Alabama's 1st congressional district
U.S. House district for Alabama
30°59′13.3″N 87°56′14.34″W / 30.987028°N 87.9373167°W / 30.987028; -87.9373167
Alabama's 1st congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative Area 7,182 sq mi (18,600 km2 ) Distribution Population (2022) 730,935[1] Median household income $58,781[1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+16[2]
Alabama's 1st congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama , which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives . It includes the entirety of Washington , Mobile , Baldwin and Monroe counties, as well as most of Escambia County . The largest city in the district is Mobile .
It is currently represented by Republican Jerry Carl .
Character
Mobile, Alabama , is the focus of this district, which extends north along the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. Timber production remains the biggest source of contributions to the local economy, however recently gulf coast condominium developments in Baldwin county represent new economic possibilities.
Politically, this area was one of the first in Alabama to shake off its Democratic roots. It was one of five districts to swing Republican in 1964 , when Barry Goldwater swept the state. The GOP has held the district in every House election since then, usually by landslide margins; indeed, a Democrat has only managed 40 percent of the vote once since the current GOP run began in the district. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.
It supported George W. Bush with 60% of the vote in 2000, and with 64% in 2004. In 2008, John McCain received 61.01% of the vote in the district while 38.38% supported Barack Obama .
The 1st district traditionally gives its representatives very long tenures in Washington: only nine people have represented the seat in Congress since 1897, with all but two holding the seat for at least 10 years.
The Allen v. Milligan ruling reshaped the 1st and 2nd districts; rather than splitting the southern border to an east and west district, 1st was changed to represent all south border counties as well as Coffee , Dale , and Henry Counties .
Communities
Since 2023, the following communities have had postal addresses within the 1st district.[3] [4]
Entirely within the district
Partially within the district
Recent election results from statewide races
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location and map
District created March 4, 1823
Gabriel Moore (Huntsville )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
18th 19th 20th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1823 .Re-elected in 1825 .Re-elected in 1827 . Retired.
1823–1833
Jacksonian
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Clement Comer Clay (Huntsville )
Jacksonian
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835
21st 22nd 23rd
Elected in 1829 .Re-elected in 1831 .Re-elected in 1833 . Retired to run for governor .
1833–1841
Reuben Chapman (Somerville )
Jacksonian
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
24th 25th 26th
Elected in 1835 .Re-elected in 1837 .Re-elected in 1839 .Redistricted to the at-large district .
Democratic
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
District inactive
March 3, 1841 – March 3, 1843
27th
All representatives elected at-large .
James Dellet (Claiborne )
Whig
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
28th
Elected in 1843 . Retired.
1843–1855
Edmund Strother Dargan (Mobile )
Democratic
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
29th
Elected in 1845 . Retired.
John Gayle (Mobile )
Whig
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
30th
Elected in 1847 . Retired.
William J. Alston (Linden )
Whig
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
31st
Elected in 1849 . Retired.
John Bragg (Mobile )
Democratic
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
Elected in 1851 . Retired.
Philip Phillips (Mobile )
Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
Elected in 1853 . Retired.
Percy Walker (Mobile )
Know Nothing
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
34th
Elected in 1855 . Retired.
1855–1863
James Adams Stallworth (Evergreen )
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – January 12, 1861
35th 36th
Elected in 1857 .Re-elected in 1859 . Withdrew due to Civil War.
Vacant
January 12, 1861 – July 22, 1868
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th
Civil War and Reconstruction
Francis William Kellogg (Mobile )
Republican
July 22, 1868 – March 3, 1869
40th
Elected in 1868 to finish term . Retired.
1863–1873
Alfred Eliab Buck (Mobile )
Republican
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
41st
Elected in 1868 . Retired.
Benjamin S. Turner (Selma )
Republican
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
42nd
Elected in 1870 . Lost re-election.
Frederick George Bromberg (Mobile )
Liberal Republican
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Elected in 1872 . Lost re-election.
1873–1877
Jeremiah Haralson (Selma )
Republican
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
44th
Elected in 1874 . Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.
James T. Jones (Demopolis )
Democratic
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
45th
Elected in 1876 . Lost renomination.
1877–1933
Thomas H. Herndon (Mobile )
Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 28, 1883
46th 47th 48th
Elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 . Died.
Vacant
March 28, 1883 – December 3, 1883
48th
James T. Jones (Demopolis )
Democratic
December 3, 1883 – March 3, 1889
48th 49th 50th
Elected to finish Herndon's term .Re-elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 . Retired.
Richard Henry Clarke (Mobile )
Democratic
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1897
51st 52nd 53rd 54th
Elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 . Retired to run for Governor .
George W. Taylor (Demopolis )
Democratic
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd
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 .Re-elected in 1912 . Retired.
Oscar Lee Gray (Butler )
Democratic
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919
64th 65th
Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 . Retired.
John McDuffie (Monroeville )
Democratic
March 4, 1919 – March 2, 1935
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th
Elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 Resigned to become U.S. District Judge .
1933–1963
Vacant
March 2, 1935 – July 30, 1935
74th
Frank W. Boykin (Mobile )
Democratic
July 30, 1935 – January 3, 1963
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
Elected to finish McDuffie's term .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-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 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 . Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination.
District inactive
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
88th
All representatives elected at-large .
Jack Edwards (Mobile )
Republican
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1985
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th
Elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-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 . Retired.
1965–1983
1983–1993
Sonny Callahan (Mobile )
Republican
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003
99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
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 . Retired.
1993–2003
Jo Bonner (Mobile )
Republican
January 3, 2003 – August 2, 2013
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 . Resigned to become vice-chancellor in University of Alabama System .[5]
2003–2013
2013–2023
Vacant
August 2, 2013 – January 8, 2014
113th
Bradley Byrne (Fairhope )
Republican
January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2021
113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected to finish Bonner's term .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Jerry Carl (Mobile )
Republican
January 3, 2021 – present
117th 118th
Elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 . Lost renomination.
2023–2025
Recent election results
These are the results from the previous 11 election cycles in Alabama's 1st district.[6]
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2013 (special)
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
References
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