Connecticut's 1st congressional district explained

State:	Connecticut
District Number:	1
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:	John B. Larson
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	East Hartford
English Area:	673
Percent Urban:	93.94
Percent Rural:	6.06
Population:	718,849
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$80,371^[1]
Percent White:	57.0
Percent Hispanic:	17.8
Percent Black:	14.8
Percent Asian:	5.9
Percent More Than One Race:	3.6
Percent Other Race:	0.8
Cpvi:	D+12^[2]

Connecticut's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the north-central part of the state, the district is anchored by the state capital of Hartford. It encompasses much of central Connecticut and includes towns within Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties.

Principal cities include: Bristol, Hartford, and Torrington. The district has been represented by Democrat John B. Larson since 1999.

Composition

Hartford County – Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Glastonbury (part), Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Southington, South Windsor, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.

Litchfield County – Barkhamsted, Colebrook, New Hartford, Torrington (part), and Winchester.

Middlesex County – Cromwell, Middletown (part), and Portland.

Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 30, 2012^[3]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage
	Democratic	156,784	11,392	168,176	40.39%
	Republican	71,932	3,348	75,280	18.08%
	Minor Parties	301	29	330	0.07%
	Unaffiliated	161,327	11,299	172,626	41.46%
Total		390,334	26,068	416,412	100%

Recent statewide election results

Election results from statewidel races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 62–33%
2004	President	Kerry 60–39%
2008	President	Obama 66–33%
2012	President	Obama 63–36%
2016	President	Clinton 59–36%
2016	Senate	Blumenthal 68–30%
2018	Senate	Murphy 63–36%
2018	Governor	Lamont 52–41%
2020	President	Biden 63–35%
2022	Senate	Blumenthal 61–39%

Recent elections

The district has the lowest Republican voter performance of the five Connecticut house seats. It has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1957, and for all but six years since 1931.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1837
align=left	Isaac Toucey		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1837. Lost re-election.
align=left	Joseph Trumbull		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1840. Retired.
align=left	Thomas H. Seymour		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Elected in 1843. Retired.
align=left	James Dixon		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Retired.
align=left	Loren P. Waldo		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Elected in 1849. Lost re-election.
align=left	Charles Chapman		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Elected in 1851. Retired to run for Governor.
align=left	James T. Pratt		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Elected in 1853. Lost re-election.
align=left rowspan=2	Ezra Clark Jr.		American	nowrap	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Lost re-election.
	Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859			Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Lost re-election.
align=left	Dwight Loomis		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1861. Retired.
align=left	Henry C. Deming		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Lost re-election.
align=left	Richard D. Hubbard		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1867. Retired.
align=left	Julius L. Strong		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1869 – September 7, 1872	Elected in 1869. Re-elected in 1871. Died.
Vacant		nowrap	September 7, 1872 – December 2, 1872
align=left	Joseph Roswell Hawley		Republican	nowrap	December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1875	Elected to finish Strong's term. Re-elected in 1873. Lost re-election.
align=left	George M. Landers		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Elected in 1875. Re-elected in 1876. Retired.
align=left	Joseph Roswell Hawley		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1878. Retired when elected U.S. Senator.
align=left	John R. Buck		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.
align=left	William W. Eaton		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Elected in 1882. Lost re-election.
align=left	John R. Buck		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Elected in 1884. Lost re-election.
align=left	Robert J. Vance		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
align=left	William E. Simonds		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
align=left	Lewis Sperry		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
align=left	E. Stevens Henry		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. 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. Retired.
align=left	Augustine Lonergan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
align=left	P. Davis Oakey		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
align=left	Augustine Lonergan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	E. Hart Fenn		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired.
align=left	Augustine Lonergan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Elected in 1930. Retired when elected to the US Senate
align=left	Herman P. Kopplemann		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
align=left	William J. Miller		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
align=left	Herman P. Kopplemann		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Elected in 1940. Lost re-election.
align=left	William J. Miller		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Elected in 1942. Lost re-election.
align=left	Herman P. Kopplemann		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
align=left	William J. Miller		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
align=left	Abraham Ribicoff		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Thomas J. Dodd		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Edwin H. May Jr.		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
align=left	Emilio Q. Daddario		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run for Governor.
align=left	William R. Cotter		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1971 – September 8, 1981	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Died.
Vacant		nowrap	September 9, 1981 – January 11, 1982
align=left	Barbara B. Kennelly		Democratic	nowrap	January 12, 1982 – January 3, 1999	Elected to finish Cotter's term. 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. Retired to run for Governor.
John B. Larson	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – present		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. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
2003–2013
2013–2023
2023–present

References

Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Notes and References

Web site: My Congressional District.
Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
Web site: Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012 . Connecticut Secretary of State . October 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060923151511/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/registration_and_enrollment_stats/nov12re.pdf . September 23, 2006 . dead . mdy .