Missouri's 1st congressional district explained

State:	Missouri
District Number:	1
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:	Cori Bush
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	St. Louis
Percent Urban:	99.21
Percent Rural:	0.79
Population:	742,101
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$57,762^[1]
Percent White:	40.4
Percent Hispanic:	4.5
Percent Black:	46.1
Percent Asian:	3.8
Percent More Than One Race:	4.3
Percent Other Race:	0.8
Cpvi:	D+27^[2]

Missouri's 1st 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. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+27, it is the most Democratic district in Missouri.^[2] Roughly half of the district's population is African American.

Its current representative is Democrat Cori Bush, who was elected in 2020. William Lacy Clay, Jr., had previously represented the district since 2001, succeeding his father, William Lacy Clay, Sr. Bush, a progressive and leader in the Ferguson protests, beat Clay in the August 4, 2020 primary. Bush had lost the same primary in 2018 by 20 points to Clay.^[3]

Statewide election results

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 78% – George W. Bush 20%
2004	President	John Kerry 75% – George W. Bush 25%
2008	President	Barack Obama 79.7% – John McCain 19.4%
2012	President	Barack Obama 80% – Mitt Romney 19%
2016	President	Hillary Clinton 77% – Donald Trump 19%
2020	President	Joe Biden 80.3% – Donald Trump 18.1%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1847
align=left	James B. Bowlin		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election.
align=left	John F. Darby		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Elected in 1850. Retired.
align=left	Thomas Hart Benton		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
align=left	Luther M. Kennett		Opposition	nowrap	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		Elected in 1854. Lost re-election.
align=left	Francis P. Blair Jr.		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859		Elected in 1856. Lost re-election.
align=left	John R. Barret		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1859 – June 8, 1860		Elected in 1858. Lost election contest in the House.
align=left	Francis P. Blair Jr.		Republican	nowrap	June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860		Seated by the House upon winning contested election. Resigned.
Vacant		nowrap	June 25, 1860 – October 3, 1860
align=left	John R. Barret		Democratic	nowrap	October 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861		Elected to finish Blair's term. Lost re-election.
Francis P. Blair Jr.		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863		Elected in 1860.
	Union Emancipation	nowrap	March 4, 1863– June 10, 1864		Re-elected in 1862. Lost contested election.
align=left	Samuel Knox		People's Emancipation^[4]	nowrap	June 10, 1864 – March 3, 1865		Won contested election. Lost re-election.
align=left	John Hogan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867		Elected in 1864. Lost re-election.
align=left	William A. Pile		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869		Elected in 1866. Lost re-election.
align=left	Erastus Wells		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873		Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the .
align=left	Edwin O. Stanard		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875		Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
align=left	Edward C. Kehr		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877		Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
align=left	Anthony F. Ittner		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879		Elected in 1876. Retired.
align=left	Martin L. Clardy		Democratic	nowrap	March 3, 1879 – March 3, 1883		Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the .
align=left	William H. Hatch		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
align=left	Charles N. Clark		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Elected in 1894. Retired.
Vacant		nowrap	March 4, 1897 – June 1, 1897
align=left	James T. Lloyd		Democratic	nowrap	June 1, 1897 – March 3, 1917		Elected after the death of member-elect Richard P. Giles. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired.
align=left	Milton A. Romjue		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921		Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
align=left	Frank C. Millspaugh		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1921 – December 5, 1922		Elected in 1920. Lost re-election and resigned.
Vacant		nowrap	December 5, 1922 – March 3, 1923
align=left	Milton A. Romjue		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933		Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the .
District inactive		nowrap	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		All representatives elected at-large on a general ticket
align=left	Milton A. Romjue		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.
align=left	Samuel W. Arnold		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949		Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
align=left	Clare Magee		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953		Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
Frank M. Karsten	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired.	1953–1963
1963–1973
1963–1973
1963–1973	Bill Clay	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 2001		Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-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. Retired.
1973–1983
1983–1993
1993–2003
1993–2003	Lacy Clay	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2021		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. Lost renomination.
2003–2013
2013–2023
2013–2023	Cori Bush	Democratic	January 3, 2021 – present		Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Lost renomination.
2023–present			January 3, 2021 – present		Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Lost renomination.

Recent election results

2022

References

Book: Martis, Kenneth C. . The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress . Macmillan Publishing Company . 1989 . New York.
Book: Martis, Kenneth C. . The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts . Macmillan Publishing Company . 1982 . New York.

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) . US Census Bureau . My Congressional District . www.census.gov.
Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
Web site: Summer Ballentine . August 5, 2020 . Protest leader Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Clay in Missouri . Associated Press.
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