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Minnesota's 5th congressional district
U.S. House district for Minnesota
U.S. House district for Minnesota
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| state | Minnesota |
| district number | 5 |
| image name | |
| image caption | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| representative | Ilhan Omar |
| party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| residence | Minneapolis |
| english area | 124 |
| metric area | 321 |
| distribution ref | |
| percent urban | 100 |
| percent rural | 0 |
| population | 705,006 |
| population year | 2024 |
| median income | $80,274 |
| percent white | 59.9 |
| percent hispanic | 10.1 |
| percent black | 17.1 |
| percent asian | 6.1 |
| percent native american | 1.0 |
| percent more than one race | 5.2 |
| percent other race | 0.5 |
| cpvi | D+32 |
|percent more than one race = 5.2
Minnesota's 5th congressional district is a geographically small urban and suburban congressional district in Minnesota. It covers eastern Hennepin County, including the entire city of Minneapolis, along with parts of Anoka and Ramsey counties. Besides Minneapolis, major cities in the district include Brooklyn Center, St. Louis Park, Richfield, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, New Hope, Fridley, and a small portion of Edina.
It was created in 1883, and was nicknamed the "Bloody Fifth" on account of its first election. The contest between Knute Nelson and Charles F. Kindred involved graft, intimidation, and election fraud at every turn. The Republican convention on July 12 in Detroit Lakes was compared to the historic Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. One hundred and fifty delegates fought over eighty seats. After a scuffle in the main conference center, the Kindred and Nelson campaigns nominated each of their candidates.
The district is strongly Democratic, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of D+32 — by far the most Democratic district in the state. The district also has the largest population of Somali Americans in the country, with Somalis making up 3% of the district's population.
The district is represented by Ilhan Omar, who is the first Somali–American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota in that chamber. Omar, also an American Muslim, succeeded Keith Ellison, the first American Muslim to serve in Congress, after he was elected Minnesota Attorney General.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 74% - 24% | |
| Senate | Franken 61% - 25% | ||
| 2010 | Governor | Dayton 64% - 24% | |
| Secretary of State | Ritchie 70% - 26% | ||
| Auditor | Otto 68% - 27% | ||
| Attorney General | Swanson 72% - 23% | ||
| 2012 | President | Obama 74% - 24% | |
| Senate | Klobuchar 79% - 17% | ||
| 2014 | Senate | Franken 74% - 22% | |
| Governor | Dayton 71% - 23% | ||
| Secretary of State | Simon 70% - 23% | ||
| Auditor | Otto 70% - 20% | ||
| Attorney General | Swanson 69% - 19% | ||
| 2016 | President | Clinton 73% - 18% | |
| 2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Klobuchar 81% - 15% | |
| Senate (Spec.) | Smith 77% - 18% | ||
| Governor | Walz 78% - 18% | ||
| Secretary of State | Simon 78% - 18% | ||
| Auditor | Blaha 73% - 19% | ||
| Attorney General | Ellison 74% - 20% | ||
| 2020 | President | Biden 80% - 17% | |
| Senate | Smith 74% - 18% | ||
| 2022 | Governor | Walz 81% - 16% | |
| Secretary of State | Simon 83% - 17% | ||
| Auditor | Blaha 76% - 18% | ||
| Attorney General | Ellison 80% - 20% | ||
| 2024 | President | Harris 79% - 18% | |
| Senate | Klobuchar 82% - 15% |
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:
Anoka County (4)
: Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, Spring Lake Park (part; also 4th; shared with Ramsey County)
Hennepin County (10)
: Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Edina (part; also 3rd), Golden Valley, Minneapolis, New Hope, Richfield, Robbinsdale, St. Anthony (shared with Ramsey County), St. Louis Park
Ramsey County (1)
: St. Anthony (shared with Hennepin County)
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ress | Electoral history | District location | ||||
| District created March 4, 1883 | ||||||
| [[File:Nelson, Hon. Knute (2016688297) (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Knute Nelson | ||||||
| (Alexandria) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – | |||
| March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1882. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1884. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1886. | ||||||
| Retired. | 1883–1893 | |||||
| [[File:Solomon Comstock, 1890 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Solomon Comstock | ||||||
| (Moorhead) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – | |||
| March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1888. | |||||
| Lost re-election. | ||||||
| [[File:Halvorson, Hon. K. Crop.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Kittel Halvorson | ||||||
| (North Fork) | Populist | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – | |||
| March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. | |||||
| Lost re-election. | ||||||
| [[File:Loren Fletcher, 1893 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Loren Fletcher | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – | |||
| March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1892. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1894. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1896. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1898. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1900. | ||||||
| Lost re-election. | 1893–1903 | |||||
| [[File:LIND, JOHN. GOVERNOR LCCN2016858371 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| John Lind | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – | |||
| March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1902. | |||||
| Retired. | 1903–1913 | |||||
| [[File:Loren Fletcher, c. 1897–1903.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Loren Fletcher | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – | |||
| March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1904. | |||||
| Retired. | ||||||
| [[File:Frank Mellen Nye - DPLA - edit (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Frank Nye | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – | |||
| March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1906. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1908. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1910. | ||||||
| Retired. | ||||||
| [[File:Geo. R. Smith, Minn. LCCN2014687600 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| George Ross Smith | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – | |||
| March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1912. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1914. | ||||||
| Lost re-election. | 1913–1933 | |||||
| [[File:LUNDEEN, ERNEST. HONORABLE LCCN2016859573 (3x4).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Ernest Lundeen | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – | |||
| March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1916. | |||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| [[File:NEWTON, WALTER. HONORABLE LCCN2016860442 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Walter Newton | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – | |||
| June 30, 1929 | Elected in 1918. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1920. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1922. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1924. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1926. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1928. | ||||||
| Resigned when appointed Secretary to President Herbert Hoover. | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 1929 – | ||||
| July 17, 1929 | ||||||
| [[File:Lieutenant Governor W. I (edit) (3x4 close).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| William I. Nolan | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | July 17, 1929 – | |||
| March 3, 1933 | Elected to finish Newton's term. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1930. | ||||||
| Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | ||||||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – | ||||
| January 3, 1935 | All representatives elected on a general ticket. | |||||
| [[File:Theodore Christianson 1925 edit.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Theodore Christianson | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – | |||
| January 3, 1937 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934. | |||||
| Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1935–1943 | |||||
| [[File:Dewey W. Johnson 1936 Edit.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Dewey Johnson | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Farmer–Labor | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – | |||
| January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1936. | |||||
| Lost re-election. | ||||||
| [[File:Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl, Republican Congressman from Minnesota, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Oscar Youngdahl | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – | |||
| January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1938. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1940. | ||||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| [[File:Dr. Walter H. Judd.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Walter Judd | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | Republican | January 3, 1943 – | ||||
| January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1942. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1944. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1946. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1948. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1950. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1952. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1954. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1956. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1958. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1960. | ||||||
| Lost re-election. | 1943–1953 | |||||
| 1953–1963 | ||||||
| [[File:1977 Congressional Pictorial Donald Fraser (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Donald M. Fraser | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | [](minnesota-democratic-farmer-labor-party) | January 3, 1963 – | ||||
| January 3, 1979 | 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. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1976. | ||||||
| Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1963–1973 | |||||
| 1973–1983 | ||||||
| [[File:MartinSabo.jpeg | 100px]] | |||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | [](minnesota-democratic-farmer-labor-party) | January 3, 1979 – | ||||
| January 3, 2007 | 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. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2000. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||
| Retired. | ||||||
| 1983–1993 | ||||||
| 1993–2003 | ||||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||
| [[File:United States House of Representatives, Minnesota District 5 map.png | 300px]] | |||||
| [[File:Keith Ellison portrait (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Keith Ellison | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | [](minnesota-democratic-farmer-labor-party) | January 3, 2007 – | ||||
| January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2006. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2012. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2014. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| Retired to run for Attorney General of Minnesota. | ||||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||
| [[File:Minnesota US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif | 300px]] | |||||
| [[File:Ilhan Omar, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Ilhan Omar | ||||||
| (Minneapolis) | [](minnesota-democratic-farmer-labor-party) | January 3, 2019 – | ||||
| present | Elected in 2018. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2020. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2024. | ||||||
| 2023–present | ||||||
| [[File:Minnesota's 5th congressional district in the Twin Cities (since 2023).svg | 250px]] |
Recent election results
2002
Main article: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections
2004
Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections
2006
Main article: 2006 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election
Congressman Martin Sabo, DFL, retired after 26 years in the House. Keith Ellison, also a DFLer, replaced him. Although Ellison was endorsed by the DFL convention, four non-endorsed candidates ran strong campaigns against him in the DFL primary: Gail Dorfman, Mike Erlandson, Ember Reichgott Junge, and Jack Nelson Pallmeyer. Ellison won the primary with 41% of the vote. In the general election, he won with 56% of the vote against Jay Pond of the Green Party, Tammy Lee of the Independence Party, and Alan Fine of the Republican Party. Ellison was the first Muslim member of the U.S. Congress.
2008
Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
2010
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
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2012
Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
2014
Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
2016
Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
2018
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
2020
2022
2024
Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
References
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- "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". US Census Bureau Geography.
- "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
- "My Congressional District Bureau". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
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- Ellison, Keith. (June 5, 2018). "Today, I am announcing my candidacy to be the People's Lawyer, and to protect and defend all Minnesotans as your next Attorney General.".
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- "State & Federal Results in Congressional District 5".
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- (January 19, 2011). "Results General November 2, 2010; Results from Congressional District 05". Minnesota Secretary of State Election Reporting System.
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- (November 13, 2016). "Minnesota U.S. House 5th District Results: Keith Ellison Wins". The New York Times.
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