Iowa's 1st congressional district explained

State:Iowa
District Number:1
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Party:Republican
Residence:LeClaire
Percent Urban:66.35
Percent Rural:33.65
Population:798,244
Population Year:2023
Median Income:$71,659[1]
Percent White:83.4
Percent Hispanic:5.6
Percent Black:4.5
Percent Asian:2.2
Percent More Than One Race:3.8
Percent Other Race:0.5
Cpvi:R+3[2]

Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southeastern part, bordering the states of Illinois and Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The district includes the cities of Davenport, Iowa City, Burlington, and Indianola. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks is the current U.S. representative. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+3, it is one of the least Republican districts in Iowa, a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation.[2]

Composition

The 1st includes the entirety of the following counties:

CountySeatPopulation
31CedarTipton18,302
45ClintonClinton46,158
57Des MoinesBurlington38,253
87HenryMount Pleasant19,547
95IowaMarengo16,381
97JacksonMaquoketa19,342
99JasperNewton37,919
101JeffersonFairfield15,440
103JohnsonIowa City157,528
105JonesAnamosa20,900
107KeokukSigourney9,914
111LeeFort Madison, Keokuk32,565
115LouisaWapello10,513
123MahaskaOskaloosa21,874
125MarionKnoxville33,770
139MuscatineMuscatine42,218
163ScottDavenport174,270
177Van BurenKeosauqua7,266
181WarrenIndianola55,205
183WashingtonWashington22,560

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

Statewide races since 2000

Election results from statewide races:

OfficeYearDistrict resultWinner
StatewideNationwide
President2000Al Gore 52% – George W. Bush 45%GoreBush
2004John Kerry 53% – George W. Bush 46%Bush
2008Barack Obama 58% – John McCain 41%ObamaObama
2012Barack Obama 56% – Mitt Romney 43%
2016Donald J. Trump 49% – Hillary Clinton 45%TrumpTrump
2020Donald J. Trump 50.8% – Joe Biden 47.4%Biden
U.S. Senator2014Joni Ernst 48.3% – Bruce Braley 47.9%ErnstN/A
2016Chuck Grassley 58.3% – Patty Judge 37.6%Grassley
2020Joni Ernst 49.5% – Theresa Greenfield 47.4%Ernst
2022Chuck Grassley 53% – Michael Franken 46.9%Grassley
Governor2014Terry Branstad 56% – Jack Hatch 41%Branstad
2018Kim Reynolds 50.3% - Fred Hubbell 47.5%Reynolds

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyTermCong
ress		Election historyLocation
District created March 4, 1847

William Thompson
DemocraticMarch 4, 1847 –
June 29, 1850		Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Seat declared vacant due to an election challenge.[3] 		1847–1849
1849–1859
Vacantnowrap June 29, 1850 –
December 20, 1850
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Daniel F. Miller
Whignowrap December 20, 1850 –
March 3, 1851		Elected to finish Thompson's term.
Retired.
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Bernhart Henn
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855		Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Augustus Hall
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		Elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.

Samuel Curtis
RepublicanMarch 4, 1857 –
August 4, 1861		Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Resigned to serve as a colonel in the 2nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
1859–1863
Vacantnowrap August 4, 1861 –
October 8, 1861

James F. Wilson
RepublicanOctober 8, 1861 –
March 3, 1869		Elected to finish Curtis's term.
Re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.
1863–1873

George W. McCrary
RepublicanMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1877		Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.
1873–1933
Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren, and Washington counties
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Joseph C. Stone
Republicannowrap March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		Elected in 1876.
Lost renomination.
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Moses A. McCoid
Republicannowrap March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885		Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Lost renomination.
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Benton J. Hall
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
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John H. Gear
Republicannowrap March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
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John J. Seerley
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
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John H. Gear
Republicannowrap March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		Elected in 1892.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Samuel M. Clark
Republicannowrap March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.
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Thomas Hedge
Republicannowrap March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1907		Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.
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Charles A. Kennedy
Republicannowrap March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1921		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.
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William F. Kopp
Republicannowrap March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
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Edward C. Eicher
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1933 –
December 2, 1938		Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Resigned to become commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.		1933–1943
Vacantnowrap December 2, 1938 –
January 3, 1939

Thomas E. Martin
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1955		Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1943–1963

Fred Schwengel
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1965		Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
1963–1973
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John R. Schmidhauser
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967		Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
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Fred Schwengel
Republicannowrap January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973		Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Lost re-election.
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Edward Mezvinsky
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1977		Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.		1973–1983

Jim Leach
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 2003		Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-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.
Redistricted to the .
1983–1993
1993–2003
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Jim Nussle
Republicannowrap January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor.		2003–2013

Bruce Braley
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2015		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2013–2023
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Rod Blum
Republicannowrap January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.
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Abby Finkenauer
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021		Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election.
Ashley Hinson
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023		Elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the .
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republicannowrap January 3, 2023 –
present		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.		2023–present:
most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant

Recent election results

Year[4] WinnerLoserPercentage
of votes
PartyCandidateVotesPartyCandidateVotes
1920RepublicanWilliam F. Kopp38,100DemocraticE. W. McManus20,97764–36%
192226,651John M. Lindley14,05665–34%
192442,711James M. Bell17,11071–29%
192627,35811,40871–29%
192845,806unopposed100–0%
193027,053DemocraticMax A. Conrad15,53863–36%
1932DemocraticEdward C. Eicher55,378RepublicanWilliam F. Kopp46,73854–46%
193448,544E. R. Hicklin39,04755–44%
193655,721John N. Calhoun53,47451–49%
1938RepublicanThomas E. Martin46,636DemocraticJames P. Gaffney33,76558–42%
194070,120Zoe S. Nabers46,04060–40%
194255,139Vern W. Nall32,89361–37%
194472,729Clair A. Williams60,04855–45%
194652,48832,84962–38%
194870,959James D. France60,86053–46%
195070,05843,14062–38%
1952105,526Clair A. Williams62,01163–37%
1954Fred Schwengel67,128John O'Connor50,57757–43%
195694,223Ronald O. Bramhall68,28758–42%
195859,577Thomas J. Dailey51,99653–47%
1960104,737Walter J. Guenther67,28761–39%
196265,975Harold Stephens42,00061–39%
1964DemocraticJohn R. Schmidhauser84,042RepublicanFred Schwengel80,69751–49%
1966RepublicanFred Schwengel64,795DemocraticJohn R. Schmidhauser60,53451–48%
196891,41981,04953–47%
197060,270Edward Mezvinsky59,50550–49%
1972DemocraticEdward Mezvinsky107,099RepublicanFred Schwengel91,60953–46%
197475,687Jim Leach63,54054–46%
1976RepublicanJim Leach109,694DemocraticEdward Mezvinsky101,02452–48%
197879,940Richard E. Meyers45,03763–36%
1980133,349Jim Larew72,60264–35%
198289,595Bill Gluba61,73459–41%
1984131,182Kevin Ready65,29368–33%
198686,834John Whitaker43,98566–34%
1988112,746Bill Gluba71,28061–38%
199090,042scattering15199–1%
1992178,042DemocraticJan J. Zonneveld81,60068–31%
1994110,448Glen Winekauf69,46160–38%
1996129,242Bob Rush111,59553–46%
1998106,41979,52957–42%
2000164,972Bob Simpson96,28362–36%
2002Jim Nussle112,280Ann Hutchinson83,77957–43%
2004159,993Bill Gluba125,49055–44%
2006DemocraticBruce Braley113,724RepublicanMike Whalen89,47156–44%
2008178,229David Hartsuch99,44764–35%
2010103,931[5] Ben Lange99,97649–48%
2012222,422162,46557–42%
2014RepublicanRod Blum147,513DemocraticPat Murphy140,08651–49%
2016206,903Monica Vernon177,40353–46%
2018DemocraticAbby Finkenauer169,348RepublicanRod Blum152,54050–46%
2020RepublicanAshley Hinson211,679DemocraticAbby Finkenauer200,89351–48%
2022RepublicanMariannette Miller-Meeks162,947DemocraticChristina Bohannan142,17353–46%

2006

2018

2020

2022

Historical district boundaries

See also

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2006.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Congressional District. US Census Bureau. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). www.census.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
  3. Schmidt, Louis B., "The Miller-Thompson Election Contest," Iowa Journal of History and Politics 12, pp. 34-127 (Jan. 1914).
  4. News: Election Statistics . 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html . July 25, 2007.
  5. News: Election 2020 – Live Election Results:Iowa. CBS News.

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