Minnesota's congressional districts

Map of Minnesota showing all eight districts

Minnesota currently has eight congressional districts. There were 9th and 10th districts but they were eliminated in 1963 and 1933 respectively. The latest 2010 house elections determined the officials for the 2011 – 2013 term, and will be the last election with the current boundaries.

• Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border of Wisconsin.

• Minnesota's 2nd congressional district spans the width of the entire southern metro area and contains Dakota, Carver, Scott, Le Sueur, Goodhue and Rice Counties.

• Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis.

• Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers most of Ramsey County including all of St. Paul and several St. Paul suburbs and part of Dakota.

• Minnesota's 5th congressional district covers eastern Hennepin County, including the entire city of Minneapolis, along with parts of Anoka and Ramsey counties

• Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties.

• Minnesota's 7th congressional district covers almost all of the western side of Minnesota from the Canadian border down to Lincoln County and is the largest district in the state.

• Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota and includes Duluth, Hibbing, and the Mesabi Range.

• Minnesota's two U.S. Senators are elected at large.

Lifetime Scores of Minnesota's Representatives' Political Persuasion – the 112th Congress
MN District	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Class 1 Senator	Class 2 Senator
Representative	Tim Walz	John Kline	Erik Paulsen	Betty McCollum	Keith Ellison	Michele Bachmann	Collin Peterson	Chip Cravaack	Amy Klobuchar	Al Franken
Conservative Test[1]	10%	93.33%	N/A	2.75%	0%	100%	45.41%	TBD	10%	TBD
Progressive Test[2]	92.28%	2.72%	10.53	94.3%	98.38%	2.44%	62.5%	TBD	89.46%	95.12
CPVI[3]	R+1	R+3	R+0	D+13	D+21	R+5	R+6	D+4	D+3	D+3

Gallery of members of U.S. Senate

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  Senior Senator Amy Klobuchar

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  Junior Senator Al Franken

Gallery of members of U.S. Congress

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  Tim Walz, MN1

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  John Kline, MN2

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  Erik Paulsen, MN3

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  Betty McCollum, MN4

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  Keith Ellison, MN5

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  Michele Bachmann, MN6

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  Collin Peterson, MN7

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  Chip Cravaack, MN8

See also

United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2008

References

1. ^ http://www.acuratings.org/2008all.htm#MN
2. ^ "Leading with the Left". Progressive Punch. http://www.progressivepunch.org. Retrieved September 8, 2007. 
3. ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". The Campaign Legal Center. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved March 30, 2007. 

• Minnesota Congressional Districts Map