| Minnesota's 4th congressional district | |
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.svg)  Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 202[1] sq mi (520 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2024) | 708,464[3] |
| Median household income | $84,731[4] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+18[5] |
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 THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 4th CD's borders, based on Google Maps. |
Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers nearly all ofRamsey County and part ofWashington County. It includes all ofSt. Paul and most of its northern and easternsuburbs, including Woodbury, Blaine, Roseville, and Maplewood. The district is solidlyDemocratic, with aCPVI of D+18.[5] It is currently represented byBetty 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.
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. The largest countries of origin areLaos,Thailand,Myanmar,Mexico,India,Ethiopia, andSomalia, with immigrant populations largely concentrated in Saint Paul.[6] The 4th district has the highest percentage ofHmong residents of any district in the United States, at 6% of the population.[7]
| Year | Office | Results[8][9][10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2013 Boundaries | ||
| 2008 | President | Obama 63% - 35% |
| Senate | Franken 49% - 37% | |
| 2010 | Governor | Dayton 51% - 36% |
| Secretary of State | Ritchie 58% - 38% | |
| Auditor | Otto 57% - 38% | |
| Attorney General | Swanson 61% - 34% | |
| 2013–2023 Boundaries | ||
| 2012 | President | Obama 62% - 35% |
| Senate | Klobuchar 71% - 25% | |
| 2014 | Senate | Franken 62% - 35% |
| Governor | Dayton 59% - 36% | |
| Secretary of State | Simon 56% - 37% | |
| Auditor | Otto 61% - 31% | |
| Attorney General | Swanson 60% - 31% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61% - 30% |
| 2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Klobuchar 71% - 25% |
| Senate (Spec.) | Smith 65% - 31% | |
| Governor | Walz 66% - 30% | |
| Secretary of State | Simon 65% - 31% | |
| Auditor | Blaha 61% - 31% | |
| Attorney General | Ellison 61% - 33% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68% - 30% |
| Senate | Smith 62% - 30% | |
| 2023–2033 Boundaries | ||
| 2022 | Governor | Walz 68% - 29% |
| Secretary of State | Simon 70% - 30% | |
| Auditor | Blaha 61% - 32% | |
| Attorney General | Ellison 66% - 34% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 66% - 31% |
| Senate | Klobuchar 70% - 26% | |
For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[11]
RamseyCounty(18)
WashingtonCounty(21)
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| 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% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 58,043 | 83.40 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Amane Badhasso | 10,557 | 15.17 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Fasil Moghul | 997 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 69,597 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 200,055 | 67.59 | |
| Republican | May Lor Xiong | 95,493 | 32.26 | |
| Total votes | 295,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL)hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum (incumbent) | 242,802 | 67.2 | |
| Republican | May Lor Xiong | 117,618 | 32.6 | |
| Write-in | 623 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 361,043 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL)hold | ||||
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