Congressional District 7 Congressional District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 7th Congressional District, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 783,2322024 5-year
Median household income: $74,5432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.0%2024 5-year
Black: 2.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

53 counties · 1 D · 52 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−33.5%	139,870	285,175	433,758
2020	R	−30.1%	145,608	274,617	429,295
2016	R	−31.5%	120,347	245,212	396,359
2012	R	−11.4%	168,758	213,334	391,378
2008	R	−5.1%	184,815	205,116	399,954
2004	R	−13.5%	169,647	223,447	399,113
2000	R	−14.0%	140,770	190,343	355,127
1996	D	+5.4%	151,092	133,073	333,837
1992	D	+1.1%	135,540	131,649	358,850
1988	R	−3.5%	160,171	171,763	335,701
1984	R	−14.5%	148,636	199,487	350,951
1980	R	−11.1%	147,825	188,444	367,481
1976	D	+11.6%	191,451	150,544	353,020
1972	R	−7.8%	146,098	171,689	327,309
1968	R	−0.0%	143,726	143,738	302,561
1964	D	+22.2%	186,462	118,554	305,519
1960	R	−2.1%	154,262	160,842	315,754
1956	R	−10.4%	125,681	154,964	281,115
1952	R	−23.6%	114,689	186,020	302,124
1948	D	+16.5%	156,081	110,937	274,187
1944	R	−3.4%	122,105	130,862	254,403
1940	R	−1.6%	146,082	150,804	298,787
1936	D	+29.7%	162,533	83,890	264,671
1932	D	+38.1%	164,181	71,539	243,018
1928	R	−13.0%	101,967	133,061	238,448
1924	O	−38.9%	12,128	92,108	205,709
1920	R	−60.0%	31,336	153,934	204,355
1916	R	−5.4%	48,142	54,097	110,622
1912	O	+15.4%	30,596	15,672	96,923
1908	R	−23.5%	34,003	57,191	98,639
1904	R	−56.9%	16,174	66,876	89,185
1900	R	−18.4%	38,515	56,886	100,055
1896	R	−3.1%	48,803	52,026	103,474
1892	D	+7.5%	30,383	24,651	76,686
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

36.7%

Irish

7.2%

English

4.6%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.1%

French

2.3%

Italian

0.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.8%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

5.9%

65–74

5.7%

6.7%

55–64

6.6%

5.5%

45–54

5.2%

6.2%

35–44

5.8%

25–34

5.3%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

9.0%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,543

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$74,543

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.2%

Working age (18–64)10.5%

Seniors (65+)13.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.8%

speak English only

Spanish3.6%

Other languages1.5%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

29.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

21.0%

Other Christian

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Methodist

1.4%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota 7th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Minnesota 7th Congressional District reached its widest at sixty points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,543, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 783,232 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Minnesota voted Republican by 33.5 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 433,758 votes cast, 139,870 went Democratic and 285,175 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Minnesota?

Congressional District 7, Minnesota has a population of 783,232 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Minnesota?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Minnesota is $74,543 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 7th Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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