It includes all of St. Paul and most of its northern and eastern suburbs, including Woodbury, Blaine, Roseville, and Maplewood.

[5] It is currently represented by Betty McCollum of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).

The DFL has held the seat without interruption since 1949 and all but one term (1947–1949) since the merger of the Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties.

The largest countries of origin are Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Mexico, India, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with immigrant populations largely concentrated in Saint Paul.

[7] 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:[11] Ramsey County (18) Washington County (21) Isanti Kannebec Ramsey Washington Ramsey Washington Washington Carl W. Cummins: 7.1% Fred A. Snyder (Independent): 14.0% Maurice Powers (Independent): 0.5% A. W. Anderson (Independent): 2.3% Charles J. Andre (Independent): 9.9% Thomas Tracy (Independent): 0.5% Otis A. Luce (Independent): 0.7% Rose Tillotson (Communist Party USA) 0.9% Thomas F. Piotrowski (Libertarian): 1.4% Ralph Schwartz (Socialist Workers): 0.9% Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots) 1.6% Lynn Marvin Johnson (Natural Law) 1.3% Jo Rothenberg (Socialist Workers) 0.4% Phil Willkie (Grassroots): 1.41% Dan Vacek (Grassroots): 1.05% Carol Simmons Schulstad (Minnesota Taxpayers): 1.9% Michael A. Neitzel (Libertarian): 1.2% Heather Wood (Socialist Workers): 0.9% Nicholas Skrivanek (Constitution): 0.47% Write-ins: 0.1%