Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southeastern Wisconsin, covering Kenosha County, Racine County, and most of Walworth County, as well as portions of Rock County and Milwaukee County. The district's current Representative is Republican Bryan Steil.
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Area | 1,679.95 sq mi (4,351.1 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 729,535[1] |
Median household income | $71,781[2] |
Ethnicity | |
Cook PVI | R+3[4] |
Among the district's previous representatives are U.S. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and Speaker of the House and 2012 Vice Presidential-nominee Paul Ryan.
A slightly Republican-leaning district, it was carried by George W. Bush in 2004 with 53%; the district voted for Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008, 51.40–47.45% and the district voted for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in 2012, 52.12%–47.88%.[5] It stayed Republican in 2016, with a plurality of voters polling for Donald Trump.[6]
Counties and municipalities within the district
edit# | County | Seat | Population |
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59 | Kenosha | Kenosha | 168,732 |
79 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 928,059 |
101 | Racine | Racine | 196,896 |
101 | Rock | Janesville | 164,381 |
101 | Walworth | Elkhorn | 106,799 |
- Brighton, Bristol, Genoa City, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Pleasant Prairie, Randall, Salem Lakes, Somers, Twin Lakes, and Wheatland
- Burlington, Caledonia, Dover, Elmwood, Mount Pleasant, North Bay, Norway, Racine, Raymond, Rochester, Sturtevant, Union Grove, Wateford, Wind Point, and Yorkville.
- Beloit, Bradford, Center, Clinton, Janesville, La Prairie, Milton (most), and Turtle (most).
Recent election results from statewide races
editCurrently, it is a swing district that leans Republican, although it was redrawn to be more Democratic-leaning in 2022.
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 49% – George W. Bush 47% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 54% – John Kerry 46% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 51% – John McCain 48% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 52% – Barack Obama 47% |
2014 | Governor | Scott Walker 58.25 – Mary Burke 40.73% |
2016 | President | Donald J. Trump 48.2% – Hillary Clinton 45.5% [7] |
Senate | Ron Johnson 51.3% – Russ Feingold 45.7% [8] | |
2018 | Governor | Scott Walker 54.13% – Tony Evers 43.75% |
Senate | Leah Vukmir 50.3% – Tammy Baldwin 49.6% [9] | |
2020 | President | Donald J. Trump 50.1% – Joe Biden 48.1% [10] |
2022 | Governor | Tim Michels 49.5% – Tony Evers 49.3% |
Senate | Ron Johnson 52% – Mandela Barnes 48% | |
2023 | Supreme | Janet Protasiewicz 53% – Daniel Kelly 47% |
List of members representing the district
editElectoral history
edit2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)
editYear | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2002[11] | Nov. 5 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 140,176 | 67.19% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 63,895 | 30.63% | 208,613 | 76,281 |
George Meyers | Lib. | 4,406 | 2.11% | ||||||||
2004[12] | Nov. 2 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 233,372 | 65.37% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 116,250 | 32.57% | 356,976 | 117,122 |
Norman Aulabaugh | Ind. | 4,252 | 1.19% | ||||||||
Don Bernau | Lib. | 2,936 | 0.82% | ||||||||
2006[13] | Nov. 7 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 161,320 | 62.63% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 95,761 | 37.17% | 257,596 | 65,559 |
2008[14] | Nov. 4 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 231,009 | 63.97% | Marge Krupp | Dem. | 125,268 | 34.69% | 361,107 | 105,741 |
Joseph Kexel | Lib. | 4,606 | 1.28% | ||||||||
2010[15] | Nov. 2 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 179,819 | 68.21% | John Heckenlively | Dem. | 79,363 | 30.10% | 263,627 | 100,456 |
Joseph Kexel | Lib. | 4,311 | 1.64% |
2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)
editYear | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2012[16] | Nov. 6 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 200,423 | 54.90% | Rob Zerban | Dem. | 158,414 | 43.39% | 365,058 | 42,009 |
Keith Deschler | Ind. | 6,054 | 1.66% | ||||||||
2014[17] | Nov. 4 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 182,316 | 63.27% | Rob Zerban | Dem. | 105,552 | 36.63% | 288,170 | 76,764 |
Keith Deschler (write-in) | Ind. | 29 | 0.01% | ||||||||
2016[18] | Nov. 8 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 230,072 | 64.95% | Ryan Solen | Dem. | 107,003 | 30.21% | 354,245 | 123,069 |
Spencer Zimmerman | Ind. | 9,429 | 2.66% | ||||||||
Jason Lebeck | Lib. | 7,486 | 2.11% | ||||||||
2018[19] | Nov. 6 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 177,492 | 54.56% | Randy Bryce | Dem. | 137,508 | 42.27% | 325,317 | 39,984 |
Ken Yorgan | Ind. | 10,006 | 3.08% | ||||||||
Joseph Kexel (write-in) | Ind. | 7 | 0.00% | ||||||||
2020[20] | Nov. 3 | Bryan Steil (inc) | Republican | 238,271 | 59.31% | Roger Polack | Dem. | 163,170 | 40.61% | 401,754 | 75,101 |
2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)
editYear | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2022[21] | Nov. 8 | Bryan Steil (inc) | Republican | 162,610 | 54.05% | Ann Roe | Dem. | 135,825 | 45.14% | 300,867 | 26,785 |
Charles E. Barman | Ind. | 2,247 | 0.75% |
References
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- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Census profile: Congressional District 1, WI". Census Reporter.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Presidential Canvass Results".
- ^ "White working-class voters flipped Wisconsin red". Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Dra 2020".
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- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2008. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
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