Minnesota's 8th congressional district
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Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota. It is anchored by Duluth, the state's fifth-largest city. It also includes most of the Mesabi & Vermilion iron ranges, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in the Superior National Forest. The district is best known for its mining, agriculture, tourism, and shipping industries.
For many decades, the district reliably voted Democratic, but in 2016, Republicans made strong gains and Donald Trump carried the district by a 15-point margin. In the 2018 midterm election, it was one of only three congressional districts in the country which flipped to Republican. The eastern part of the district (Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties) tends to vote Democratic while the rest of the district leans Republican.[1]
The district is notable for being the last one assigned after both the 2010 and 2020 censuses. After the 2020 census in particular, in spite of early predictions that it would be eliminated, Minnesota held onto the district by a mere 89 people, beating out New York's 27th district for the last spot.[2]
The district is represented by Republican Pete Stauber.[1][3]
Recent election results from statewide races
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[7]
Aitkin County (46)
- All 46 townships and municipalities
Becker County (14)
- Callaway, Callaway Township, Eagle View Township, Forest Township, Maple Grove Township, Ogema, Pine Point Township, Riceville Township, Round Lake Township, Savannah Township, Spring Creek Township, Sugar Bush Township, Two Inlets Township, White Earth Township
Beltrami County (50)
- All 50 townships and municipalities
Carlton County (28)
- All 28 townships and municipalities
Cass County (65)
- All 65 townships and municipalities
Chisago County (18)
- All 18 townships and municipalities
Clearwater County (27)
- All 27 townships and municipalities
Cook County (4)
- All 4 townships and municipalities
Crow Wing County (46)
- All 46 townships and municipalities
Hubbard County (20)
- Akeley Township, Arago Township, Clay Township, Clover Township, Farden Township, Fern Township, Guthrie Township, Hart Lake Township, Helga Township, Hendrickson Township, Lake Alice Township, Lake Emma Township, Lake George Township, Lake Hattie Township, Lakeport Township, Laporte, Rockwood Township, Schoolcraft Township, Steamboat River Township, Thorpe Township
Isanti County (17)
- All 17 townships and municipalities
Itasca County (57)
- All 57 townships and municipalities
Kanabec County (20)
- All 20 townships and municipalities
Mahnomen County (19)
- All 19 townships and municipalities
- All 6 townships and municipalities
Lake County (8)
- All 8 townships and municipalities
- All 35 townships and municipalities
Mille Lacs County (25)
- All 25 townships and municipalities
Pine County (47)
- All 47 townships and municipalities
St. Louis County (101)
- All 101 townships and municipalities
- Hugo, Forest Lake, Marine on St. Croix, May Township, Scandia, Stillwater Township (pat; also 4th)
Demographics
Sex
- Male 50.5% [8]
- Female 49.5%
Ethnicity
Minnesota's 8th district has one of the highest proportions of non-Hispanic whites in the nation. 98.4% of people over the age of 85 are non-Hispanic whites. 86% of those in the 0-4 year old bracket are non-Hispanic white, compared to less than 50% of the nation at large.[9]
- White 92.1%
- Hispanic 1.6%
- Black 1.0%
- Asian 0.7%
- More than one race 2.0%
- Other race 2.6%
Ancestry
The ancestry of Minnesota's 8th district is dominated by Northern Europeans: German Americans, Norwegian Americans, Swedish Americans, and Danish Americans make up over 55% of the population.[8] Minnesota's 8th district has the highest percentage of Swedish Americans of any congressional district in the country.
- American 3.46%
- Arab 0.18%
- Czech 1.44%
- Danish 1.12%
- Dutch 1.51%
- English 5.91%
- French (except Basque) 3.62%
- French Canadian 1.60%
- German 29.47%
- Greek 0.12%
- Hungarian 0.24%
- Irish 9.09%
- Italian 2.91%
- Lithuanian 0.05%
- Norwegian 14.18%
- Polish 0.02%
- Portuguese 0.36%
- Russian 0.36%
- Scotch-Irish 0.47%
- Scottish 1.12%
- Slovak 0.08%
- Subsaharan African 0.45%
- Swedish 11.19%
- Swiss 0.30%
- Ukrainian 0.27%
- Welsh 0.34%
- West Indian 0.08%
Place of birth
- Born in United States 97.8%
- State of residence 78.5%
- Different state 19.1%
- Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 0.4%
- Foreign born 1.9%
Language
Language spoken at home other than English
- Spanish 1.0%
- German 0.4%
- Native American languages 0.4%
- French 0.1%
- Chinese 0.1%
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
| Year | DFL | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| 2002[10] | Jim Oberstar | 193,959 | 68.6% | Bob Lemen | 88,423 | 31.2% | 349Template:Efn | 0.1% | 283,931 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
| 2004 | Jim Oberstar | 228,586 | 65.2% | Mark Groettum | 112,693 | 32.2% | 9,204Template:Efn | 2.6% | 350,483 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
| 2006 | Jim Oberstar | 180,670 | 63.6% | Rod Grams | 97,683 | 34.4% | 5,663Template:Efn | 2.0% | 284,016 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
| 2008 | Jim Oberstar | 241,831 | 67.7% | Michael Cummins | 114,871 | 32.2% | 582Template:Efn | 0.2% | 357,284 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
| 2010 | Jim Oberstar | 129,091 | 46.6% | Chip Cravaack | 133,490 | 48.2% | 14,500Template:Efn | 5.2% | 277,081 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| 2012 | Rick Nolan | 191,976 | 54.3% | Chip Cravaack | 160,520 | 45.4% | 1,167 | 0.3% | 353,663 | 100.0% | DFL gain |
| 2014 | Rick Nolan | 129,090 | 48.5% | Stewart Mills III | 125,358 | 47.1% | 11,635 | 4.4% | 266,083 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
| 2016 | Rick Nolan | 179,098 | 50.2% | Stewart Mills III | 177,089 | 49.6% | 792 | 0.2% | 356,979 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
| 2018 | Joe Radinovich | 141,948 | 45.2% | Pete Stauber | 159,364 | 50.7% | 12,697 | 4.1% | 314,209 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| 2020 | Quinn Nystrom | 147,853 | 37.6% | Pete Stauber | 223,432 | 56.7% | 22,426 | 5.7% | 393,711 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| 2022 | Jennifer Schultz | 140,770 | 42.7% | Pete Stauber | 188,444 | 57.2% | 317 | 0.1% | 329,531 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| 2024 | Jennifer Schultz | 176,724 | 41.9% | Pete Stauber | 244,498 | 58.0% | 384 | 0.1% | 421,222 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
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References
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