Minnesota 4th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.4% |
| 2012 | +27.9% |
| 2016 | +31.2% |
| 2020 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | +35.5% |
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 | 4 | D | 67.3%242,802 | 32.6%117,618 | 361,043 |
| 2022 | 4 | D | 67.6%200,055 | 32.3%95,493 | 295,973 |
| 2020 | 4 | D | 63.2%245,813 | 29.0%112,730 | 389,114 |
| 2018 | 4 | D | 66.0%216,865 | 29.7%97,747 | 328,614 |
| 2016 | 4 | D | 57.8%203,299 | 34.4%121,033 | 351,945 |
| 2014 | 4 | D | 61.2%147,857 | 32.9%79,492 | 241,637 |
| 2012 | 4 | D | 62.3%216,685 | 31.5%109,659 | 347,991 |
| 2010 | 4 | D | 59.1%136,746 | 34.6%80,141 | 231,426 |
| 2008 | 4 | D | 68.4%216,267 | 31.3%98,936 | 316,018 |
| 2006 | 4 | D | 69.5%172,096 | 30.2%74,797 | 247,466 |
| 2004 | 4 | D | 57.5%182,387 | 33.2%105,467 | 317,299 |
| 2002 | 4 | D | 62.2%164,597 | 33.9%89,705 | 264,540 |
| 2000 | 4 | D | 48.0%130,403 | 30.9%83,852 | 271,439 |
| 1998 | 4 | D | 53.7%128,726 | 39.8%95,388 | 239,746 |
| 1996 | 4 | D | 57.0%145,831 | 36.8%94,110 | 255,759 |
| 1994 | 4 | D | 54.9%115,638 | 41.9%88,344 | 210,630 |
| 1992 | 4 | D | 57.5%159,796 | 36.6%101,744 | 277,956 |
| 1990 | 4 | D | 64.7%143,353 | 35.1%77,639 | 221,396 |
| 1988 | 4 | D | 72.4%181,227 | 26.8%67,073 | 250,327 |
| 1986 | 4 | D | 72.9%112,662 | 27.1%41,926 | 154,635 |
| 1984 | 4 | D | 73.5%167,678 | 25.2%57,450 | 228,071 |
| 1982 | 4 | D | 73.2%153,494 | 26.8%56,248 | 209,742 |
| 1980 | 4 | D | 58.5%119,182 | 40.5%82,537 | 203,712 |
| 1978 | 4 | D | 58.0%95,989 | 42.0%69,396 | 165,385 |
| 1976 | 4 | D | 66.4%133,282 | 29.8%59,767 | 200,599 |
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 |
Anchored by St. Paul and its inner suburbs, Minnesota's 4th posted a 35-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, diverse electorate that has favored Democratic candidates by wide margins for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.5 points.
A population of 713,326, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,186 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 2.
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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