Becoming an Informed Voter Researching Your Congressional Delegation

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Introduction
Between the Lake Superior and Canada is the state of Minnesota in the Midwest. This is a state which is rich in natural resources with Mississippi being the main source of water. There are also a number of lakes in the state along with a number of other cultural landmarks which build on the backbone of the state. In the state, are eight congressional districts all of which are each represented by United States House of Representatives. Of interest in this paper is the 5th district, which is a small urban and largely suburban area within Minnesota. The congressional district which is estimated to be the size of 124 square miles, covers part of the Ramsey and Anoka counties the whole of the Minneapolis city and the eastern part of the Hennepin county. This is a district that is strongly democratic as has been the case with most of the elections that have been held in the past (Murphy, 2017). When compared to the rest of the districts in Minnesota it is the most vibrant and happens to also be very diverse. The cities in the district include, Columbia Heights, Edina, Fort Snelling, Crystal, Fridley, Richfield, Spring Lake Park, St. Louis Park, Robbinsdale, Hopkins, Hilltop, Golden Valley and Minneapolis along with the areas surround the suburbs of Brooklyn Center. The Fifth District is also home to; University of Minnesota, Guthrie Theater, Prince, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Target, Hopkins, Raspberry Festival, Northwest Family Service Center, Best Buy, Joel and Ethan Coen, Mighty Ducks, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, General Mills, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President Walter Mondale, The Song "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc, Medtronic, Walker Art Center, Mary Tyler Moore Show, First Avenue, Norman Borlaug, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and Historic Fort Snelling.
Fifth District
In reference to the demographics, the fifth district has an age median of an estimated 34 years old. This is to mean that the district boasts of one of the youngest population across the state ("My Congressional District", 2017). When compared to districts such as the eight there is a great age difference. This is relative to the fact that the eight district has an age median of estimated 42 years old. As such the population in the eighth district are much older compared to the fifth (Rachelsb, 2013). This is case even when compared with the rest of the seven remaining districts. The district has a population that is slightly above the 700,000 mark, with the males being almost equal to the females at 350,155 and 357,425 respectively. When comparing the ages in the district relative to the highest numbers; between the ages 5 and 85, the age group between 25 and 34 are the highest at an estimated 142,560 ("My Congressional District", 2017). The only other age group that comes close is between 25 and 44, which is at an estimated 98,370. The population of the whites is the highest followed by that of the African Americans at 478,270 and 120,100 respectively. One of the aspects that is also crucial to the political processes in the district is that an estimated 558,075 of the population is a civilian population of above the age of 18 ("My Cong...