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Profile of Congressional District 7, MN


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2022 population: 713,351

2022 Census data
White:634,015 88.88%
Black:10,5011.47%
Indian:4,7290.66%
Asian:7,6731.08%
2+ races:17,9092.51%
Hispanic:36,7885.16%
Total non-White:79,33611.12%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 7, MN
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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.1
167,284 23.5%
546,067 76.5%
145,512 20.4%
288,540
2.41
186,176 64.5%
151,654 81.5%
13,813 7.4%
102,364 35.5%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 7, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units347,940 
Median Value$203,800 
Occupied288,54082.9%
Vacant59,40017.1%
Owned221,85576.9%
Rented66,68523.1%
Median Rent$815 
Single-Family Units281,66381.0%
    Detached271,31778.0%
    Attached10,3463.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units38,35511.0%
Mobile Homes17,3385.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 7, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00012,3244.3%
$10,000 to $14,99911,2153.9%
$15,000 to $19,99911,4324.0%
$20,000 to $24,99911,0723.8%
$25,000 to $29,99911,1243.9%
$30,000 to $34,99911,8384.1%
$35,000 to $39,99910,3333.6%
$40,000 to $44,99911,7594.1%
$45,000 to $49,99911,1773.9%
$50,000 to $59,99922,6297.8%
$60,000 to $74,99928,89410.0%
$75,000 to $99,99942,74514.8%
$100,000 to $124,99931,98111.1%
$125,000 to $149,99921,9317.6%
$150,000 to $199,99921,6497.5%
$200,000 or more16,4375.7%
Median Household Income69,910 
Per Capita Income36,446 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,5624.0%
Public Assistance9,3283.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,1838.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed313,00078.6%
Unemployed10,8292.7%
In Armed Forces5670.1%
Total Labor Force324,39681.5%
Not in Labor Force73,75618.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 21.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector128,36298,06756.7%
Non-Profit9,74024,80628.2%
Self-Employed31,83613,82269.7%
Local Government11,67517,93839.4%
State Government4,6277,01639.7%
Federal Government2,7772,96048.4%
Total Private + Self160,198111,88958.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,81952,72035.3%
Total189,017164,60953.5%
Pct. Govt.13.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts52,53214.8%
Sales and Office Occupations69,01019.5%
Professional, Technical70,48419.9%
Service Occupations55,96215.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7,6242.2%
All others106,61130.1%
White Collar 54.2%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing53,83515.2%
Retail trade39,10211.0%
Educational services and health care30,1788.5%
Construction27,6347.8%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining23,4406.6%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation17,0744.8%
Other services16,4744.6%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities15,7334.4%
Finance, insurance and real estate13,8363.9%
Public administration12,6433.6%
Professional, scientific, management12,3233.5%
Wholesale trade11,4313.2%
Information3,6991.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 7, MN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican26,5773.73%
Puerto Rican1,7890.25%
Cuban5180.07%
Dominican3000.04%
Total Central American3,4600.49%
Costa Rican980.01%
Guatemalan1,1300.16%
Honduran1,4650.21%
Nicaraguan2420.03%
Panamanian90.00%
Salvadoran5160.07%
Total South American1,1540.16%
Argentinean270.00%
Bolivian710.01%
Chilean490.01%
Colombian4040.06%
Ecuadorian4940.07%
Paraguayan30.00%
Peruvian320.00%
Uruguayan200.00%
Venezuelan480.01%
Other South American60.00%
Other Hispanic2,9900.42%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong1,2050.17%
Burmese8930.13%
Filipino8550.12%
Vietnamese7860.11%
Laotian6970.10%
Korean6950.10%
Chinese6380.09%
Indian3390.05%
Thai1890.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English630,72694.1%
Spanish21,1443.2%
Other4,3770.7%
German, other Germanic3,9790.6%
Other Asian3,0300.5%
Other Indo-European2,1880.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,5510.2%
Arabic7460.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun6230.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German276,06338.7%
Norwegian147,34120.7%
Irish50,6367.1%
Swedish48,4246.8%
English30,9874.3%
Polish30,6324.3%
American21,2533.0%
French18,9682.7%
Dutch15,7442.2%
Scandinavian12,9181.8%
Finnish11,9591.7%
Czech10,3451.5%
European8,3131.2%
Danish8,0271.1%
Italian6,4780.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen701,00798.3%
Not a citizen12,3441.7%
Native690,32296.8%
Foreign-born23,0293.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 7, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
12,874 2.6%21,098 4.3%154,622 31.8%182,594 37.5%81,872 16.8%33,635 6.9%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 12,874 2.6%
9-12 Years 21,098 4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 154,622 31.8%
Some College 182,594 37.5%
Bach. Degree 81,872 16.8%
Grad Degree 33,635 6.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 7, 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 MN07Michelle Fischbach* (R) 204,766 66.9% Jill Abahsain (DFL) 84,455 27.6% 16,645 5.4% 305,866
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 MN07Michelle Fischbach (R) 194,066 53.4% Collin Peterson* (DFL) 144,840 39.8% 24,571 6.8% 363,477
2018-11-06 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 146,672 52.1% Dave Hughes (R) 134,668 47.8% 169 0.1% 281,509
2016-11-08 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 173,589 52.5% Dave Hughes (R) 156,952 47.4% 282 0.1% 330,823
2014-11-04 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 130,546 54.2% Terry Westrom (R) 109,955 45.7% 334 0.1% 240,835
2012-11-06 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 197,791 60.4% Lee Byberg (R) 114,151 34.8% 15,634 4.8% 327,576
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 133,096 55.2% Lee Byberg (R) 90,652 37.6% 17,349 7.2% 241,097
2008-11-04 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 227,179 72.2% Glen Menze (R) 87,058 27.7% 431 0.1% 314,668
2006-11-07 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 179,162 69.7% Michael Barrett (R) 74,557 29.0% 3,473 1.4% 257,192
2004-11-02 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 207,628 66.1% David Sturrock (R) 106,349 33.8% 280 0.1% 314,257
2002-11-05 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 170,234 65.3% Dan Stevens (R) 90,342 34.6% 237 0.1% 260,813
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 185,771 68.7% Glen Menze (R) 79,175 29.3% 5,550 2.1% 270,496
1998-11-03 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 169,907 71.7% Aleta Edin (R) 66,562 28.1% 473 0.2% 236,942
1996-11-05 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 170,936 67.9% Darrell McKigney (R) 80,132 31.8% 531 0.2% 251,599
1994-11-08 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 108,023 51.2% Bernie Omann (IR) 102,623 48.6% 357 0.2% 211,003
1992-11-03 MN07Collin Peterson* (DFL) 133,886 50.4% Bernie Omann (IR) 130,396 49.1% 1,242 0.5% 265,524
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 MN07Collin Peterson (DFL) 107,126 53.5% Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 92,876 46.4% 184 0.1% 200,186
1988-11-08 MN07Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 121,396 54.6% Marv Hanson (DFL) 101,011 45.4% 89 0.0% 222,496
1986-11-04 MN07Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 94,024 49.7% Collin Peterson (DFL) 93,903 49.6% 1,337 0.7% 189,264
1984-11-06 MN07Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 135,087 57.0% Collin Peterson (DFL) 101,720 42.9% 32 0.0% 236,839
1982-11-02 MN07Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 108,254 50.3% Gene Wenstrom (DFL) 107,062 49.7% 0 0.0% 215,316
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 MN07Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 135,084 52.1% Gene Wenstrom (DFL) 124,026 47.9% 3 0.0% 259,113
1978-11-07 MN07Arlan Stangeland* (IR) 109,456 52.4% Gene Wenstrom (DFL) 93,055 44.5% 6,564 3.1% 209,075
1977-02-22 sp MN07Arlan Stangeland (IR) 71,340 57.6% Michael Sullivan (DFL) 45,490 36.7% 7,068 5.7% 123,898
1976-11-02 MN07Bob Bergland* (DFL) 174,080 72.0% Bob Leiseth (IR) 64,333 26.6% 3,251 1.3% 241,664
1974-11-04 MN07Bob Bergland* (DFL) 129,207 75.0% Dan Reber (R) 43,054 25.0% 5 0.0% 172,266
1972-11-07 MN07Bob Bergland* (DFL) 133,067 59.0% Jon Haaven (R) 92,283 41.0% 0 0.0% 225,350
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 MN07Bob Bergland (DFL) 79,378 54.1% Odin Langen* (R) 67,296 45.9% 0 0.0% 146,674
1968-11-05 MN07Odin Langen* (R) 83,113 51.2% Bob Bergland (DFL) 79,167 48.8% 0 0.0% 162,280
1966-11-08 MN07Odin Langen* (R) 84,914 63.2% Keith Davison (DFL) 49,388 36.8% 0 0.0% 134,302
1964-11-03 MN07Odin Langen* (R) 84,304 50.8% Ben Wichterman (DFL) 81,718 49.2% 0 0.0% 166,022
1962-11-06 MN07Odin Langen* (R) 70,546 52.0% Harding Noblitt (DFL) 65,161 48.0% 0 0.0% 135,707
1960-11-08 MN09Odin Langen* (R) 62,322 52.2% Coya Knutson (DFL) 57,114 47.8% 0 0.0% 119,436
1958-11-04 MN09Odin Langen (R) 47,863 50.7% Coya Knutson* (DFL) 46,473 49.3% 0 0.0% 94,336
1956-11-06 MN09Coya Knutson* (DFL) 58,916 52.7% Harold Hagen (R) 52,937 47.3% 0 0.0% 111,853
1954-11-02 MN09Coya Knutson (DFL) 48,999 51.2% Harold Hagen* (R) 46,664 48.8% 0 0.0% 95,663
1952-11-04 MN09Harold Hagen* (R) 70,402 60.5% Curtiss Olson (DFL) 45,874 39.5% 0 0.0% 116,276
1950-11-07 MN09Harold Hagen* (R) 56,928 61.9% Curtiss Olson (DFL) 30,808 33.5% 4,255 4.6% 91,991
1948-11-02 MN09Harold Hagen* (R) 57,189 54.6% Oscar Johnson (DFL) 47,476 45.4% 0 0.0% 104,665
1946-11-05 MN09Harold Hagen* (R) 50,031 63.9% Verner Nelson (DFL) 28,211 36.1% 0 0.0% 78,242
1944-11-07 MN09Harold Hagen* (R) 58,080 59.2% Halvor Langslet (DFL) 40,018 40.8% 0 0.0% 98,098
1942-11-03 MN09Harold Hagen (Farmer Labor) 35,265 50.4% John Padden (R) 34,661 49.6% 0 0.0% 69,926
1940-11-05 MN09Richard Buckler* (Farmer Labor) 48,999 43.4% Colvin Butler (R) 48,324 42.8% 15,507 13.7% 112,830
1938-11-08 MN09Richard Buckler* (Farmer Labor) 44,017 42.0% Ole Sageng (R) 40,383 38.5% 20,425 19.5% 104,825
1936-11-03 MN09Richard Buckler* (Farmer Labor) 48,256 48.4% Elmer Haugen (R) 31,181 31.3% 20,165 20.2% 99,602
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 7, MN


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 260,007 65.7% Joe Biden (D) 128,550 32.5% 7,244 1.8% 395,801 20 19 12.08%
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 234,753 63.8% Joe Biden (D) 126,528 34.4% 6,880 1.9% 368,161 18 17 11.23%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 208,215 61.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 104,566 31.0% 24,224 7.2% 337,005 17 16 11.44%
2012 66% Mitt Romney (R) 180,334 53.9% Barack Obama* (D) 147,750 44.1% 6,693 2.0% 334,777 9 7 11.40%
2008 70% John McCain (R) 162,941 50.1% Barack Obama (D) 154,140 47.4% 8,177 2.5% 325,258 6 4 11.18%
2004 71% George W. Bush* (R) 180,743 55.4% John Kerry (D) 140,332 43.0% 4,917 1.5% 325,992 8 5 11.53%
2000 66% George W. Bush (R) 149,830 53.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 108,950 39.0% 20,266 7.3% 279,046 8 6 11.44%
1996 61% Bill Clinton* (D) 115,996 45.9% Robert Dole (R) 103,336 40.9% 33,577 13.3% 252,909 6 0 11.53%
1992 69% Bill Clinton (D) 104,359 38.4% George Bush* (R) 103,624 38.2% 63,610 23.4% 271,593 6 1 11.57%
1988 63% George Bush (R) 119,691 52.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 110,605 48.0% 0 0.0% 230,296 6 -1 10.98%
1984 66% Ronald Reagan* (R) 135,320 57.0% Walter Mondale (D) 102,240 43.0% 0 0.0% 237,560 7 -2 11.40%
1980 77% Ronald Reagan (R) 132,532 51.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 108,610 42.2% 16,496 6.4% 257,638 9 1 12.56%
1976 73% Jimmy Carter (D) 135,192 56.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 102,502 43.1% 0 0.0% 237,694 1 -5 12.19%
1972 73% Richard Nixon* (R) 118,727 54.2% George McGovern (D) 100,410 45.8% 0 0.0% 219,137 3 -7 12.58%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 77,796 47.9% Richard Nixon (R) 76,302 47.0% 8,190 5.0% 162,288 6 4 10.22%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 62.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 37.6% 0.0% 2 -1 n/a
1960 76% John Kennedy (D) 59,429 50.5% Richard Nixon (R) 57,906 49.2% 280 0.2% 117,615 0 0 7.63%
1956 66% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 51,890 50.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 51,651 49.9% 0 0.0% 103,541 -4 -7 7.73%
1952 72% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 64,429 57.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 47,784 42.3% 753 0.7% 112,966 2 2 8.19%
* 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 7, 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 707,323 88.1% 1.3% 0.6% 1.2% 3.2% 5.1%
2020 668,096 90.1% 1.6% 1.0% 2.1% 5.2%
2012 661,532 89.9% 0.8% 2.9% 0.9% 1.7% 3.8%
2010 625,512 90.5% 0.8% 2.7% 0.8% 1.4% 3.8%
2002 614,935 93.1% 0.3% 2.4% 0.5% 0.9% 2.6%
2000 588,825 93.7% 0.5% 2.7% 0.8% 0.7% 1.6%
1992 546,888 96.3% 0.2% 2.2% 0.5% 0.8%
1990 518,213 96.6% 2.2%
1982 509,521 97.4% 0.1% 1.7% 0.3% 0.5%
1980 520,468 3.0%
1972 472,753
1970 375,180
1960 266,075
1950 273,125

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 7, 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.