Indiana's 1st congressional district is an

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for the

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in Northwestern

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. The district is based in Gary and its surrounding

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and exurbs. It consists of all of

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and

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counties, as well as most of the northwestern part of LaPorte County, on the border with Michigan. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 shifted the district's boundaries, effective January 2013, to include all of Lake and Porter counties and the western and northwestern townships of La Porte County, while moving Benton, Jasper and Newton counties out of the district. The district is currently represented by Democrat Frank J. Mrvan. He was sworn in on January 3, 2021. The district's character is very different from the rest of Indiana. It includes almost all of the Indiana side of the

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. While Porter and LaPorte are Republican leaning counties, Lake County is more Democratic. Lake County contains two-thirds of the district's population. The district has not elected a Republican to Congress in 96 years, making it one of the longest continuously Democratic districts in the nation. Among Indiana's congressional districts, only the

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-based 7th District is more Democratic.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

The 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties, with the exception of LaPorte, which it shares 2nd district. LaPorte townships within the first district include Coolspring,

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, New Durham, Scipio, Springfield, and most of Center.https://web.archive.org/web/20241230095841/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST18/CD118_IN01.pdf

Cities of 10,000 or more people

* Hammond – 77,879 * Gary – 69,093 *

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– 37,926 * Merrillville – 36,444 * Valparaiso – 34,151 * Crown Point – 33,899 * Michigan City – 32,075 *

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– 29,752 * Schererville – 29,646 * East Chicago – 26,370 *

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– 23,984 *

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– 23,894 * La Porte (shared with

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) – 22,471 * St. John – 20,303 * Dyer – 16,517 *

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– 16,331 * Chesterton – 14,241 * Cedar Lake – 14,106 * Lake Station – 13,235 * Lowell – 10,680

2,500 – 10,000 people

* Winfield – 7,181 * Lake of the Four Seasons – 7,091 * Westville – 5,257 *

– 5,210 * South Haven – 5,084 * Whiting – 4,559 *

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– 3,755 * Shorewood Forest – 3,033

List of members representing the district

History

2010 redistricting

* 91 LaPorte County exists in both the 1st and 2nd Congressional districts. One city, La Porte, exists in the 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and two cities, Michigan City and New Durham, exist in the 1st congressional district. Five townships, Clinton, Clinton, Dewey, New Durham, and Springfield exists in the 1st congressional district, and eleven townships, Hanna,

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, Lincoln,

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, Pleasant,

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, Scipio, Union,

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, and Wills exist in the 2nd congressional district. As of 2021, Indiana's 1st congressional district is composed of

(pop. 496,005) and

(pop. 164,343) counties as well as part of LaPorte County (pop. 111,467), which is also partly within Indiana's 2nd district. Michigan City and five townships ( Clinton, Coolspring, Dewey, New Durham, and Springfield) exist entirely in the 1st district. La Porte and eleven townships ( Hanna,

, Lincoln,

, Pleasant,

, Scipio, Union,

, and Wills) are split between the 1st and 2nd districts by Indiana West 500N and Indiana South/North 600W.

Cities of 10,000 or more people

* Hammond – 80,830 * Gary – 80,294 *

– 36,828 * Valparaiso – 31,730 * Michigan City – 31,479 * Crown Point – 27,317 * East Chicago – 29,698 *

– 29,059 * Lake Station – 12,572

Towns of 10,000 or more people

* Cedar Lake – 11,560 * Dyer – 16,390 *

– 16,893 *

– 23,727 * Merrillville – 35,246 *

– 23,603 * Schererville – 29,243 * St. John-14,850 * Chesterton – 13,068

2,500 – 10,000 people

* Lowell – 9,276 * Winfield – 4,383 *

– 3,724 *

– 4,858 * Westville – 5,853 * Whiting – 4,997

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References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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External links

Congressman Pete Visclosky
- official U.S. House website {{USCongDistStateIN 01 Benton County, Indiana Jasper County, Indiana Lake County, Indiana Newton County, Indiana Porter County, Indiana Constituencies established in 1823 1823 establishments in Indiana

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

History

2010 redistricting

Cities of 10,000 or more people

Towns of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

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2022

2024

See also

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