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2022 population: 715,514
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 630,685 | 88.14% | |
| Black: | 8,117 | 1.13% | |
| Indian: | 25,265 | 3.53% | |
| Asian: | 6,763 | 0.95% | |
| 2+ races: | 26,874 | 3.76% | |
| Hispanic: | 16,071 | 2.25% | |
| Total non-White: | 84,829 | 11.86% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 382,274 | |
| Median Value | $229,100 | |
| Occupied | 290,903 | 76.1% |
| Vacant | 91,371 | 23.9% |
| Owned | 227,224 | 78.1% |
| Rented | 63,679 | 21.9% |
| Median Rent | $938 | |
| Single-Family Units | 309,191 | 80.9% |
| Detached | 297,693 | 77.9% |
| Attached | 11,498 | 3.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 33,455 | 8.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 26,535 | 6.9% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,405 | 4.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,743 | 4.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 9,862 | 3.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,021 | 3.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,784 | 3.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,867 | 4.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,199 | 3.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,159 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,671 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,027 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 29,331 | 10.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 40,428 | 13.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 30,883 | 10.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 22,951 | 7.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 23,579 | 8.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 18,993 | 6.5% |
| Median Household Income | 70,474 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,488 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 15,189 | 5.2% |
| Public Assistance | 9,857 | 3.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 29,011 | 10.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 312,197 | 73.2% |
| Unemployed | 15,588 | 3.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 726 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 328,511 | 77.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 97,974 | 23.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 26.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 120,533 | 91,647 | 56.8% |
| Non-Profit | 11,646 | 27,016 | 30.1% |
| Self-Employed | 21,824 | 12,547 | 63.5% |
| Local Government | 13,254 | 18,489 | 41.8% |
| State Government | 7,071 | 8,608 | 45.1% |
| Federal Government | 3,478 | 3,384 | 50.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 142,357 | 104,194 | 57.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,449 | 57,497 | 38.1% |
| Total | 177,806 | 161,691 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 47,445 | 13.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 65,352 | 19.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 75,592 | 22.2% |
| Service Occupations | 62,836 | 18.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,920 | 0.6% |
| All others | 89,076 | 26.2% |
| White Collar | 55.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 39,618 | 11.6% |
| Manufacturing | 36,305 | 10.7% |
| Construction | 31,185 | 9.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 29,560 | 8.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 23,297 | 6.8% |
| Public administration | 18,508 | 5.4% |
| Other services | 14,940 | 4.4% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,018 | 4.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 13,872 | 4.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,085 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,830 | 2.0% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 5,367 | 1.6% |
| Information | 4,166 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 10,033 | 1.40% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,147 | 0.16% |
| Cuban | 469 | 0.07% |
| Dominican | 127 | 0.02% |
| Total Central American | 1,754 | 0.25% |
| Costa Rican | 89 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 661 | 0.09% |
| Honduran | 310 | 0.04% |
| Nicaraguan | 84 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 254 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 356 | 0.05% |
| Total South American | 686 | 0.10% |
| Argentinean | 44 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 20 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 62 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 237 | 0.03% |
| Ecuadorian | 88 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 4 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 46 | 0.01% |
| Uruguayan | 6 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 164 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 15 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,855 | 0.26% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Hmong | 2,022 | 0.28% |
| Chinese | 1,050 | 0.15% |
| Filipino | 789 | 0.11% |
| Indian | 669 | 0.09% |
| Korean | 602 | 0.08% |
| Vietnamese | 418 | 0.06% |
| Cambodian | 180 | 0.03% |
| Laotian | 177 | 0.02% |
| Japanese | 118 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 654,368 | 96.5% |
| Spanish | 7,603 | 1.1% |
| Other | 5,692 | 0.8% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,816 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 2,150 | 0.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,405 | 0.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,116 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 946 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 810 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 199,802 | 27.9% |
| Norwegian | 98,889 | 13.8% |
| Swedish | 74,610 | 10.4% |
| Irish | 68,056 | 9.5% |
| English | 46,154 | 6.5% |
| Finnish | 36,624 | 5.1% |
| Polish | 32,549 | 4.5% |
| American | 26,758 | 3.7% |
| French | 25,347 | 3.5% |
| Italian | 20,577 | 2.9% |
| Scandinavian | 16,553 | 2.3% |
| European | 11,703 | 1.6% |
| Dutch | 10,199 | 1.4% |
| French Canadian | 10,139 | 1.4% |
| Czech | 9,075 | 1.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 710,013 | 99.2% |
| Not a citizen | 5,501 | 0.8% |
| Native | 702,700 | 98.2% |
| Foreign-born | 12,814 | 1.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 7,305 | 1.5% | 23,319 | 4.6% | 149,681 | 29.8% | 187,074 | 37.3% | 88,790 | 17.7% | 45,696 | 9.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 7,305 | 1.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 23,319 | 4.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 149,681 | 29.8% |
| Some College | 187,074 | 37.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 88,790 | 17.7% |
| Grad Degree | 45,696 | 9.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
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.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | MN08 | Pete Stauber* (R) | 188,755 | 57.2% | Jen Schultz (DFL) | 141,009 | 42.7% | 316 | 0.1% | 330,080 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MN08 | Pete Stauber* (R) | 223,432 | 56.8% | Quinn Nystrom (DFL) | 147,853 | 37.6% | 22,426 | 5.7% | 393,711 |
| 2018-11-06 | MN08 | Pete Stauber (R) | 159,364 | 50.7% | Joe Radinovich (DFL) | 141,950 | 45.2% | 12,897 | 4.1% | 314,211 |
| 2016-11-08 | MN08 | Richard Nolan* (DFL) | 179,098 | 50.2% | Stewart Mills (R) | 177,089 | 49.6% | 784 | 0.2% | 356,971 |
| 2014-11-04 | MN08 | Richard Nolan* (DFL) | 129,090 | 48.5% | Stewart Mills (R) | 125,358 | 47.1% | 11,635 | 4.4% | 266,083 |
| 2012-11-06 | MN08 | Richard Nolan (DFL) | 191,976 | 54.3% | Chip Cravaack* (R) | 160,520 | 45.4% | 1,167 | 0.3% | 353,663 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MN08 | Chip Cravaack (R) | 133,490 | 48.2% | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 129,091 | 46.6% | 14,500 | 5.2% | 277,081 |
| 2008-11-04 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 241,797 | 67.7% | Michael Cummins (R) | 114,861 | 32.2% | 582 | 0.2% | 357,240 |
| 2006-11-07 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 180,675 | 63.6% | Rod Grams (R) | 97,685 | 34.4% | 5,663 | 2.0% | 284,023 |
| 2004-11-02 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 228,586 | 65.2% | Mark Groettum (R) | 112,693 | 32.2% | 9,204 | 2.6% | 350,483 |
| 2002-11-05 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 194,909 | 68.6% | Bob Lemen (R) | 88,673 | 31.2% | 349 | 0.1% | 283,931 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 210,094 | 67.8% | Bob Lemen (R) | 79,890 | 25.8% | 19,667 | 6.4% | 309,651 |
| 1998-11-03 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 173,734 | 66.0% | Jerry Shuster (R) | 69,667 | 26.5% | 19,862 | 7.5% | 263,263 |
| 1996-11-05 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 185,333 | 67.3% | Andy Larson (R) | 69,460 | 25.2% | 20,545 | 7.5% | 275,338 |
| 1994-11-08 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 153,161 | 65.7% | Phil Herwig (IR) | 79,818 | 34.2% | 292 | 0.1% | 233,271 |
| 1992-11-03 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 167,104 | 59.0% | Phil Herwig (IR) | 83,823 | 29.6% | 32,104 | 11.3% | 283,031 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 151,145 | 72.9% | Jerry Shuster (IR) | 56,068 | 27.0% | 99 | 0.0% | 207,312 |
| 1988-11-08 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 165,656 | 74.5% | Jerry Shuster (IR) | 56,630 | 25.5% | 25 | 0.0% | 222,311 |
| 1986-11-04 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 135,718 | 72.6% | Dave Rued (IR) | 51,315 | 27.4% | 12 | 0.0% | 187,045 |
| 1984-11-06 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 165,727 | 67.2% | Dave Rued (IR) | 79,181 | 32.1% | 1,575 | 0.6% | 246,483 |
| 1982-11-02 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 176,392 | 76.7% | Marnie Luce (IR) | 53,467 | 23.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,859 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 182,228 | 70.4% | Edward Fiore (IR) | 72,350 | 28.0% | 4,187 | 1.6% | 258,765 |
| 1978-11-07 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 171,125 | 87.2% | John Hull (American) | 25,015 | 12.7% | 154 | 0.1% | 196,294 |
| 1976-11-02 | MN08 | James Oberstar* (DFL) | 206,755 | 100.0% | 89 | 0.0% | 206,844 | |||
| 1974-11-04 | MN08 | James Oberstar (DFL) | 104,740 | 62.0% | Jerry Arnold (R) | 44,298 | 26.2% | 19,975 | 11.8% | 169,013 |
| 1972-11-07 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 161,823 | 75.9% | Edward Johnson (R) | 51,314 | 24.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,137 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 118,149 | 75.5% | Paul Reed (R) | 38,369 | 24.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,518 |
| 1968-11-05 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 115,343 | 67.6% | James Hennen (R) | 55,209 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 170,552 |
| 1966-11-08 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 116,969 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,969 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 124,277 | 69.4% | David Glossbrenner (R) | 54,691 | 30.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 178,968 |
| 1962-11-06 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 101,567 | 65.7% | Jerry Ketola (R) | 52,996 | 34.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,563 |
| 1960-11-08 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 107,154 | 69.5% | Jerry Ketola (R) | 47,099 | 30.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,253 |
| 1958-11-04 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 97,046 | 75.6% | Roy Ranum (R) | 31,343 | 24.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 128,389 |
| 1956-11-06 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 108,565 | 73.2% | Alfred Weinberg (R) | 39,795 | 26.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 148,360 |
| 1954-11-02 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 89,778 | 71.8% | Ernie Orchard (R) | 35,241 | 28.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 125,019 |
| 1952-11-04 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 91,465 | 62.6% | Ernie Orchard (R) | 54,736 | 37.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 146,201 |
| 1950-11-07 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 72,440 | 62.9% | William Pittenger (R) | 42,705 | 37.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 115,145 |
| 1948-11-02 | MN08 | John Blatnik* (DFL) | 88,501 | 66.6% | William Berlin (R) | 44,306 | 33.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,807 |
| 1946-11-05 | MN08 | John Blatnik (DFL) | 62,876 | 57.7% | William Pittenger* (R) | 46,189 | 42.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,065 |
| 1944-11-07 | MN08 | William Pittenger* (R) | 62,600 | 51.9% | William McKinnon (DFL) | 58,131 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 120,731 |
| 1942-11-03 | MN08 | William Pittenger* (R) | 51,803 | 58.2% | Rudolph Rautio (Farmer Labor) | 21,786 | 24.5% | 15,432 | 17.3% | 89,021 |
| 1940-11-05 | MN08 | William Pittenger* (R) | 74,521 | 54.2% | John Bernard (Farmer Labor) | 39,252 | 28.5% | 23,845 | 17.3% | 137,618 |
| 1938-11-08 | MN08 | William Pittenger (R) | 67,960 | 51.8% | John Bernard* (Farmer Labor) | 54,381 | 41.4% | 8,945 | 6.8% | 131,286 |
| 1936-11-03 | MN08 | John Bernard (Farmer Labor) | 69,788 | 56.4% | William Pittenger* (R) | 53,914 | 43.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 123,702 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 230,050 | 54.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 182,461 | 43.4% | 8,304 | 2.0% | 420,815 | 9 | 8 | 12.84% | |
| 2020 | 75% | Donald Trump* (R) | 225,291 | 56.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 166,936 | 41.7% | 7,786 | 1.9% | 400,013 | 11 | 10 | 12.21% |
| 2016 | 68% | Donald Trump (R) | 194,779 | 54.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 138,665 | 38.6% | 25,909 | 7.2% | 359,353 | 9 | 8 | 12.20% |
| 2012 | 70% | Barack Obama* (D) | 186,761 | 51.7% | Mitt Romney (R) | 166,977 | 46.2% | 7,499 | 2.1% | 361,237 | 1 | -1 | 12.30% |
| 2008 | 74% | Barack Obama (D) | 195,147 | 53.1% | John McCain (R) | 163,520 | 44.5% | 8,811 | 2.4% | 367,478 | 1 | -1 | 12.63% |
| 2004 | 77% | John Kerry (D) | 191,228 | 52.6% | George W. Bush* (R) | 167,439 | 46.1% | 4,890 | 1.3% | 363,557 | -2 | -5 | 12.85% |
| 2000 | 70% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 155,924 | 49.2% | George W. Bush (R) | 138,951 | 43.8% | 22,088 | 7.0% | 316,963 | -2 | -4 | 13.00% |
| 1996 | 63% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 148,886 | 54.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 88,095 | 32.0% | 38,405 | 13.9% | 275,386 | -3 | -9 | 12.56% |
| 1992 | 73% | Bill Clinton (D) | 138,426 | 47.8% | George Bush* (R) | 80,517 | 27.8% | 70,539 | 24.4% | 289,482 | -4 | -10 | 12.33% |
| 1988 | 70% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 144,768 | 60.9% | George Bush (R) | 92,948 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 237,716 | -7 | -14 | 11.34% |
| 1984 | 71% | Walter Mondale (D) | 150,038 | 59.8% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 101,068 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 251,106 | -9 | -19 | 12.05% |
| 1980 | 76% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 148,783 | 57.3% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 92,565 | 35.6% | 18,524 | 7.1% | 259,872 | -7 | -15 | 12.66% |
| 1976 | 74% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 161,172 | 65.9% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 83,325 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 244,497 | -8 | -14 | 12.54% |
| 1972 | 72% | George McGovern (D) | 115,622 | 54.8% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 95,536 | 45.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 211,158 | -6 | -15 | 12.12% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 117,890 | 67.2% | Richard Nixon (R) | 50,377 | 28.7% | 7,069 | 4.0% | 175,336 | -13 | -15 | 11.04% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 74.3% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 25.7% | 0.0% | -10 | -13 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 79% | John Kennedy (D) | 96,723 | 62.6% | Richard Nixon (R) | 57,166 | 37.0% | 742 | 0.5% | 154,631 | -12 | -13 | 10.03% |
| 1956 | 76% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 84,853 | 60.1% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 56,368 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 141,221 | -14 | -17 | 10.54% |
| 1952 | 81% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 85,987 | 60.4% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 54,787 | 38.5% | 1,586 | 1.1% | 142,360 | -17 | -17 | 10.32% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 718,176 | 87.5% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 671,346 | 93.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 1.9% | |
| 2012 | 661,995 | 92.5% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 660,342 | 92.9% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 614,935 | 94.6% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 624,030 | 94.8% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| 1992 | 546,887 | 96.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| 1990 | 490,748 | 96.7% | 2.3% | ||||
| 1982 | 509,506 | 97.3% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| 1980 | 556,150 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1972 | 479,159 | ||||||
| 1970 | 390,251 | ||||||
| 1960 | 332,795 | ||||||
| 1950 | 291,558 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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