Minnesota 8th Congressional District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 8th Congressional District, Minnesota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 800,0042024 5-year
Median household income: $79,8242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+67 in 1904MIT Election Lab

STAUBER, PeterCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: NOLAN, Richard Michael (2017–2019), NOLAN, Richard Michael (2015–2017), NOLAN, Richard Michael (2013–2015), CRAVAACK, Chip (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

21 counties · 4 D · 17 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	−11.5%	206,316	261,373	477,291
2020	R	−8.8%	207,866	248,834	467,090
2016	R	−11.0%	169,251	215,543	419,400
2012	D	+6.6%	219,030	191,169	420,305
2008	D	+9.7%	228,047	187,026	424,884
2004	D	+6.3%	218,996	192,805	417,264
2000	D	+5.3%	175,473	156,641	357,052
1996	D	+21.1%	169,346	102,130	319,235
1992	D	+19.1%	156,704	93,394	330,789
1988	D	+18.0%	173,500	120,173	296,759
1984	D	+15.2%	176,161	129,403	308,020
1980	D	+15.2%	166,166	118,604	313,346
1976	D	+26.6%	181,582	103,284	294,907
1972	D	+5.4%	133,359	119,488	258,412
1968	D	+30.2%	151,370	78,461	241,102
1964	D	+43.4%	173,906	68,404	243,015
1960	D	+15.2%	142,572	104,848	248,505
1956	D	+11.4%	123,514	98,122	222,503
1952	D	+9.2%	124,569	103,325	230,171
1948	D	+29.9%	136,808	71,284	219,254
1944	D	+27.5%	126,275	71,369	199,493
1940	D	+25.1%	145,793	86,618	235,612
1936	D	+43.3%	147,542	56,451	210,280
1932	D	+15.0%	98,059	70,430	184,163
1928	R	−28.5%	56,788	104,224	166,504
1924	R	−48.0%	6,743	78,420	149,482
1920	R	−41.1%	27,895	79,572	125,740
1916	D	+2.3%	29,795	28,243	67,100
1912	O	+6.9%	13,579	9,660	56,817
1908	R	−41.1%	12,048	33,374	51,901
1904	R	−66.9%	5,207	32,803	41,260
1900	R	−37.2%	11,539	25,884	38,550
1896	R	−24.0%	14,970	24,605	40,174
1892	D	+21.6%	13,277	7,832	25,209
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

27.4%

Irish

9.8%

English

6.8%

Polish

4.3%

American

4.1%

French

3.1%

Italian

2.8%

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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

6.4%

65–74

6.3%

7.2%

55–64

7.2%

5.9%

45–54

5.5%

6.4%

35–44

5.9%

5.7%

25–34

5.2%

4.5%

18–24

4.1%

8.2%

5–17

7.7%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,824

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$79,824

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.5%

speak English only

Spanish1.4%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

15.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

14.0%

Other Christian

5.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Methodist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota's 8th spans the Iron Range and the vast north woods, a historically union-Democratic region where the presidential margin has moved more than 30 points toward Republicans over the past decade, reshaping competitive assumptions for down-ballot races.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 8th Congressional District has rarely exceeded forty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,824 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Minnesota voted Republican by 11.5 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 477,291 votes cast, 206,316 went Democratic and 261,373 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Minnesota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Minnesota?

Congressional District 8, Minnesota has a population of 800,004 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Minnesota?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Minnesota is $79,824 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 8th Congressional District delivered R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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