Minnesota 8th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | −12.8% |
| 2020 | −11.3% |
| 2024 | −14.3% |
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 | 8 | R | 41.9%176,724 | 58.0%244,498 | 421,606 |
| 2022 | 8 | R | 42.7%141,009 | 57.2%188,755 | 330,080 |
| 2020 | 8 | R | 37.6%147,853 | 56.8%223,432 | 393,711 |
| 2018 | 8 | R | 45.2%141,950 | 50.7%159,364 | 314,211 |
| 2016 | 8 | D | 50.2%179,097 | 49.6%177,088 | 356,971 |
| 2014 | 8 | D | 48.5%129,090 | 47.1%125,358 | 266,083 |
| 2012 | 8 | D | 54.3%191,976 | 45.4%160,520 | 353,663 |
| 2010 | 8 | R | 46.6%129,091 | 48.2%133,490 | 277,081 |
| 2008 | 8 | D | 67.7%241,831 | 32.2%114,871 | 357,284 |
| 2006 | 8 | D | 63.6%180,670 | 34.4%97,683 | 284,016 |
| 2004 | 8 | D | 65.2%228,586 | 32.2%112,693 | 350,483 |
| 2002 | 8 | D | 68.6%194,909 | 31.2%88,673 | 283,931 |
| 2000 | 8 | D | 67.8%210,094 | 25.8%79,890 | 309,651 |
| 1998 | 8 | D | 66.0%173,734 | 26.5%69,667 | 263,263 |
| 1996 | 8 | D | 67.3%185,333 | 25.2%69,460 | 275,338 |
| 1994 | 8 | D | 65.7%153,161 | 34.2%79,818 | 233,271 |
| 1992 | 8 | D | 59.0%167,104 | 29.6%83,823 | 283,031 |
| 1990 | 8 | D | 72.9%151,145 | 27.0%56,068 | 207,312 |
| 1988 | 8 | D | 74.5%165,656 | 25.5%56,630 | 222,311 |
| 1986 | 8 | D | 72.6%135,718 | 27.4%51,315 | 187,045 |
| 1984 | 8 | D | 67.2%165,727 | 32.1%79,181 | 246,483 |
| 1982 | 8 | D | 76.7%176,392 | 23.3%53,467 | 229,859 |
| 1980 | 8 | D | 70.4%182,228 | 28.0%72,350 | 258,765 |
| 1978 | 8 | D | 87.2%171,125 | 0.0%0 | 196,294 |
| 1976 | 8 | D | 100.0%206,755 | 0.0%0 | 206,755 |
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 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 14.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.3 points.
A population of 712,440, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,433 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 3.
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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