Minnesota 7th Congressional District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 7th Congressional District, Minnesota: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: PopulistAkashic typology
Population: 783,2192024 5-year
Median household income: $74,5422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.0%2024 5-year
Black: 2.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1920MIT Election Lab

FISCHBACH, MichelleCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: PETERSON, Collin Clark (2019–2021), PETERSON, Collin Clark (2017–2019), PETERSON, Collin Clark (2015–2017), PETERSON, Collin Clark (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

38 counties · 1 D · 37 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−33.5%	139,867	285,170	433,750
2020	R	−30.1%	145,605	274,612	429,288
2016	R	−31.5%	120,345	245,208	396,352
2012	R	−11.4%	168,755	213,330	391,371
2008	R	−5.1%	184,812	205,113	399,948
2004	R	−13.5%	169,644	223,444	399,106
2000	R	−14.0%	140,768	190,340	355,121
1996	D	+5.4%	151,090	133,072	333,833
1992	D	+1.1%	135,538	131,647	358,846
1988	R	−3.5%	160,169	171,761	335,697
1984	R	−14.5%	148,634	199,484	350,947
1980	R	−11.1%	147,823	188,441	367,477
1976	D	+11.6%	191,449	150,543	353,016
1972	R	−7.8%	146,096	171,687	327,305
1968	R	−0.0%	143,724	143,737	302,558
1964	D	+22.2%	186,460	118,553	305,515
1960	R	−2.1%	154,260	160,840	315,751
1956	R	−10.4%	125,680	154,962	281,112
1952	R	−23.6%	114,688	186,018	302,121
1948	D	+16.5%	156,079	110,936	274,184
1944	R	−3.4%	122,104	130,861	254,401
1940	R	−1.6%	146,080	150,802	298,784
1936	D	+29.7%	162,532	83,889	264,668
1932	D	+38.1%	164,180	71,538	243,015
1928	R	−13.0%	101,966	133,059	238,445
1924	O	−38.9%	12,128	92,107	205,707
1920	R	−60.0%	31,336	153,933	204,353
1916	R	−5.4%	48,142	54,096	110,621
1912	O	+15.4%	30,595	15,671	96,922
1908	R	−23.5%	34,002	57,191	98,638
1904	R	−56.8%	16,174	66,875	89,184
1900	R	−18.4%	38,515	56,885	100,054
1896	R	−3.1%	48,803	52,025	103,473
1892	D	+7.5%	30,383	24,650	76,685
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	56.2%	40.5%	3,189,323
2020	D	48.7%	43.5%	3,214,256
2018	D	60.3%	36.2%	2,596,879
2014	D	53.2%	42.9%	1,981,528
2012	D	65.2%	30.5%	2,843,207
2008	D	42.0%	42.0%	2,887,646
2006	D	58.1%	37.9%	2,202,772
2002	R	47.8%	49.5%	2,254,636
2000	D	48.8%	43.3%	2,419,520
1996	D	50.3%	41.3%	2,182,905
1994	R	44.1%	49.1%	1,772,929
1990	D	50.4%	47.8%	1,808,045
1988	R	40.9%	56.2%	2,093,953
1984	R	41.3%	58.1%	2,066,143
1982	R	46.6%	52.6%	1,804,675
1978	R	40.4%	56.6%	1,580,622
1976	D	67.5%	25.0%	1,912,020

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

36.7%

Irish

7.2%

English

4.6%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.1%

French

2.3%

Italian

0.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.8%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

5.9%

65–74

5.7%

6.7%

55–64

6.6%

5.5%

45–54

5.2%

6.2%

35–44

5.8%

25–34

5.3%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

9.0%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,542

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$74,542

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.2%

Working age (18–64)10.5%

Seniors (65+)13.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.8%

speak English only

Spanish3.6%

Other languages1.5%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

29.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

21.0%

Other Christian

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Methodist

1.4%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering the vast agricultural expanse of western and southwestern Minnesota, this district posted a 32-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a rural electorate that has shifted decisively away from its Farmer-Labor roots over the past two decades.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 7th Congressional District peaked at thirty-eight points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,542 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Minnesota voted Republican by 33.5 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 433,750 votes cast, 139,867 went Democratic and 285,170 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Minnesota as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Minnesota?

Congressional District 7, Minnesota has a population of 783,219 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Minnesota?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Minnesota is $74,542 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 7th Congressional District peaked at D+38; 2024 delivered R+33.

Key facts

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