Alabama's 1st congressional district is a United States

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, which elects a representative to the

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. It includes the entirety of

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, Covington, Dale, Escambia,

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, and

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counties, as well as most of

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. The largest city in the district is Mobile. It is currently represented by Republican Barry Moore.

Character

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, is the focus of this district, which extends north along the Tombigbee and

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

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, when

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swept the state. The

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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,

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s continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s. It supported

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with 60% of the vote in 2000, and with 64% in 2004. In 2008,

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received 61.01% of the vote in the district while 38.38% supported

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. 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 ''

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'' 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

, 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 ''

''), 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) :

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, Belle Fontaine, Bucks, Calvert (part; also

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; shared with Washington County), Creola,

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, Grand Bay, Mobile (part; also

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, Movico, Pritchard (part; also

), Saraland,

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, Tillmans Corner (part; also

)

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

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

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2013 (special)

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

A New Nation Votes
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External links

Fox News coverage of the 2024 election
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