Arizona's 1st congressional district

Arizona's 1st congressional district
Arizona's 1st congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	David Schweikert; R–Fountain Hills
Area	58,608 sq mi (151,790 km2)
Distribution	91.5% urban; 8.4% rural;
Population (2022)	799,436
Median household; income	$91,562
Ethnicity	69.9% White; 16.4% Hispanic; 4.5% Asian; 3.9% Two or more races; 3.2% Black; 1.6% Native American; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	R+2

Arizona's 1st congressional district is a

Native Americans than any other congressional district in the United States.^[4] In the 2022 elections, David Schweikert was elected in the redefined district. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022

.

The new 1st district includes northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Fountain Hills; is majority-white; and is the wealthiest congressional district in Arizona.

History

When Arizona was first divided into congressional districts as a result of the

Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, while the rest of the state was in the 2nd district. In a mid-decade redistricting resulting from Wesberry v. Sanders in 1967, the 1st was cut back to eastern Phoenix and most of what became the East Valley

.

Over the years, the 1st's share of Phoenix was gradually reduced due to the area's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century. However, it remained based in the East Valley until Arizona picked up two seats in the 2000 U.S. census. The old 1st essentially became the 6th district, while a new 1st district was created to serve most of the state outside of Phoenix and Tucson.

After the 2012 redistricting, the

Yavapai County were drawn into the new, heavily Republican 4th district. The district is now considered to be significantly more competitive for Democrats, and now covers Northeastern Maricopa County, east of I-17 and north of Az-202 along the Salt River. It includes the northeastern suburbs of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, Fountain Hills, Rio Verde, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.^[5]^[6] It is essentially the successor to the 2012–2021 6th district.^[7]

2012–2021 areas covered

From 2012 to 2021, the district covered the entirety of the following counties:

The district covered the majority of:

Pinal County

Small portions of the following counties were also covered:

2023–2031 areas covered

#	County	Seat	Population
13	Maricopa	Phoenix	4,585,871

Cities of 10,000 people or more

Phoenix – 1,624,569
Mesa – 509,475
Scottsdale – 241,361
Fountain Hills – 23,820
Paradise Valley – 12,658

2,500 – 10,000 people

Cave Creek – 4,892
Carefree – 3,690

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1996	President	Dole 46 – 45 – 7%
2000	President	Bush 51 – 44%
2004	President	Bush 54 – 46%
2008	President	McCain 54 – 44%
2012	President	Romney 50 – 48%
2016	President	Trump 48 – 47%
2016	Senate	McCain 48.4 – 45.3%
2018	Governor	Ducey 54.3 – 43.1%
	Attorney General	Brnovich 51.7 – 48.3%
	Senate	Sinema 50.6 – 46.4%
2020	President	Biden 50 – 48%
2020	Senate (Spec.)	Kelly 52.1 – 47.9%
2022	Governor	Hobbs 52 - 48%
	Attorney General	Mayes 49.94 – 49.93%
	Senate	Kelly 52.5 - 45.9%

List of members representing the district

Arizona gained a second congressional seat after the 1940 census. It used a general ticket to elect its representatives until the 1948 elections, when candidates ran from each of the districts.

Member	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history	Geographical area^[8]^[9]^[10]
District created January 3, 1949
John R. Murdock (Tempe)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1950 . Lost re-election.	1949–1967: Metro Phoenix
John J. Rhodes Jr. (Mesa)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Re-elected in 1980 Retired.	1949–1967: Metro Phoenix
John J. Rhodes Jr. (Mesa)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983		Re-elected in 1980 Retired.	1967–1983: Part of Metro Phoenix
John McCain (Tempe)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	98th 99th	Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator .	1983–2003: Part of Metro Phoenix (East Valley )
John J. Rhodes III (Mesa )	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Re-elected in 1990 . Lost re-election.
Sam Coppersmith (Phoenix)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Matt Salmon (Mesa)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	104th 105th 106th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for Governor of Arizona.
Jeff Flake (Mesa)	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 6th district.
Rick Renzi (Flagstaff)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	108th 109th 110th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.	2003–2013: North and East Arizona: Apache County, Gila County, Graham County, Greenlee County, Yavapai County, and parts of Coconino County, Navajo County, and Pinal County
Ann Kirkpatrick (Flagstaff)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Paul Gosar (Flagstaff)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 4th district.
Ann Kirkpatrick (Flagstaff)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2013–2023: Maricopa County part Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County
Tom O'Halleran (Sedona)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
David Schweikert (Fountain Hills)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present: Northeastern suburbs of Phoenix, including Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, and Fountain Hills

Recent election results

2002

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi	85,967	49.2%
	Democratic	George Cordova	79,730	45.6%
	Libertarian	Edwin Porr	8,990	5.2%
Majority			6,237	3.6%
Total votes			174,687	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi (Incumbent)	148,315	58.5%
	Democratic	Paul Babbitt	91,776	36.2%
	Libertarian	John Crockett	13,260	5.2%
Majority			56,539	22.3%
Total votes			253,351	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi (Incumbent)	105,646	53.2%
	Democratic	Ellen Simon	88,691	44.7%
	Libertarian	David Schlosser	4,205	2.1%
Majority			16,955	8.5%
Total votes			198,542	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	155,791	57.5%
	Republican	Sydney Ann Hay	109,924	40.5%
	Independent	Brent Maupin	4,124	1.5%
	Libertarian	Thane Eichenauer	1,316	0.5%
Majority			45,867	16.9%
Total votes			271,155	100.0
	Republican

2010

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar	112,816	49.7%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick (Incumbent)	99,233	43.7%
	Libertarian	Nicole Patti	14,869	6.6%
Majority			13,583	6.0%
Total votes			226,918	100.0
	Democratic

2012

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	122,774	48.8%
	Republican	Jonathan Paton	113,594	45.2%
	Libertarian	Kim Allen	15,227	6.0%
Majority			9,180	3.7%
Total votes			251,595	100.0
	Republican

2014

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick (Incumbent)	97,391	52.6%	+3.8%
	Republican	Andy Tobin	87,723	47.4%	+2.3%
Majority			9,568	5.2%	+1.6%
Total votes			185,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran	142,219	50.7%
	Republican	Paul Babeu	121,745	43.3%
	Green	Ray Parrish	16,746	6.0%
Majority			20,474	7.4%
Total votes			280,710	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran (Incumbent)	143,240	53.8%
	Republican	Wendy Rogers	122,784	46.2%
Majority			20,456	7.6%
Total votes			266,024	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran (Incumbent)	188,469	51.6%	-2.2
	Republican	Tiffany Shedd	176,709	48.4%	+2.2
Total votes			365,178	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (Incumbent)	182,336	50.44%
	Democratic	Jevin Hodge	179,141	49.56%
Total votes			361,477	100%
	Republican hold

References

General

^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Can Navajo Nation help rescue endangered Dem Congresswoman?". ABC News. October 8, 2010.
^ Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 1 (Map). January 18, 2022. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022.
^ "Who's who in Arizona's 2022 US Congressional races". 12 News (KPNX-TV). June 8, 2022. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022.
^ Estrada, Melissa (February 2, 2022). "Here are the candidates running in Arizona's new 1st Congressional District". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022.
^ Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
^ Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass: 2022 General Election - Nov 08, 2022" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. December 5, 2022.

Specific

Demographic data from census.gov
1998 election data from CNN.com
2000 election data from CNN.com
2002 Election Data from CBSNews
2004 Election Data from CNN.com
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: First District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
Map of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
Final Congressional Map for the 2012 election
Official Congressional Map for the 2022 election

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[1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[4] "Can Navajo Nation help rescue endangered Dem Congresswoman?". ABC News. October 8, 2010.

[5] Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 1 (Map). January 18, 2022. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022.

[WhosWho-2022-6] "Who's who in Arizona's 2022 US Congressional races". 12 News (KPNX-TV). June 8, 2022. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022.

[7] Estrada, Melissa (February 2, 2022). "Here are the candidates running in Arizona's new 1st Congressional District". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022.

[8] Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing.

[9] Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing.

[10] Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[11] "State of Arizona Official Canvass: 2022 General Election - Nov 08, 2022" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. December 5, 2022.

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