Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a

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of the

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in southeastern

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, covering

Kenosha County Kenosha County () is located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,151, and was estimated to be 168,754 in 2024, making it the eighth-most populous county in Wisconsin. Its co ...

, Racine County, and most of Walworth County, as well as portions of Rock County and

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. The district's current Representative is Republican

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. Among the district's previous representatives are U.S. Secretary of Defense

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and

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and 2012 Vice Presidential-nominee

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. A slightly Republican-leaning district, it was carried by

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with 53%; the district voted for

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over

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, 51.40–47.45% and the district voted for

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over Barack Obama in

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, 52.12%–47.88%. It stayed Republican in 2016, with a plurality of voters polling for Donald Trump.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST55/CD118_WI01.pdf

(13) : All 13 towns and municipalities

(7) : Cudahy, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, St. Francis. Racine County (17) : All 17 towns and municipalities Rock County (15) : Beloit (city) (part; also

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), Beloit (town) (part; also

)

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, Clinton (town), Clinton (village), Janesville (city) (part; also

), Janesville (town) (part; also

), Johnstown, La Prairie (part; also

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, Milton (city), Milton (town),

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(part; also

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(part; also

) Walworth County (26) : Bloomfield, Darien (town), Darien (village), Delavan (city), Delavan (town),

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(part; also 5th), Elkhorn,

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, Genoa City (shared with Kenosha County), Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Lafayette,

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, La Grange,

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, Sharon (town), Sharon (village), Spring Prairie, Sugar Creek,

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, Walworth (town), Walworth (village), Whitewater (city) (part; also 5th; shared with Jefferson County), Whitewater (town), Williams Bay.

Recent election results from statewide races

Currently, it is a swing district that leans Republican, although it was redrawn to be more Democratic-leaning in 2022.

List of members representing the district

Electoral history

2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)

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References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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