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Minnesota 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008R+6.22012R+13.32016R+34.02020R+33.12024R+36.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+36.4
2024
median income$74,383U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate10.6%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.1%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english7.2%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German38.3%
Norwegian18.7%
Irish7.5%
Mexican3.4%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Guatemalan0.2%
African American†0.8%
Somali0.3%
African0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Cottonwood County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Minnesota 7th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMinnesota 7th Congressional DistrictTrumpR+36.4
Minnesota 7th Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+36.4, 1,298 precincts, 9 city labels.
2024
1,298 precincts by 2024 margin · 9 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −36.4% in 2024.−36.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−6.2%
2012−13.3%
2016−34.0%
2020−33.1%
2024−36.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMichelle FischbachU.S. House · MN-07+0.54
DAmy KlobucharU.S. Senate-0.28
DTina SmithU.S. Senate-0.41

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

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.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20247R
29.4%114,979
70.4%275,098
390,510
20227R
27.6%84,455
66.9%204,766
305,866
20207R
39.8%144,840
53.4%194,066
363,477
20187D
52.1%146,672
47.8%134,668
281,509
20167D
52.5%173,572
47.4%156,944
330,823
20147D
54.2%130,546
45.7%109,955
240,835
20127D
60.4%197,791
34.8%114,151
327,576
20107D
55.2%133,096
37.6%90,652
241,097
20087D
72.2%227,187
27.7%87,062
314,680
20067D
69.7%179,164
29.0%74,557
257,194
20047D
66.1%207,628
33.8%106,349
314,257
20027D
65.3%170,234
34.6%90,342
260,813
20007D
68.7%185,771
29.3%79,175
270,496
19987D
71.7%169,907
28.1%66,562
236,942
19967D
67.9%170,936
31.8%80,132
251,599
19947D
51.2%108,023
48.6%102,623
211,003
19927D
50.4%133,886
49.1%130,396
265,524
19907D
53.5%107,126
46.4%92,876
200,186
19887R
45.4%101,011
54.6%121,396
222,496
19867R
49.6%93,903
49.7%94,024
189,264
19847R
42.9%101,720
57.0%135,087
236,839
19827R
49.7%107,062
50.3%108,254
215,316
19807R
47.9%124,026
52.1%135,084
259,113
19787R
45.1%93,055
51.7%106,573
206,192
19767D
72.0%174,080
26.6%64,333
241,627

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
56.2%1,792,441
40.5%1,291,712
3,189,323
2020D
48.8%1,566,522
43.5%1,398,145
3,211,995
2018D
60.3%1,566,174
36.2%940,437
2,595,948
2014D
53.2%1,053,205
42.9%850,227
1,980,647
2012D
65.3%1,854,595
30.6%867,974
2,840,625
2008D
42.0%1,212,629
42.0%1,212,317
2,885,281
2006D
58.1%1,278,849
38.0%835,653
2,201,818
2002R
47.9%1,078,627
49.6%1,116,697
2,252,836
2000D
48.8%1,181,553
43.3%1,047,474
2,419,516
1996D
50.3%1,098,430
41.3%901,194
2,181,775
1994R
44.2%781,860
49.1%869,653
1,770,315
1990D
50.5%911,999
47.9%864,375
1,806,194
1988R
40.9%856,694
56.2%1,176,210
2,093,538
1984R
41.3%852,844
58.1%1,199,926
2,066,143
1982R
46.6%840,401
52.6%949,207
1,804,675
1978R
40.4%638,375
56.6%894,092
1,580,550
1976D
67.5%1,290,736
25.0%478,602
1,912,020

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.4 points.

A population of 712,869, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,383 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 8.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 1
Minnesota
91.1twin score
% unaffiliatedpopulation scaleGerman ancestry
Congressional District 8
Wisconsin
89.6twin score
elasticityGerman ancestry% White≠ Polish ancestry
Congressional District (at Large)
North Dakota
87.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ median age

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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Places within Minnesota 7th Congressional District

counties it covers38
Becker CountyBig Stone CountyBrown CountyChippewa CountyClay CountyCottonwood CountyDouglas CountyGrant CountyHubbard CountyKandiyohi CountyKittson CountyLac qui Parle CountyLincoln CountyLyon CountyMarshall CountyMcLeod CountyMeeker CountyMorrison CountyMurray CountyNorman CountyOtter Tail CountyPennington CountyPipestone CountyPolk County+14 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Minnesota 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minnesota 7th Congressional District voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 397,801 votes cast, 122,679 went Democratic and 267,343 went Republican.
How many people live in Minnesota 7th Congressional District?
Minnesota 7th Congressional District has a population of 712,869 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minnesota 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in Minnesota 7th Congressional District is $74,383 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minnesota 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Minnesota 7th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.