U.S. House district in northwestern Indiana
Indiana's 1st congressional district Indiana's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative Area 2,209.37 sq mi (5,722.2 km2 ) Distribution Population (2019) 719,122 Median household income $61,104[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+8[ 3]
Indiana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana . The district is based in Gary and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs . It consists of all of Lake and Porter counties and most of western La Porte County in the northwestern part of the state. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 shifted the district's boundaries, effective January 2013, to include all of Lake and Porter counties and the western and northwestern townships of La Porte County, while moving Benton, Jasper and Newton counties out of the district.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Frank J. Mrvan . He was sworn in on January 3, 2021.
The district's character is very different from the rest of Indiana. It includes almost all of the Indiana side of the Chicago metropolitan area . While Porter and LaPorte are swing counties, Lake County is heavily Democratic. Lake County contains more than 70 percent of the district's population and has more people than the rest of the district combined, which is enough to make the 1st a relatively safe Democratic seat. The district has not elected a Republican to Congress in 90 years , making it one of the most Democratic districts in the nation. Among Indiana's congressional districts, only the Indianapolis -based 7th District is more Democratic.
Election results from presidential races
List of members representing the district
Representative
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
Location
District created March 4, 1823
William Prince
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1823 – September 8, 1824
18th
Elected in 1822 . Announced retirement then died.
1823–1833 Daviess , Dubois , Gibson , Greene , Knox , Lawrence , Martin , Monroe , Morgan , Orange , Owen , Parke , Perry , Pike , Posey , Putnam , Spencer , Sullivan , Vanderburgh , Vigo , and Warrick Counties
Vacant
September 8, 1824 – December 23, 1824
Jacob Call
Democratic-Republican [ a]
December 23, 1824 – March 3, 1825
Elected only to finish Prince's term , but not the next term.
Ratliff Boon
Jacksonian
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
19th
Elected in 1824 . Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Blake
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
20th
Elected in 1826 . Lost re-election.
Ratliff Boon
Jacksonian
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837
21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th
Elected in 1828 .Re-elected in 1831 .Re-elected in 1833 .Re-elected in 1835 .Re-elected in 1837 .[data missing ]
1833–1843 [data missing ]
Democratic
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
George H. Proffit
Whig
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
26th 27th
Elected in 1839 .[data missing ]
Robert D. Owen
Democratic
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
28th 29th
[data missing ]
1843–1853 [data missing ]
Elisha Embree
Whig
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
30th
[data missing ]
Nathaniel Albertson
Democratic
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
31st
[data missing ]
James Lockhart
Democratic
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
[data missing ]
Smith Miller
Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
33rd 34th
[data missing ]
1853–1863 [data missing ]
James Lockhart
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – September 7, 1857
35th
[data missing ] Died.
Vacant
September 7, 1857 – December 7, 1857
William E. Niblack
Democratic
December 7, 1857 – March 3, 1861
35th 36th
Elected to finish Lockhart's term .[data missing ]
John Law
Democratic
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
37th 38th
[data missing ]
1863–1873 [data missing ]
William E. Niblack
Democratic
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1875
39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd
[data missing ]
1873–1883 [data missing ]
Benoni S. Fuller
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
44th 45th
[data missing ]
William Heilman
Republican
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
46th 47th
[data missing ]
John J. Kleiner
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
48th 49th
[data missing ]
1883–1893 [data missing ]
Alvin P. Hovey
Republican
March 4, 1887 – January 17, 1889
50th
[data missing ] Resigned when elected Governor of Indiana .
Vacant
January 17, 1889 – January 29, 1889
Francis B. Posey
Republican
January 29, 1889 – March 3, 1889
Elected to finish Hovey's term .[data missing ]
William F. Parrett
Democratic
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
51st 52nd
[data missing ]
Arthur H. Taylor
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
[data missing ]
1893–1903 [data missing ]
James A. Hemenway
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1905
54th 55th 56th 57th 58th
[data missing ] Resigned when elected U.S. Senator .
1903–1913 [data missing ]
Vacant
March 4, 1905 – May 16, 1905
59th
John H. Foster
Republican
May 16, 1905 – March 3, 1909
59th 60th
Elected to finish the vacant term .[data missing ]
John W. Boehne
Democratic
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913
61st 62nd
[data missing ]
Charles Lieb
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
63rd 64th
[data missing ]
1913–1933 [data missing ]
George K. Denton
Democratic
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
65th
[data missing ]
Oscar R. Luhring
Republican
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
66th 67th
[data missing ]
William E. Wilson
Democratic
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
68th
[data missing ]
Harry E. Rowbottom
Republican
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
69th 70th 71st
[data missing ]
John W. Boehne Jr.
Democratic
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
72nd
[data missing ] Redistricted to the 8th district .
William T. Schulte
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th
[data missing ] Lost renomination.
1933–1933 [data missing ]
Ray J. Madden
Democratic
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1977
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th
[data missing ] Lost renomination.
1943–1953 [data missing ]
1953–1963 [data missing ]
1963–1973 [data missing ]
1973–1983 [data missing ]
Adam Benjamin Jr.
Democratic
January 3, 1977 – September 7, 1982
95th 96th 97th
[data missing ] Died.
Vacant
September 7, 1982 – November 2, 1982
97th
Katie B. Hall
Democratic
November 2, 1982 – January 3, 1985
97th 98th
Elected to finish Benjamin's term .Also elected in 1982 to the next term . Lost renomination.
1983–1993 [data missing ]
Pete Visclosky
Democratic
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2021
99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .
Retired
1993–2003 [data missing ]
2003–2013
2013–Present
Frank J. Mrvan
Democratic
January 3, 2021 – Present
117th
Elected in 2020 .
Composition
As of 2021, Indiana's 1st congressional district is composed of Lake (pop. 496,005) and Porter (pop. 164,343) counties as well as part of LaPorte County (pop. 111,467), which is also partly within Indiana's 2nd district . Michigan City and five townships (Clinton , Coolspring , Dewey , New Durham , and Springfield ) exist entirely in the 1st district. La Porte and eleven townships (Hanna , Hudson , Johnson , Lincoln , Noble , Pleasant , Prairie , Scipio , Union , Washington , and Wills ) are split between the 1st and 2nd districts by Indiana West 500N and Indiana South/North 600W.
Cities of 10,000 or more people
Towns of 10,000 or more people
2,500 - 10,000 people
Election results
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2010
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2016
2018
2020
See also
Notes
References
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=18&cd=01
^ https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US1801-congressional-district-1-in/
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
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^ a b Congressional Quarterly, p. 687
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^ Congressional Quarterly, p. 877
^ "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER, 2, 1976" (PDF) . clerk.house.gov.
^ "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIALAND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER, 7, 1978" (PDF) . clerk.house.gov.
^ "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIALAND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 4, 1980" (PDF) . clerk.house.gov.
^ "Election Results" . Indiana Elections Division. November 28, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012 .
^ "Secretary of State : Election Division: Election Results" . in.gov . March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
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