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, with the largest countries of origin being Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Mexico, India, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with immigrants largely being concentrated in Saint Paul.[6] In particular, 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
Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 57 - 37%
2004 President Kerry 62 - 37%
2008 President Obama 64 - 34%
2012 President Obama 63 - 36%
2016 President Clinton 62 - 31%
2018 Senator Klobuchar 71 - 25%
2020 President Biden 67 - 30%

List of members representing the district edit

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history Location
District created March 4, 1883
 
William D. Washburn
(Minneapolis)
Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1882.
Lost renomination.
Hennepin
(Minneapolis)
 
John Gilfillan
(Minneapolis)
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
 
Edmund Rice
(St. Paul)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
 
Samuel Snider
(Minneapolis)
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
 
James Castle
(Stillwater)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
Chisago

Isanti

Kannebec

Ramsey

Washington

 
Andrew Kiefer
(St. Paul)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
 
Frederick Stevens
(St. Paul)
Republican March 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)
Democratic March 4, 1915 –
May 20, 1919
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
Ramsey
Vacant May 20, 1919 –
July 1, 1919
66th
 
Oscar Keller
(St. Paul)
Republican July 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)
Republican March 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 inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All members elected at-large
 
Melvin Maas
(St. Paul)
Republican January 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
79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
 
Edward Devitt
(St. Paul)
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80th Elected 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.
Vacant October 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)
Year Democratic Republican Other
1918 Carl Van Dyke: 62.0% Walter Mallory: 38.0%
1920 Thomas J. Brady: 34.2% Oscar Keller: 58.7%

Carl W. Cummins: 7.1%

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

1930 Frank 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)
1934 John 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%

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

Otis A. Luce (Independent): 0.7%

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

Rose Tillotson (Communist Party USA) 0.9%

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

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

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

Phil Willkie (Grassroots): 1.41%

Dan Vacek (Grassroots): 1.05%

1998 Bruce 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%

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

Nicholas Skrivanek (Constitution): 0.47%

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

Write-ins: 0.1%

2016 Betty McCollum: 57.8% Greg Ryan: 34.4% Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 7.7%
2018 Betty McCollum: 66.0% Greg Ryan: 29.7% Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 4.2%
2020 Betty McCollum: 63.2% Gene Rechtzigel: 29.0% Susan Sindt (Grassroots): 7.6%

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. ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. 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.

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