House districts / Minnesota
Minnesota's 1st congressional district
MN-1. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Jacob Johnson DFLas of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.5mSpent $2.9m · Cash $561k
- Brad Finstad Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.8mSpent $2.2m · Cash $604k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates).
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 42.9% | Trump 54.9% | 2.2% | R+12.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 44.2% | Trump 53.4% | 2.4% | R+9.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 38.5% | Trump 52.4% | 9.1% | R+13.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 715,713 | |
| Adults (18+) | 553,662 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.4% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.8% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 81.9% | 57.4% |
| Black | 3.9% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 7.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 32.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $79,637 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Brad Finstad Republican | 58.5% | Rachel Bohman Democrat others 0.1% | 41.4% | R+17.1 |
| 2022 | Brad Finstad Republican | 53.8% | Jeff Ettinger Democrat others 3.9% | 42.3% | R+11.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Jim Hagedorn Republican | 48.6% | Dan Feehan Democrat others 5.9% | 45.5% | R+3.1 |
| 2018 | Jim Hagedorn Republican | 50.1% | Dan Feehan Democrat others 0.2% | 49.7% | R+0.5 |
| 2016 | Timothy J. Walz Democrat | 50.3% | Jim Hagedorn Republican others 0.1% | 49.6% | D+0.8 |
| 2014 | Timothy J. Walz Democrat | 54.2% | Jim Hagedorn Republican others 0.1% | 45.7% | D+8.5 |
| 2012 | Timothy J. Walz Democrat | 57.5% | Allen Quist Republican others 0.1% | 42.3% | D+15.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Timothy J. Walz Democrat | 49.3% | Randy Demmer Republican others 6.6% | 44.0% | D+5.3 |
| 2008 | Timothy J. Walz Democrat | 62.5% | Brian J. Davis Republican others 4.6% | 32.9% | D+29.6 |
| 2006 | Tim Walz Democrat | 52.7% | Gil Gutknecht Republican others 0.1% | 47.1% | D+5.6 |
| 2004 | Gil Gutknecht Republican | 59.6% | Leigh Pomeroy Democrat others 4.9% | 35.5% | R+24.1 |
| 2002 | Gil Gutknecht Republican | 61.5% | Steve Andreasen Democrat others 3.9% | 34.6% | R+26.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Gil Gutknecht Republican | 56.4% | Mary Rieder Democrat others 1.9% | 41.6% | R+14.8 |
| 1998 | Gil Gutknecht Republican | 54.7% | Tracy L. Beckman Democrat others 0.1% | 45.2% | R+9.5 |
| 1996 | Gil Gutknecht Republican | 52.7% | Mary Rieder Democrat others 0.2% | 47.2% | R+5.5 |
| 1994 | Gil Gutknecht Republican | 55.2% | John C. Hottinger Democrat others 0.1% | 44.7% | R+10.4 |
| 1992 | Timothy J. Penny Democrat | 73.8% | Timothy R. Droogsma Republican others 0.2% | 25.9% | D+48.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Timothy J. Penny Democrat | 78.1% | Doug Andersen Republican | 21.9% | D+56.3 |
| 1988 | Timothy J. (Tim) Penny Democrat | 70.1% | Curt Schrimpf Republican others 0.4% | 29.5% | D+40.6 |
| 1986 | Timothy J. (Tim) Penny Democrat | 72.4% | Paul H. Grawe Republican | 27.6% | D+44.8 |
| 1984 | Timothy J. (Tim) Penny Democrat | 57.0% | Keith Spicer Republican | 43.0% | D+14.0 |
| 1982 | Timothy J. (Tim) Penny Democrat | 51.2% | Tom Hagedorn Republican others 0.9% | 47.9% | D+3.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Arlen Erdahl Republican | 71.8% | Russell V. Smith Democrat | 28.2% | R+43.6 |
| 1978 | Arlen Erdahl Republican | 56.2% | Gerald Sikorski Democrat others 1.3% | 42.5% | R+13.7 |
| 1976 | Albert H. Quic Republican | 68.2% | Robert C. "Bob" Olson, Jr. Democrat others 1.3% | 30.5% | R+37.8 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits