Missouri's 1st congressional district
Missouri's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2018) | 728,365 | ||
Median household income | $46,850[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+29[2] |
Missouri's first congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes all of St. Louis City and much of northern St. Louis County, including the cities of Maryland Heights, University City, Ferguson and Florissant. The district is easily the most Democratic in Missouri, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+29; the next most Democratic district in the state, the Kansas City-based 5th, has a PVI of D+7.[2] It is roughly half African-American.
Its current representative is Democrat William Lacy Clay Jr., who was elected in 2001. Clay's father, Bill Clay, had previously represented the district for over 30 years. Cori Bush, a progressive Democrat and leader in the Ferguson protests, beat Clay in the August 4, 2020 primary. Bush lost the same primary in 2018 by 20 points to Clay.[3]
List of members representing the district
Recent election results from presidential races
Year | Results | Winning party |
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2000 | Al Gore 72 – George W. Bush 26% | Democratic |
2004 | John Kerry 75 – George W. Bush 25% | Democratic |
2008 | Barack Obama 80 – John McCain 19% | Democratic |
2012 | Barack Obama 80 – Mitt Romney 19% | Democratic |
2016 | Hillary Clinton 77 – Donald Trump 19% | Democratic |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ a b "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Summer Ballentine (August 5, 2020). "Protest leader Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Clay in Missouri". Associated Press.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.