See which areas were gained and lost in each of Minnesota’s eight congressional districts.
By Tom Nehil and Ashley Hackett, Minn Post — Feb 16, 2022
With the Legislature failing (not even really trying to act), on Tuesday a special judicial panel in Minnesota released the political district boundaries that will be used in the state for the next decade. The lines redrawn by the panel include those for U.S. House Districts, Minnesota Senate Districts and Minnesota House Districts.
To help you see how the lines for Minnesota’s congressional districts have changed, for each district we’ve overlaid the out line of the old district in purple with the outline of the new district in green. That means areas that are just purple were lost by the district, just green were gained by the district, and areas that are a blend of the two colors (kind of grayish) did not change. You can zoom and pan the maps to focus in on particular areas.
Second Congressional District
The closely watched Second Congressional District is currently represented by Rep. Angie Craig, and is a suburban swing district. As noted above, the Second District lost Goodhue and Wabasha counties, which are now part of the First District. Le Sueur County was added. The Second District also expanded slightly northward, claiming southern parts of Woodbury. The Second District is on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s short list of target districts for the 2022 midterm election.