Congressional District 8 Congressional District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 8th Congressional District, Minnesota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 800,0202024 5-year
Median household income: $79,8242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+67 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

30 counties · 4 D · 26 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	−11.5%	206,319	261,379	477,300
2020	R	−8.8%	207,869	248,839	467,099
2016	R	−11.0%	169,254	215,548	419,408
2012	D	+6.6%	219,033	191,173	420,313
2008	D	+9.7%	228,050	187,030	424,892
2004	D	+6.3%	218,999	192,809	417,272
2000	D	+5.3%	175,475	156,644	357,057
1996	D	+21.1%	169,349	102,132	319,240
1992	D	+19.1%	156,705	93,395	330,794
1988	D	+18.0%	173,502	120,175	296,764
1984	D	+15.2%	176,163	129,405	308,024
1980	D	+15.2%	166,168	118,605	313,350
1976	D	+26.5%	181,584	103,286	294,910
1972	D	+5.4%	133,361	119,490	258,415
1968	D	+30.2%	151,371	78,462	241,105
1964	D	+43.4%	173,908	68,405	243,018
1960	D	+15.2%	142,573	104,849	248,508
1956	D	+11.4%	123,515	98,123	222,505
1952	D	+9.2%	124,570	103,326	230,173
1948	D	+29.9%	136,809	71,285	219,255
1944	D	+27.5%	126,276	71,370	199,495
1940	D	+25.1%	145,794	86,619	235,614
1936	D	+43.3%	147,543	56,452	210,282
1932	D	+15.0%	98,060	70,430	184,165
1928	R	−28.5%	56,789	104,224	166,506
1924	R	−47.9%	6,744	78,420	149,484
1920	R	−41.1%	27,895	79,573	125,742
1916	D	+2.3%	29,796	28,243	67,101
1912	O	+6.9%	13,580	9,661	56,818
1908	R	−41.1%	12,048	33,375	51,901
1904	R	−66.9%	5,207	32,804	41,261
1900	R	−37.2%	11,540	25,884	38,550
1896	R	−24.0%	14,970	24,605	40,174
1892	D	+21.6%	13,278	7,832	25,209
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

27.4%

Irish

9.8%

English

6.8%

Polish

4.3%

American

4.1%

French

3.1%

Italian

2.8%

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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

6.4%

65–74

6.3%

7.2%

55–64

7.2%

5.9%

45–54

5.5%

6.4%

35–44

5.9%

5.7%

25–34

5.2%

4.5%

18–24

4.1%

8.2%

5–17

7.7%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,824

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$79,824

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.5%

speak English only

Spanish1.4%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

15.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

14.0%

Other Christian

5.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Methodist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota 8th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 21 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 8th Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-seven points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twelve points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,824, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 800,020 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Congressional District 8, Minnesota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/2708/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Minnesota voted Republican by 11.5 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 477,300 votes cast, 206,319 went Democratic and 261,379 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Minnesota?

Congressional District 8, Minnesota has a population of 800,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Minnesota?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Minnesota is $79,824 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 8th Congressional District delivered R+12 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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