Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers nearly all of Ramsey County and part of Washington County. It includes all of St. Paul and most of its northern and eastern suburbs, including Woodbury, Blaine, Roseville, and Maplewood. The district is solidly Democratic, with a CPVI of D+17.[5] It is currently represented by Betty McCollum of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). The DFL has held the seat without interruption since 1949 and all but one term (1947–1949) since the merger of the Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties.
| Minnesota's 4th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 202[1] sq mi (520 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 699,739[3] |
| Median household income | $85,172[4] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+17[5] |
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 THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 4th CD's borders, based on Google Maps. |
One of the most diverse congressional districts in Minnesota, the 4th district has the second-largest immigrant population of Minnesota's congressional districts, at 15% of the population. The largest countries of origin are Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Mexico, India, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with immigrant populations largely concentrated in Saint Paul.[6] The 4th district has the highest percentage of Hmong residents of any district in the United States, at 6% of the population.[7]
Recent statewide election results
edit| Election results from statewide races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 57 - 37% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 62 - 37% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 64 - 34% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 63 - 36% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62 - 31% |
| 2018 | Senator | Klobuchar 71 - 25% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 67 - 30% |
Composition
edit| # | County | Seat | Population |
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| 123 | Ramsey | Saint Paul | 536,075 |
| 163 | Washington | Stillwater | 278,936 |
Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people
edit- Saint Paul – 303,176
- Woodbury – 78,561
- Blaine – 71,739
- Maplewood – 40,000
- Roseville – 35,627
- Oakdale – 27,799
- Shoreview – 26,632
- White Bear Lake – 23,588
- New Brighton – 22,413
- Stillwater – 19,394
- Lake Elmo – 13,449
- Vadnais Heights – 12,713
- North St. Paul – 12,659
- Mounds View – 12,636
- White Bear Township – 11,049
- Little Canada – 10,499
2,500 – 10,000 people
edit- Arden Hills – 9,592
- Mahtomedi – 8,138
- Spring Lake Park – 7,188
- North Oaks – 5,272
- Falcon Heights – 4,984
- Oak Park Heights – 4,771
- Grant – 3,966
- Bayport – 3,885
- West Lakeland Township – 3,547
- Afton – 2,955
- Stillwater Township – 2,553
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
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Graph of election results in Minnesota's 4th congressional district (some minor parties omitted)
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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| 1918 | √ Carl Van Dyke: 62.0% | Walter Mallory: 38.0% | |
| 1920 | Thomas J. Brady: 34.2% | √ Oscar Keller: 58.7%
Carl W. Cummins: 7.1% |
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| 1922 | Paul E. Doty: 35.6% | √ Oscar Keller: 58.7% | O. J. McCartney (Independent): 5.7% |
| 1924 | Daniel W. Lawler: 36.8% | √ Oscar Keller: 47.7% | Julius F. Emme (Farmer-Labor) 15.4% |
| 1926 | Charles C. Kolars: 15.4% | √ Melvin Maas: 54.3% | Thomas V. Sullivan (Farmer-Labor) 41.0% |
| 1928 | John P. J. Dolan: 28.6% | √ Melvin Maas: 36% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 21.0%
Fred A. Snyder (Independent): 14.0% Maurice Powers (Independent): 0.5% |
| 1930 | Frank Munger: 9.0% | √ Melvin Maas: 66.5% | Claus V. Hammerstrom (Farmer-Labor): 22.1%
A. W. Anderson (Independent): 2.3% |
| 1932 | (Congress elected on a general ticket after state legislature failed to redraw districts after 1930 census) | ||
| 1934 | John J. McDonough: 23.4% | √ Melvin Maas: 36.8% | A. E. Smith (Farmer-Labor): 29.4%
Charles J. Andre (Independent): 9.9% Thomas Tracy (Independent): 0.5% |
| 1936 | A. B. C. Doherty: 22.9% | √ Melvin Maas: 38.3% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 38.0%
Otis A. Luce (Independent): 0.7% |
| 1938 | A. B. C. Doherty: 11.1% | √ Melvin Maas: 53.1% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 35.8% |
| 1940 | Willard J. Moran: 12.9% | √ Melvin Maas: 58.8% | George L. Siegel (Farmer-Labor): 28.2% |
| 1942 | Edward K. Delaney: 9.8% | √ Melvin Maas: 65.1% | William Mahoney (Farmer-Labor): 24.2%;
Rose Tillotson (Communist Party USA) 0.9% |
| 1944 | √ Frank Starkey: 51.8% | Melvin Maas: 48.2% | |
| 1946 | Frank Starkey: 47.2% | √ Edward Devitt: 51.5% | Dorothy Schultz (Independent): 1.3% |
| 1948 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 59.4% | Edward Devitt: 40.6% | |
| 1950 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 60.4% | Ward Fleming: 39.6% | |
| 1952 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 61.7% | Roger G. Kennedy: 38.3% | |
| 1954 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 63.0% | Richard C. Hansen: 37.0% | |
| 1956 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 64.1% | Edward C. Slettedahl: 35.9% | |
| 1958 | √ Joseph Karth: 56.4% | Frank S. Farrell: 43.6% | |
| 1960 | √ Joseph Karth: 61.0% | Joseph J. Mitchell: 39.0% | |
| 1962 | √ Joseph Karth: 59.5% | Harry Strong: 40.5% | |
| 1964 | √ Joseph Karth: 72.3% | John M. Drexler: 27.1% | Write-in: 0.7% |
| 1966 | √ Joseph Karth: 53.4% | Stephen Maxwell: 46.6% | |
| 1968 | √ Joseph Karth: 61.3% | Emery Barrette: 38.7% | |
| 1970 | √ Joseph Karth: 74.2% | Frank L. Loss:) 25.8% | |
| 1972 | √ Joseph Karth: 72.4% | Steve Thompson: 27.6% | |
| 1974 | √ Joseph Karth: 76.0% | Joseph A. Rheinberger: 24.0% | |
| 1976 | √ Bruce Vento: 66.4% | Andrew Engebretson: 29.8% | Alan W. Uhl (Independent): 1.5%
Thomas F. Piotrowski (Libertarian): 1.4% Ralph Schwartz (Socialist Workers): 0.9% |
| 1978 | √ Bruce Vento: 58.0% | John Berg: 42.0% | |
| 1980 | √ Bruce Vento: 58.5% | John Berg: 40.5% | James Kendrick (Socialist Workers) 1.0% |
| 1982 | √ Bruce Vento: 73.2% | Bill James: 26.8% | |
| 1984 | √ Bruce Vento: 73.5% | Mary Jane Rachner: 25.2% | Peter Brandli (Socialist Workers) 1.3% |
| 1986 | √ Bruce Vento: 72.9% | Harold Stassen 27.1% | |
| 1988 | √ Bruce Vento: 72.4% | Ian Maitland: 26.8% | Natasha Terlexis (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
| 1990 | √ Bruce Vento: 64.7% | Ian Maitland: 35.1% | |
| 1992 | √ Bruce Vento: 57.6% | Ian Maitland: 37.6% | James Willess (Independent): 2.4%
Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots) 1.6% Lynn Marvin Johnson (Natural Law) 1.3% Jo Rothenberg (Socialist Workers) 0.4% |
| 1994 | √ Bruce Vento: 54.7% | Dennis Newinski: 41.8% | Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots): 2.9% |
| 1996 | √ Bruce Vento: 57.02% | Dennis Newinski: 36.80% | Richard Gibbons (Reform): 3.64%
Phil Willkie (Grassroots): 1.41% Dan Vacek (Grassroots): 1.05% |
| 1998 | √ Bruce Vento: 53.7% | Dennis Newinski: 39.8% | Dan R. Vacek (Legal Marijuana Now): 2.4%
Carol Simmons Schulstad (Minnesota Taxpayers): 1.9% Michael A. Neitzel (Libertarian): 1.2% Heather Wood (Socialist Workers): 0.9% |
| 2000 | √ Betty McCollum: 48.04% | Linda Runbeck: 30.89% | Tom Foley (Independence): 20.59%;
Nicholas Skrivanek (Constitution): 0.47% |
| 2002 | √ Betty McCollum: 62.22% | Clyde Billington: 33.91% | Steve J. Raskiewicz (Green): 3.75% |
| 2004 | √ Betty McCollum: 57.5% | Patrice Bataglia: 33.2% | Peter Vento (Independence): 9.2% |
| 2006 | √ Betty McCollum: 69.5% | Obi Sium: 30.2% | |
| 2008 | √ Betty McCollum: 68.4% | Ed Matthews: 31.3% | |
| 2010 | √ Betty McCollum: 59.2% | Teresa Collett: 34.7% | Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.1% |
| 2012 | √ Betty McCollum: 62.27% | Tony Hernandez: 31.51% | Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.07% |
| 2014 | √ Betty McCollum: 61.2% | Sharna Wahlgren: 32.9% | Dave Thomas (Independence): 5.8%;
Write-ins: 0.1% |
| 2016 | √ Betty McCollum: 57.8% | Greg Ryan: 34.4% | Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 7.7% |
| 2018 | √ Betty McCollum: 66.0% | Greg Ryan: 29.7% | Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 4.2% |
| 2020 | √ Betty McCollum: 63.2% | Gene Rechtzigel: 29.0% | Susan Sindt (Grassroots): 7.6% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 58,043 | 83.40 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Amane Badhasso | 10,557 | 15.17 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Fasil Moghul | 997 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 69,597 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 200,055 | 67.59 | |
| Republican | May Lor Xiong | 95,493 | 32.26 | |
| Total votes | 295,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
2013–2023
See also
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References
edit- ^ "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 10, 2018.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Secretary of State Results for U.S. Representative Primary District 4, 2022".