Minnesota's 1st congressional district

Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Minnesota's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Tim Walz (D–Mankato)
Area	13,322[1] mi^2 (34,504 km^2)
Distribution	56% urban, 44% rural
Population (2000)	614,935[2]
Median income	$40,941
Ethnicity	94.6% White, 1% Black, 1.7% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% other
Cook PVI	R+1[3]

External images

THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 1st CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. The First District is primarily a rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, although this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in Rochester and surrounding communities. The First District is also home to several of Minnesota's major mid-sized cities, including Rochester, Mankato, Winona, Austin, Owatonna, Albert Lea, New Ulm, and Worthington. This district is currently represented by U.S. Congressman Tim Walz (Mankato) from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

From early statehood until the latest redistricting after the 2000 census, the first district covered only southeast Minnesota. During the 20th century it was generally considered solidly Republican, though in recent years this is changing. In 2004, John Kerry received 48% of the vote in this Congressional district. Two years later, in 2006, Republican Representative Gil Gutknecht was defeated by Democrat Tim Walz. The district leans slightly Republican with a CPVI of R + 1.^[4]

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created		March 4, 1861
37th	Cyrus Aldrich	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted from the At-large district
38th-40th	William Windom	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Redistricted from the 2nd district
41st	Morton S. Wilkinson	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
42nd-47th	Mark H. Dunnell	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1883
48th-49th	Milo White	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
50th	Thomas Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
51st	Mark H. Dunnell	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
52nd	William H. Harries	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
53rd-60th	James Albertus Tawney	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1911
61st-68th	Sydney Anderson	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925
69th-70th	Allen J. Furlow	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929
71st-72nd	Victor Christgau	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
74th-85th	August H. Andresen	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958	Died
Vacant		January 14, 1958 – February 18, 1958
85th-95th	Al Quie	Republican	February 18, 1958 – January 3, 1979
96th-97th	Arlen Erdahl	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
98th-103rd	Tim Penny	DFL	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
104th-109th	Gil Gutknecht	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	Lost re-election
110th-113th	Tim Walz	DFL	January 3, 2007 – present	Incumbent

Recent elections

2014

2014 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	122,851	54.2	-3.3
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	103,536	45.7	+3.4

2012

2012 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	193,211	57.5	+8.1
	Republican	Allen Quist	142,164	42.3	-1.8

2010

2010 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	122,390	49.4	-13.1
	Republican	Randy Demmer	109,261	44.1	+11.2
	Independence	Steven Wilson	13,243	5.3	+0.8

2008

2008 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	207,748	62.5	+9.5
	Republican	Brian J. Davis	109,446	32.9	-
	Independence	Gregory Mikkelson	14,903	4.5	-

2006

2006 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Walz	141,622	53	-
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	126,487	47	-13

2004

2004 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	193,132	60	-1
	Democratic	Leigh Pomeroy	115,088	35	-
	Independence	Gregory Mikkelson	15,569	5	-

2002

2002 First Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	163,532	61	-
	Democratic	Steve Andreasen	92,149	35	-
	Green	Gregory Mikkelson	9,954	4	-

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 49 - Al Gore 45%
2004	President	George W. Bush 51 - John Kerry 47%
2008	President	Barack Obama 51 - John McCain 47%
2012	President	Barack Obama 50 - Mitt Romney 48%

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Minnesota's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
2. "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
3. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
4. "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". The Campaign Legal Center. Retrieved 2007-03-30.

Coordinates: 43°53′56″N 93°42′42″W / 43.89889°N 93.71167°W