Minnesota's 7th congressional district | |
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Area | 31,796 [1] sq mi (82,350 km2) |
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Population (2023) | 715,239 [3] |
Median household income | $70,873 [4] |
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Cook PVI | R+19 [5] |
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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 presidential races:
Year | Office | Results |
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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% |
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.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 170,234 | 65.27 | − | |
Republican | Dan Stevens | 90,342 | 34.64 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 207,628 | 66.07 | +1 | |
Republican | David Sturrock | 106,349 | 33.84 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 179,164 | 70 | +4 | |
Republican | Michael Barrett | 74,557 | 29 | − | |
Constitution | Ken Lucier | 3,303 | 1 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin Peterson (incumbent) | 227,180 | 72.20 | +2.2 | |
Republican | Glen Menze | 87,062 | 27.67 | − | |
N/A | others | 431 | 0.14 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | − |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michelle Fischbach (incumbent) | 204,755 | 67.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jill Abahsain | 84,447 | 27.6 | |
Independent | Travis Johnson | 16,421 | 5.4 |
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