Minnesota's 1st District

Population: 668,741 people, 335,808 men, 332,933 woman

Major Cities: Rochester (112,225 people) 

Mankato (41,044) 

Owatonna (25,725) 

Austin (24,563)

Winona (27,094)

Race: White, 608,338 (89%)

Latino, 41,507(6%)

Asian, 19,237(3%)

Black, 18,381(2%)

Income: Mean Household Income $72,973 (262,815 households)

Less then $10,000; 14,244 (5.5%)

$10,000-$14,999; 12,380 (5%)

$15,000-$24,999; 26,368 (10%)

$25,000-$34,999; 24,431(9%)

$35,000-$49,999; 37,071 (14%)

$50,000-$74,999; 52,644 (20%)

$75,000-$99,999; 38,672 (15%)

+$100,000; 57,005 (21.5%)

The income in this district is above the national average.

Age: Median Age 38.4

Under 5 years old; 42,202 (6%)

Age 5-14; 41,472 (13%)

15-24; 98,707 (15%)

25-34; 81,009(12%)

35-44; 75,759 (11%)

45-54; 85,449 (13%)

55-64; 90,802 (13.5%)

+65; 109,924 (16.5%)

No age group has a huge numbers advantage over the other.

Urban v. Rural: The population is spread out evenly over southern Minnesota, except for a few cities here and there. The political divide between these urban and rural areas is growing in the state of Minnesota (Star Tribune)

Major industries: If someone drove through southern MN, they would be able to look out the window and tell you a major industry. That industry is agriculture. Everyone is either a farmer or is related to a farmer.

Also, another major industry in this district is retail which takes up 11% of jobs. 

One industry doesn't totally dominate in this area besides farming.

Company: Taylor Corp; Helps business build better brands. Headquarters is located in Mankato

DuPont and Pioneer, seed and fertilizer company. Both hold great power in rural areas.

Party Affiliation: Before Walz was elected, this district was a red district. In order to win the election Walz has had to embrace the issues of the people; some of these issues go against the democratic party. He has not voted for any gun control bill and has a 100% rating from the NRA. He has also pushed for new farm bills that will benefit the farmers in his district.

2016 Election: Walz won reelextion by less then 3,000 votes.

This district voted for Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election.