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U.S. House district for Minnesota
Minnesota's 7th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries from January 3, 2023
Representative Area 31,796[ 1] sq mi (82,350 km2 ) Distribution 64.13% rural[ 2] 35.87% urban Population (2023) 715,239[ 3] Median household income $70,873[ 4] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+19[ 5]
External image THIS govtrack.us MAP , is a useful representation of the 7th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.
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 [ edit ]
Election results from presidential races:
#
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[ edit ]
2,500 – 10,000 people[ edit ]
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
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Graph of election results in Minnesota's 7th congressional district (minor parties omitted)
Historical district boundaries [ edit ]
2003–2013
2013–2023
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