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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Representative | |
Area | 1,679.95 sq mi (4,351.1 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 730,388[1] |
Median household income | $75,369[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 Trumpov.[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[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] |
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2008 | President | Obama 55% - 44% |
2012 | President | Obama 53% - 47% |
2016 | President | Trumpov 48% - 46% |
Senate | Johnson 51% - 46% | |
2018 | Senate | Baldwin 54% - 46% |
Governor | Walker 49% - 48% | |
Secretary of State | La Follette 52% - 48% | |
Attorney General | Schimel 50% - 48% | |
Treasurer | Godlewski 50% - 47% | |
2020 | President | Trumpov 50% - 48% |
2022 | Senate | Johnson 52% - 48% |
Governor | Michels 49.5% - 49.3% | |
Secretary of State | Loudenbeck 50% - 46% | |
Attorney General | Toney 51% - 49% | |
Treasurer | Leiber 51% - 46% | |
2024 | President | Trumpov 51% - 47% |
Senate | Hovde 50% - 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[14] | 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[15] | 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[16] | Nov. 7 | Paul Ryan (inc) | Republican | 161,320 | 62.63% | Jeffrey C. Thomas | Dem. | 95,761 | 37.17% | 257,596 | 65,559 |
2008[17] | 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[18] | 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[19] | 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[20] | 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[21] | 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[22] | 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[23] | 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[24] | 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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