Minnesota's congressional districts


is currently divided into 8 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 Census, the number of Minnesota's seats remained unchanged.
Minnesota statutes do not require candidates for the United States House of Representatives to reside in the district in which they run for office, but candidates must be inhabitants of the state at the time of the election.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the Minnesotan United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 8 members, including 5 Democrats, and 3 Republicans.
DistrictRepresentativePartyCPVIIncumbencyDistrict map
1st Jim Hagedorn RepublicanR+5January 3, 2019 – present
2nd Angie Craig DFLR+2January 3, 2019 – present
3rd Dean Phillips DFLD+1January 3, 2019 – present
4th Betty McCollum DFLD+14January 3, 2001 – present
5th Ilhan Omar DFLD+26January 3, 2019 – present
6th Tom Emmer RepublicanR+12January 3, 2015 – present
7th Collin Peterson DFLR+12January 3, 1991 – present
8th Pete Stauber RepublicanR+4January 3, 2019 – present

Districts

Districts were re-drawn in 2012. The 2010 elections determined the officials for the 2011–2013 term using 2002 districts, while the 2012 elections used the new districts. The 2002–2012 districts are described below:
Congressional districts are also used to ensure regional representation on other government bodies within the state. The following entities are required by state statute to have at least one member from each congressional district:
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Minnesota, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Minnesota between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
YearStatewide mapMinneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area highlight
1872–1882
1882–1892
1892–1902
1902–1912
1973–1982
1983–1992
1993–1994
1995–2002
2003–2013
Since 2013

Obsolete districts

Minnesota currently has eight congressional districts. There were 9th and 10th districts but they were eliminated in 1963 and 1933 respectively. Redistricting is done every 10 years to reflect population shifts within the United States.