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Profile of Congressional District 2, MN


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2022 population: 713,718

2022 Census data
White:550,741 77.17%
Black:42,2515.92%
Indian:1,5610.22%
Asian:38,0735.33%
2+ races:28,3163.97%
Hispanic:49,7926.98%
Total non-White:162,97722.83%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 2, MN

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Over 65:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
37.9
175,208 24.5%
538,510 75.5%
102,072 14.3%
266,052
2.64
188,186 70.7%
150,991 80.2%
14,676 7.8%
77,866 29.3%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 2, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units275,392 
Median Value$345,400 
Occupied266,05296.6%
Vacant9,3403.4%
Owned208,79978.5%
Rented57,25321.5%
Median Rent$1,382 
Single-Family Units220,62780.1%
    Detached177,92064.6%
    Attached42,70715.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units42,86215.6%
Mobile Homes4,5601.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 2, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,6582.5%
$10,000 to $14,9993,8791.5%
$15,000 to $19,9994,4291.7%
$20,000 to $24,9996,2352.3%
$25,000 to $29,9995,9522.2%
$30,000 to $34,9996,7582.5%
$35,000 to $39,9996,2382.3%
$40,000 to $44,9997,4682.8%
$45,000 to $49,9998,0843.0%
$50,000 to $59,99914,9415.6%
$60,000 to $74,99922,0318.3%
$75,000 to $99,99934,16412.8%
$100,000 to $124,99933,07312.4%
$125,000 to $149,99927,02310.2%
$150,000 to $199,99936,35313.7%
$200,000 or more42,76616.1%
Median Household Income104,246 
Per Capita Income48,407 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,0473.4%
Public Assistance6,4832.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps15,5605.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed346,32981.5%
Unemployed12,1952.9%
In Armed Forces7040.2%
Total Labor Force359,22884.5%
Not in Labor Force65,87115.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector151,354120,39155.7%
Non-Profit12,38426,61031.8%
Self-Employed19,65711,41663.3%
Local Government10,50018,18036.6%
State Government5,2346,27445.5%
Federal Government3,9973,50553.3%
Total Private + Self171,011131,80756.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.32,11554,56937.0%
Total203,126186,37652.2%
Pct. Govt.12.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts78,80120.2%
Sales and Office Occupations79,93820.5%
Professional, Technical98,19125.2%
Service Occupations55,47214.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9920.3%
All others77,51019.9%
White Collar 65.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing47,53712.2%
Retail trade43,20011.1%
Educational services and health care33,6358.6%
Professional, scientific, management30,2927.8%
Finance, insurance and real estate28,5807.3%
Construction24,0956.2%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities20,9265.4%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation20,0075.1%
Other services16,1044.1%
Public administration15,5844.0%
Wholesale trade11,9873.1%
Information6,6211.7%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining3,3590.9%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 2, MN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican32,7704.59%
Puerto Rican2,8810.40%
Cuban1,1340.16%
Dominican1,1520.16%
Total Central American5,5740.78%
Costa Rican510.01%
Guatemalan1,0760.15%
Honduran7530.11%
Nicaraguan6550.09%
Panamanian2370.03%
Salvadoran2,8020.39%
Total South American3,2440.45%
Argentinean1480.02%
Bolivian30.00%
Chilean1330.02%
Colombian7210.10%
Ecuadorian1,1480.16%
Paraguayan180.00%
Peruvian5070.07%
Venezuelan5630.08%
Other South American30.00%
Other Hispanic3,0370.43%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian7,9941.12%
Vietnamese6,8050.95%
Hmong5,2540.74%
Chinese3,3650.47%
Cambodian2,9750.42%
Filipino2,8690.40%
Korean2,3960.34%
Laotian1,4510.20%
Japanese5840.08%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English585,41587.4%
Spanish31,1484.6%
Other15,2242.3%
Other Asian11,8231.8%
Vietnamese5,4090.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5,3790.8%
Other Indo-European5,3280.8%
Chinese2,3780.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,3150.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German227,99131.9%
Norwegian82,98211.6%
Irish82,38311.5%
English49,1266.9%
Swedish42,0965.9%
Polish26,7523.7%
Italian19,9162.8%
French18,9542.7%
American17,2582.4%
Czech16,7252.3%
European15,8952.2%
Scandinavian13,9482.0%
Dutch9,7161.4%
Danish8,4091.2%
Somalian7,5301.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen687,56896.3%
Not a citizen26,1503.7%
Native648,48790.9%
Foreign-born65,2319.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 2, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,741 1.8%13,339 2.8%99,009 20.8%152,982 32.1%138,628 29.1%63,657 13.4%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,741 1.8%
9-12 Years 13,339 2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 99,009 20.8%
Some College 152,982 32.1%
Bach. Degree 138,628 29.1%
Grad Degree 63,657 13.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 2, MN

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MN02Angie Craig* (DFL) 165,583 50.9% Tyler Kistner (R) 148,576 45.6% 11,313 3.5% 325,472
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 MN02Angie Craig* (DFL) 204,534 48.2% Tyler Kistner (R) 194,954 45.9% 25,024 5.9% 424,512
2018-11-06 MN02Angie Craig (DFL) 177,958 52.7% Jason Lewis* (R) 159,344 47.1% 666 0.2% 337,968
2016-11-08 MN02Jason Lewis (R) 173,970 47.0% Angie Craig (DFL) 167,315 45.2% 29,230 7.9% 370,515
2014-11-04 MN02John Kline* (R) 137,778 56.0% Mike Obermueller (DFL) 95,565 38.9% 12,505 5.1% 245,848
2012-11-06 MN02John Kline* (R) 193,587 54.0% Mike Obermueller (DFL) 164,338 45.8% 521 0.1% 358,446
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 MN02John Kline* (R) 181,341 63.3% Shelly Madore (DFL) 104,809 36.6% 303 0.1% 286,453
2008-11-04 MN02John Kline* (R) 220,930 57.3% Steve Sarvi (DFL) 164,095 42.5% 639 0.2% 385,664
2006-11-07 MN02John Kline* (R) 163,270 56.2% Coleen Rowley (DFL) 116,343 40.0% 10,928 3.8% 290,541
2004-11-02 MN02John Kline* (R) 206,313 56.4% Teresa Daly (DFL) 147,527 40.3% 12,105 3.3% 365,945
2002-11-05 MN02John Kline (R) 152,970 53.3% Bill Luther* (DFL) 121,121 42.2% 12,769 4.5% 286,860
1992-11-03 MN03Jim Ramstad* (IR) 200,240 63.6% Paul Mandell (DFL) 104,606 33.2% 9,885 3.1% 314,731
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 MN03Jim Ramstad (IR) 195,833 66.9% Lou DeMars (DFL) 96,395 32.9% 624 0.2% 292,852
1988-11-08 MN03Bill Frenzel* (IR) 215,322 68.2% Dave Carlson (DFL) 99,770 31.6% 517 0.2% 315,609
1986-11-04 MN03Bill Frenzel* (IR) 127,434 70.1% Ray Stock (DFL) 54,261 29.9% 34 0.0% 181,729
1984-11-06 MN03Bill Frenzel* (IR) 207,819 73.2% Dave Peterson (DFL) 76,132 26.8% 27 0.0% 283,978
1982-11-02 MN03Bill Frenzel* (IR) 166,891 72.2% Joel Saliterman (DFL) 60,993 26.4% 3,427 1.5% 231,311
1960-11-08 MN02Ancher Nelsen* (R) 96,471 57.2% Russell Schwandt (DFL) 72,239 42.8% 0 0.0% 168,710
1958-11-04 MN02Ancher Nelsen (R) 71,623 57.1% Conrad Hammar (DFL) 53,869 42.9% 0 0.0% 125,492
1956-11-06 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 97,520 63.8% Harold Zupp (DFL) 55,336 36.2% 0 0.0% 152,856
1954-11-02 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 71,592 57.9% Harry Sieben (DFL) 52,089 42.1% 0 0.0% 123,681
1952-11-04 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 101,641 67.7% Richard Malone (DFL) 48,404 32.3% 0 0.0% 150,045
1950-11-07 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 69,304 59.9% Harry Sieben (DFL) 46,452 40.1% 0 0.0% 115,756
1948-11-02 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 82,886 63.9% Milton Maxwell (DFL) 46,894 36.1% 0 0.0% 129,780
1946-11-05 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 69,487 76.0% L.J. Kilbride (DFL) 21,947 24.0% 0 0.0% 91,434
1944-11-07 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 91,867 75.7% L.J. Kilbride (DFL) 29,548 24.3% 0 0.0% 121,415
1942-11-03 MN02Joseph O'Hara* (R) 60,028 70.0% R.J. Neunsinger (D) 13,866 16.2% 11,819 13.8% 85,713
1940-11-05 MN02Joseph O'Hara (R) 66,610 49.0% Elmer Ryan* (D) 57,673 42.5% 11,534 8.5% 135,817
1938-11-08 MN02Elmer Ryan* (D) 53,258 43.6% Joseph O'Hara (R) 43,919 35.9% 25,060 20.5% 122,237
1936-11-03 MN02Elmer Ryan* (D) 47,567 39.2% Henry Arens (Farmer Labor) 39,489 32.5% 34,268 28.2% 121,324
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 2, MN


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 221,003 52.5% Donald Trump* (R) 190,819 45.4% 8,828 2.1% 420,650 0 -1 12.84%
2020 80% Joe Biden (D) 226,589 52.4% Donald Trump* (R) 197,005 45.5% 9,198 2.1% 432,792 0 -1 13.21%
2016 73% Donald Trump (R) 175,807 46.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 171,287 45.3% 30,793 8.1% 377,887 2 1 12.83%
2012 76% Barack Obama* (D) 184,802 49.1% Mitt Romney (R) 184,576 49.0% 7,208 1.9% 376,586 4 2 12.82%
2008 77% John McCain (R) 198,960 49.8% Barack Obama (D) 193,213 48.3% 7,681 1.9% 399,854 6 4 13.74%
2004 82% George W. Bush* (R) 203,538 53.9% John Kerry (D) 169,704 45.0% 4,105 1.1% 377,347 6 3 13.34%
1992 82% Bill Clinton (D) 129,171 39.5% George Bush* (R) 117,975 36.1% 79,877 24.4% 327,023 4 -1 13.93%
1988 71% George Bush (R) 182,877 54.9% Michael Dukakis (D) 150,082 45.1% 0 0.0% 332,959 9 2 15.88%
1984 75% Ronald Reagan* (R) 172,921 59.0% Walter Mondale (D) 120,020 41.0% 0 0.0% 292,941 9 0 14.05%
1960 79% Richard Nixon (R) 93,561 54.7% John Kennedy (D) 77,183 45.1% 291 0.2% 171,035 6 5 11.09%
1956 71% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 91,840 63.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 52,635 36.4% 0 0.0% 144,475 10 6 10.78%
1952 77% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 98,730 66.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 48,475 32.8% 491 0.3% 147,696 12 12 10.71%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 2, MN


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 722,101 76.0% 6.4% 0.3% 5.8% 4.0% 7.2%
2020 717,698 79.2% 5.7% 5.0% 3.6% 6.5%
2012 668,891 83.7% 3.7% 0.5% 4.0% 2.9% 5.2%
2010 732,515 85.8% 3.2% 0.4% 4.0% 1.8% 4.8%
2002 614,934 91.8% 1.6% 0.4% 2.3% 1.1% 2.6%
1992 546,888 95.3% 1.3% 0.3% 2.0% 1.1%
1990 668,263 96.2% 1.2% 1.8%
1982 509,499 97.6% 0.6% 0.2% 1.0% 0.6%
1960 374,160
1950 321,397

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 2, MN

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.