1%156,749 | 21.9%43,856 | 200,663 |
| 1988 | 1 | D | 70.1%161,118 | 29.5%67,709 | 229,813 |
| 1986 | 1 | D | 72.4%125,115 | 27.6%47,750 | 172,877 |
| 1984 | 1 | D | 57.0%140,095 | 43.0%105,723 | 245,837 |
| 1982 | 1 | D | 51.2%109,257 | 47.9%102,298 | 213,520 |
| 1980 | 1 | R | 28.2%67,279 | 71.8%171,099 | 238,380 |
| 1978 | 1 | R | 42.5%83,271 | 56.2%110,090 | 195,929 |
| 1976 | 1 | R | 30.5%70,630 | 68.2%158,177 | 231,773 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 56.2%1,792,441 | 40.5%1,291,712 | 3,189,323 |
| 2020 | D | 48.8%1,566,522 | 43.5%1,398,145 | 3,211,995 |
| 2018 | D | 60.3%1,566,174 | 36.2%940,437 | 2,595,948 |
| 2014 | D | 53.2%1,053,205 | 42.9%850,227 | 1,980,647 |
| 2012 | D | 65.3%1,854,595 | 30.6%867,974 | 2,840,625 |
| 2008 | D | 42.0%1,212,629 | 42.0%1,212,317 | 2,885,281 |
| 2006 | D | 58.1%1,278,849 | 38.0%835,653 | 2,201,818 |
| 2002 | R | 47.9%1,078,627 | 49.6%1,116,697 | 2,252,836 |
| 2000 | D | 48.8%1,181,553 | 43.3%1,047,474 | 2,419,516 |
| 1996 | D | 50.3%1,098,430 | 41.3%901,194 | 2,181,775 |
| 1994 | R | 44.2%781,860 | 49.1%869,653 | 1,770,315 |
| 1990 | D | 50.5%911,999 | 47.9%864,375 | 1,806,194 |
| 1988 | R | 40.9%856,694 | 56.2%1,176,210 | 2,093,538 |
| 1984 | R | 41.3%852,844 | 58.1%1,199,926 | 2,066,143 |
| 1982 | R | 46.6%840,401 | 52.6%949,207 | 1,804,675 |
| 1978 | R | 40.4%638,375 | 56.6%894,092 | 1,580,550 |
| 1976 | D | 67.5%1,290,736 | 25.0%478,602 | 1,912,020 |
Covering most of southern Minnesota's farm country and small cities like Rochester, MN-01 gave the Republican presidential candidate a 13-point margin in 2024 — a dramatic reversal from when the district regularly backed Democrats just ten years ago.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 13.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.0 points.
A population of 713,298, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,637 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 8.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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