Minnesota's 4th congressional district - USA

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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 suburbs. The district is solidly Democratic, with a CPVI of D+14.[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

Interactive map of district boundaries

Representative

Betty McCollum
DFL–Saint Paul

Area

202[1] sq mi (520 km²)

Distribution

97.21% urban[2]
2.79% rural

Population (2021)

721,132[3]

Median household
income

$79,124[4]

Ethnicity

68.3% White
11.8% Asian
9.7% Black
6.3% Hispanic
3.4% Two or more races
0.6% other

Cook PVI

D+14[5]

External image
THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 4th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created after the 1880 U.S. Census – March 4, 1883
William D. Washburn	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination.	Hennepin (Minneapolis)
John Gilfillan	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Lost re-election.
Edmund Rice	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Samuel Snider	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
James Castle	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.	Chisago Isanti Kannebec Ramsey Washington
Andrew Kiefer	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.	Chisago Isanti Kannebec Ramsey Washington
Frederick Stevens	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	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	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	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	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	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
Edward Devitt	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Eugene McCarthy	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Re-elected in 1946. Re-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	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	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	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2001 – present	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	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.

Elections

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%

Election results from recent statewide races

Statewide election voting

Election results from statewide races			Political parties that won the district
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 57 - 37%	Democratic Party (United States)
2004	President	Kerry 62 - 37%	Democratic Party (United States)
2008	President	Obama 64 - 34%	Democratic Party (United States)
2012	President	Obama 63 - 36%	Democratic Party (United States)
2016	President	Clinton 62 - 31%	Democratic Party (United States)
2018	Senator	Klobuchar 71 - 25%	Democratic Party (United States)
2020	President	Biden 67 - 30%	Democratic Party (United States)

Historical district boundaries

References

"Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

Minnesota's congressional districts

Current districts: 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th

All districts: Territory; At-large; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th

The at-large, 9th and 10th districts are obsolete.

See also: Minnesota's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations

Recent U.S. House elections in Minnesota: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022

All U.S. districts
Apportionment
Redistricting
Gerrymandering

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