Minnesota's 7th congressional district

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Minnesota's 7th congressional district
Minnesota's 7th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries from January 3, 2023
Representative	Michelle Fischbach; R–Regal
Area	31,796 sq mi (82,350 km2)
Distribution	64.13% rural; 35.87% urban;
Population (2023)	715,239
Median household; income	$70,873
Ethnicity	88.1% White; 5.3% Hispanic; 3.0% Two or more races; 1.6% Black; 0.9% Asian; 0.8% Native American; 0.3% other;
Cook PVI	R+19

Minnesota's 7th congressional district covers the majority of western Minnesota. It is by far the state's largest district, and has a very rural character. Except for a few southern counties in the 1st district, the 7th includes almost all of Western Minnesota. Cities in the district include Moorhead (its largest city), Willmar, Alexandria, and Fergus Falls.

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19, it is the most Republican district in Minnesota.^[5] The district is currently represented by Republican Michelle Fischbach. Despite this, it was represented by DFL member Collin Peterson from 1991 to 2021; Peterson was considered one of the most conservative Democrats in the House.

Election results from statewide races

Election results from presidential races:

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 54 - Al Gore 40%
2004	President	George W. Bush 55 - John Kerry 43%
2008	President	John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 47%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 54 - Barack Obama 44%
2016	President	Donald Trump 62 - Hillary Clinton 31%
2020	President	Donald Trump 63 - Joe Biden 34%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
5	Becker	Detroit Lakes	35,283
11	Big Stone	Ortonville	5,105
23	Chippewa	Montevideo	12,172
27	Clay	Moorhead	66,258
33	Cottonwood	Windom	11,319
41	Douglas	Alexandria	39,953
51	Grant	Elbow Lake	6,139
57	Hubbard	Park Rapids	22,132
67	Kandiyohi	Willmar	43,813
69	Kittson	Hallock	4,060
73	Lac qui Parle	Madison	6,630
81	Lincoln	Ivanhoe	5,521
83	Lyon	Marshall	25,427
85	McLeod	Glencoe	36,785
89	Marshall	Warren	8,810
93	Meeker	Litchfield	23,490
97	Morrison	Little Falls	34,250
101	Murray	Slayton	8,049
107	Norman	Ada	6,329
111	Otter Tail	Fergus Falls	60,626
113	Pennington	Thief River Falls	13,714
117	Pipestone	Pipestone	9,245
119	Polk	Crookston	30,412
121	Pope	Glenwood	11,400
125	Red Lake	Red Lake Falls	3,911
127	Redwood	Redwood Falls	15,288
129	Renville	Olivia	14,348
135	Roseau	Roseau	15,252
143	Sibley	Gaylord	15,084
145	Stearns	St. Cloud	160,977
149	Stevens	Morris	9,728
151	Swift	Benson	9,719
153	Todd	Long Prairie	25,667
155	Traverse	Wheaton	3,136
159	Wadena	Wadena	14,241
167	Wilkin	Breckenridge	6,306
173	Yellow Medicine	Granite Falls	9,467

Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people

Moorhead – 44,861
Wilmar – 21,282
Alexandria – 14,943
Hutchinson – 14,599
Fergus Falls – 14,187
Marshall – 13,906
Detroit Lakes – 10,011

2,500 – 10,000 people

Little Falls – 9,140
East Grand Forks – 8,929
Thief River Falls – 8,903
Crookston – 7,323
Litchfield – 6,602
Glencoe – 5,744
Montevideo – 5,300
Morris – 5,206
Redwood Falls – 5,084
Dilworth – 4,771
Windom – 4,742
Sauk Centre – 4,599
Wadena – 4,335
Park Rapids – 4,269
Le Sueur – 4,178
Cold Spring – 4,164
Pipestone – 4,160
Melrose – 3,602
Perham – 3,572
Benson – 3,480
Breckenridge – 3,398
New London Township – 3,057
Alexandria Township – 2,964
Barnesville – 2,781
Albany – 2,780
Wakefield Township – 2,756
Roseau – 2,730
Granite Falls – 2,713
Brockway Township – 2,702
Glenwood – 2,651
Pelican Rapids – 2,602

Demographics

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools^[6] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 501,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 91% are White and 9% are people of color. Immigrants make up 2% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $61,000, while 9% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 8% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 22% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
Haldor Boen (Fergus Falls)	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
Frank Eddy (Glenwood)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired.
Andrew Volstead (Granite Falls)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Ole J. Kvale (Benson)	Farmer–Labor	March 4, 1923 – September 11, 1929	68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died.
Vacant		September 11, 1929 – October 16, 1929	71st
Paul John Kvale (Benson)	Farmer–Labor	October 16, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All representatives elected at-large on a general ticket.
Paul John Kvale (Benson)	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Herman Carl Andersen (Tyler)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1963	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost renomination in a redistricting contest.
Odin Langen (Kennedy)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971	88th 89th 90th 91st	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election.
Robert Bergland (Roseau)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1971 – January 22, 1977	92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Vacant		January 22, 1977 – February 22, 1977	95th
Arlan Stangeland (Barnesville)	Republican	February 22, 1977 – January 3, 1991	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected to finish Bergland's term. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.
Collin Peterson (Detroit Lakes)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2021	102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
Michelle Fischbach (Regal)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

Graph of election results in Minnesota's 7th congressional district (minor parties omitted)

2002

2002 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	170,234	65.27	−
	Republican	Dan Stevens	90,342	34.64	−

2004

2004 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	207,628	66.07	+1
	Republican	David Sturrock	106,349	33.84	−

2006

2006 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	179,164	70	+4
Republican	Michael Barrett	74,557	29	−
Constitution	Ken Lucier	3,303	1	−

2008

2008 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	227,180	72.20	+2.2
Republican	Glen Menze	87,062	27.67	−
N/A	others	431	0.14	−

2010

2010 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	159,479	52.5	−19.7
Republican	Lee Byberg	90,650	37.6	+9.2
N/A	others	17,155	7.2	−

2012

2012 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	197,791	60.4	+7.9
Republican	Lee Byberg	114,151	34.8	−2.8
N/A	others		4.7	−

2014

2014 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	130,546	54.2	−6.2
Republican	Torrey Westrom	109,955	45.7	+10.9
N/A	others	334	0.1	−

2016

2016 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	173,589	52.5	−1.7
Republican	Dave Hughes	156,952	47.4	+1.7
N/A	others	307	0.1	−

2018

2018 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	146,672	52.1	−0.4
Republican	Dave Hughes	134,668	47.9	+0.5
N/A	others	168	<0.1	−0.1

2020

Minnesota's 7th congressional district, 2020
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Michelle Fischbach	194,066	53.4
Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	144,840	39.8
Legal Marijuana Now	Slater Johnson	17,710	4.9
Grassroots	Rae Hart Anderson	6,499	1.8
Write-in		362	0.1

2022

Minnesota's 7th congressional district, 2022
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Michelle Fischbach (incumbent)	204,755	67.0
Democratic (DFL)	Jill Abahsain	84,447	27.6
Independent	Travis Johnson	16,421	5.4

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ "My Congressional District".
^ ^a ^b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles". APM Research Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

"Minnesota Secretary of State".

External links

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[1] "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.

[2] "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[3] "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[4] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-5] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[6] "Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles". APM Research Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

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