Minnesota's 4th congressional district

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
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
 Betty McCollum
DFLSaint Paul
Area202[1] sq mi (520 km2)
Distribution
  • 97.21% urban[2]
  • 2.79% rural
Population (2022)700,555[3]
Median household
income
$82,138[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+17[5]
External image
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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
YearOfficeResults
2000PresidentGore 57 - 37%
2004PresidentKerry 62 - 37%
2008PresidentObama 64 - 34%
2012PresidentObama 63 - 36%
2016PresidentClinton 62 - 31%
2018SenatorKlobuchar 71 - 25%
2020PresidentBiden 67 - 30%

List of members representing the district edit

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District created March 4, 1883

William D. Washburn
(Minneapolis)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48thRedistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1882.
Lost renomination.
Hennepin
(Minneapolis)

John Gilfillan
(Minneapolis)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49thElected in 1884.
Lost re-election.

Edmund Rice
(St. Paul)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50thElected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

Samuel Snider
(Minneapolis)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51stElected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

James Castle
(Stillwater)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52ndElected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
Chisago

Isanti

Kannebec

Ramsey

Washington


Andrew Kiefer
(St. Paul)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.

Frederick Stevens
(St. Paul)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1915
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
Chisago

Ramsey

Washington


Carl Van Dyke
(St. Paul)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1915 –
May 20, 1919
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
Ramsey
VacantMay 20, 1919 –
July 1, 1919
66th

Oscar Keller
(St. Paul)
RepublicanJuly 1, 1919 –
March 3, 1927
66th
67th
68th
69th
Elected to finish Van Dyke's term.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost renomination.

Melvin Maas
(St. Paul)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination.
District inactiveMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rdAll members elected at-large

Melvin Maas
(St. Paul)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
Ramsey

Frank Starkey
(St. Paul)
Democratic (DFL)January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
79thElected in 1944.
Lost re-election.

Edward Devitt
(St. Paul)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80thElected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

Eugene McCarthy
(St. Paul)
Democratic (DFL)January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1959
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Joseph Karth
(St. Paul)
Democratic (DFL)January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1977
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
Ramsey

Washington


Bruce Vento
(St. Paul)
Democratic (DFL)January 3, 1977 –
October 10, 2000
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Died.
VacantOctober 10, 2000 –
January 3, 2001
106th

Betty McCollum
(St. Paul)
Democratic (DFL)January 3, 2001 –
present
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
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.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results edit

Graph of election results in Minnesota's 4th congressional district (some minor parties omitted)
YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1918Carl Van Dyke: 62.0%Walter Mallory: 38.0%
1920Thomas J. Brady: 34.2%Oscar Keller: 58.7%

Carl W. Cummins: 7.1%

1922Paul E. Doty: 35.6%Oscar Keller: 58.7%O. J. McCartney (Independent): 5.7%
1924Daniel W. Lawler: 36.8%Oscar Keller: 47.7%Julius F. Emme (Farmer-Labor) 15.4%
1926Charles C. Kolars: 15.4%Melvin Maas: 54.3%Thomas V. Sullivan (Farmer-Labor) 41.0%
1928John 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%

1930Frank 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)
1934John 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%

1936A. B. C. Doherty: 22.9%Melvin Maas: 38.3%Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 38.0%

Otis A. Luce (Independent): 0.7%

1938A. B. C. Doherty: 11.1%Melvin Maas: 53.1%Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 35.8%
1940Willard J. Moran: 12.9%Melvin Maas: 58.8%George L. Siegel (Farmer-Labor): 28.2%
1942Edward K. Delaney: 9.8%Melvin Maas: 65.1%William Mahoney (Farmer-Labor): 24.2%;

Rose Tillotson (Communist Party USA) 0.9%

1944Frank Starkey: 51.8%Melvin Maas: 48.2% 
1946Frank Starkey: 47.2%Edward Devitt: 51.5%Dorothy Schultz (Independent): 1.3%
1948Eugene McCarthy: 59.4%Edward Devitt: 40.6% 
1950Eugene McCarthy: 60.4%Ward Fleming: 39.6% 
1952Eugene McCarthy: 61.7%Roger G. Kennedy: 38.3% 
1954Eugene McCarthy: 63.0%Richard C. Hansen: 37.0% 
1956Eugene McCarthy: 64.1%Edward C. Slettedahl: 35.9% 
1958Joseph Karth: 56.4%Frank S. Farrell: 43.6% 
1960Joseph Karth: 61.0%Joseph J. Mitchell: 39.0% 
1962Joseph Karth: 59.5%Harry Strong: 40.5% 
1964Joseph Karth: 72.3%John M. Drexler: 27.1%Write-in: 0.7%
1966Joseph Karth: 53.4%Stephen Maxwell: 46.6% 
1968Joseph Karth: 61.3%Emery Barrette: 38.7% 
1970Joseph Karth: 74.2%Frank L. Loss:) 25.8% 
1972Joseph Karth: 72.4%Steve Thompson: 27.6% 
1974Joseph Karth: 76.0%Joseph A. Rheinberger: 24.0% 
1976Bruce 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%

1978Bruce Vento: 58.0%John Berg: 42.0%
1980Bruce Vento: 58.5%John Berg: 40.5%James Kendrick (Socialist Workers) 1.0%
1982Bruce Vento: 73.2%Bill James: 26.8%
1984Bruce Vento: 73.5%Mary Jane Rachner: 25.2%Peter Brandli (Socialist Workers) 1.3%
1986Bruce Vento: 72.9%Harold Stassen 27.1%
1988Bruce Vento: 72.4%Ian Maitland: 26.8%Natasha Terlexis (Socialist Workers) 0.7%
1990Bruce Vento: 64.7%Ian Maitland: 35.1%
1992Bruce 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%

1994Bruce Vento: 54.7%Dennis Newinski: 41.8%Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots): 2.9%
1996Bruce Vento: 57.02%Dennis Newinski: 36.80%Richard Gibbons (Reform): 3.64%

Phil Willkie (Grassroots): 1.41%

Dan Vacek (Grassroots): 1.05%

1998Bruce 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%

2000Betty McCollum: 48.04%Linda Runbeck: 30.89%Tom Foley (Independence): 20.59%;

Nicholas Skrivanek (Constitution): 0.47%

2002Betty McCollum: 62.22%Clyde Billington: 33.91%Steve J. Raskiewicz (Green): 3.75%
2004Betty McCollum: 57.5%Patrice Bataglia: 33.2%Peter Vento (Independence): 9.2%
2006Betty McCollum: 69.5%Obi Sium: 30.2%
2008Betty McCollum: 68.4%Ed Matthews: 31.3%
2010Betty McCollum: 59.2%Teresa Collett: 34.7%Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.1%
2012Betty McCollum: 62.27%Tony Hernandez: 31.51%Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.07%
2014Betty McCollum: 61.2%Sharna Wahlgren: 32.9%Dave Thomas (Independence): 5.8%;

Write-ins: 0.1%

2016Betty McCollum: 57.8%Greg Ryan: 34.4%Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 7.7%
2018Betty McCollum: 66.0%Greg Ryan: 29.7%Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 4.2%
2020Betty McCollum: 63.2%Gene Rechtzigel: 29.0%Susan Sindt (Grassroots): 7.6%
Democratic Primary, 2022: Minnesota's 4th Congressional District [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL)Betty McCollum 58,043 83.40
Democratic (DFL)Amane Badhasso10,55715.17
Democratic (DFL)Fasil Moghul9971.43
Total votes69,597 100.0
U.S. House election, 2022:
Minnesota's 4th congressional district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL)Betty McCollum 200,055 67.59
RepublicanMay Lor Xiong95,49332.26
Total votes295,548 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

Historical district boundaries edit

2003–2013
2013–2023

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Secretary of State Results for U.S. Representative Primary District 4, 2022".

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