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Alabama's 1st congressional district

U.S. House district for Alabama

U.S. House district for Alabama

FieldValue
stateAlabama
district number1
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representativeBarry Moore
partyRepublican
residenceEnterprise
english area7,182
percent urban66.82
percent rural33.18
population760,389
population year2024
median income$71,253
percent white72.3
percent hispanic4.7
percent black16.1
percent asian1.4
percent more than one race4.2
percent other race0.4
percent native american0.9
cpviR+27

| percent more than one race = 4.2

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 Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, and Houston counties, as well as parts of Mobile County.

It is currently represented by Republican Barry Moore.

Character

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.

Counties and communities within the district

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.

Baldwin County (20)

: All 20 communities Coffee County (4) : All four communities

Covington County (14)

: All 14 communities

Dale County (13)

: All 13 communities

Escambia County (6)

: All six communities

Geneva County (9)

: All nine communities

Henry County (4)

: All four communities Houston County (12) : All 12 communities

Mobile County (16)

: Axis, Bayou La Batre, Belle Fontaine, Bucks, Calvert (part; also 2nd; shared with Washington County), Creola, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Mobile (part; also 2nd), Mount Vernon, Movico, Pritchard (part; also 2nd), Saraland, Satsuma, Theodore, Tillmans Corner (part; also 2nd)

Recent election results from statewide races

The following chart shows the result of recent federal and statewide races in the 1st district.

YearOfficeWinnerD %R %
2012PresidentMitt Romney (R)37.3%61.7%
2016PresidentDonald Trump (R)33.8%63.0%
SenateRichard Shelby (R)34.5%65.3%
2017Senate (special)Roy Moore (R)48.2%50.1%
2018GovernorKay Ivey (R)39.3%60.6%
Lieutenant GovernorWill Ainsworth (R)37.6%62.3%
Attorney GeneralSteve Marshall (R)40.2%59.7%
2020PresidentDonald Trump (R)35.2%63.5%
SenateTommy Tuberville (R)39.0%60.9%
Redistricted for the 2022 cycle
2022SenateKatie Britt (R)28.6%69.0%
GovernorKay Ivey (R)27.2%68.3%
Secretary of StateWes Allen (R)29.3%67.3%
Attorney GeneralSteve Marshall (R)30.0%69.9%
Redistricted for the 2024 cycle
2024PresidentDonald Trump (R)22.0%77.0%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location and map
District created March 4, 1823
[[File:Gabrielmoore.jpg100px]]
Gabriel Moore
(Huntsville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.1823–1833
[[File:AL-01 18-22 Congress.svg300px]]
JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
[[File:Clement Comer Clay.jpg100px]]
Clement Comer Clay
(Huntsville)JacksonianMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired to run for governor.
1833–1841
[[File:AL-1_23-26.png300px]]
[[File:Governor Reuben Chapman.jpg100px]]
Reuben Chapman
(Somerville)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Redistricted to the .
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
District inactivenowrapMarch 3, 1841 –
March 3, 1843All representatives elected .
[[File:James Dellet.jpg100px]]
James Dellet
(Claiborne)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1843.
Retired.1843–1855
[[File:AL-1_28-33.png300px]]
Edmund Strother Dargan
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1845.
Retired.
[[File:John Gayle Portrait.jpg100px]]
John Gayle
(Mobile)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1847.
Retired.
William J. Alston
(Linden)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1849.
Retired.
John Bragg
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1851.
Retired.
[[File:Philip Phillips.jpg100px]]
Philip Phillips
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
Retired.
Percy Walker
(Mobile)Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1855.
Retired.1855–1863
[[File:AL-1_34-36.png300px]]
[[File:James Adams Stallworth (cropped).jpg100px]]
James Adams Stallworth
(Evergreen)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
January 12, 1861Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
VacantnowrapJanuary 12, 1861 –
July 22, 1868Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Francis William Kellogg - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Francis William Kellogg
(Mobile)RepublicannowrapJuly 22, 1868 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1868 to finish term.
Retired.1863–1873
[[File:AL-1_40-42.png300px]]
[[File:AEBuck.jpg100px]]
Alfred Eliab Buck
(Mobile)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1868.
Retired.
[[File:Benjamin S. Turner - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Benjamin S. Turner
(Selma)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
Frederick George Bromberg
(Mobile)Liberal RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.1873–1877
[[File:AL-1 43-44.png300px]]
[[File:Jeremiah Haralson - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Jeremiah Haralson
(Selma)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
[[File:James Taylor Jones (1).jpg100px]]
James T. Jones
(Demopolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1876.
Lost renomination.1877–1933
[[File:AL-1 45-72.png300px]]
[[File:Thomas H. Herndon (cropped).jpg100px]]
Thomas H. Herndon
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 28, 1883Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Died.
VacantnowrapMarch 28, 1883 –
December 3, 1883
[[File:James Taylor Jones (1).jpg100px]]
James T. Jones
(Demopolis)DemocraticnowrapDecember 3, 1883 –
March 3, 1889Elected to finish Herndon's term.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.
[[File:Richard Henry Clarke.jpeg100px]]
Richard Henry Clarke
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired to run for Governor.
[[File:George W. Taylor 1902.jpg100px]]
George W. Taylor
(Demopolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1915Elected 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.
[[File:Oscar Lee Gray (Alabama congressman).jpg100px]]
Oscar Lee Gray
(Butler)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired.
[[File:John McDuffie2.jpg100px]]
John McDuffie
(Monroeville)DemocraticMarch 4, 1919 –
March 2, 1935Elected 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
[[File:AL-1_73-87.png300px]]
VacantnowrapMarch 2, 1935 –
July 30, 1935
[[File:Frank W. Boykin (Alabama Congressman).jpg100px]]
Frank W. Boykin
(Mobile)DemocraticnowrapJuly 30, 1935 –
January 3, 1963Elected 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 and lost renomination.
District inactivenowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965All representatives elected .
[[File:Jack Edwards (Congressman).jpg100px]]
Jack Edwards
(Mobile)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1985Elected 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
[[File:AL-1_89-92.png300px]]
1983–1993
[[File:AL-01_1982.svg300px]]
[[File:Sonnycallahan.jpg100px]]
Sonny Callahan
(Mobile)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2003Elected 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
[[File:AL-01_1990s.svg300px]]
[[File:Rep. Jo Bonner.jpg100px]]
Jo Bonner
(Mobile)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2003 –
August 2, 2013Elected 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.2003–2013
[[File:AL01 110.png300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:Alabama US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif300px]]
VacantnowrapAugust 2, 2013 –
January 8, 2014
[[File:Rep Bradley Byrne.jpg100px]]
Bradley Byrne
(Fairhope)RepublicannowrapJanuary 8, 2014 –
January 3, 2021Elected to finish Bonner's term.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
[[File:Rep. Jerry Carl official photo.jpg100px]]
Jerry Carl
(Mobile)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2025Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Lost renomination.
2023–2025
[[File:Alabama's 1st congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svg300pxcenter]]
[[File:Rep._Barry_Moore_official_photo.jpg124x124px]]
Barry Moore
(Enterprise)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2025 –
presentRedistricted from the and re-elected in 2024.
Retiring to run for U.S. Senator.2025–present
[[File:Alabama's 1st congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg300pxcenter]]

Recent election results

These are the results from the previous thirteen election cycles in Alabama's 1st district.

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2013 (special)

Main article: 2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

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;General

References

  1. Center for New Media & Promotion. "My Congressional District".
  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. (2023). "119th Congress of the United States Alabama - Congressional District 1". census.gov.
  4. "Alabama".
  5. Sherman, Jake. "Rep. Jo Bonner to resign".
  6. "AL - District 01".
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