Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (Bucks County outlined in red) | |
Representative | |
Population (2023) | 763,720 [1] |
Median household income | $108,039 [2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | EVEN [3] |
Pennsylvania's first congressional district includes all of Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania. It has been represented by Brian Fitzpatrick since 2019.
The state congressional district map was redrawn by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering; the previous 1st district was geographically succeeded by the newly redrawn 2nd district which on November 6, 2018, elected Brendan Boyle, the incumbent from the 13th district. The new first district is similar to the previous eighth district, with the new boundaries going into effect for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter. [4] It is the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Pennsylvania. [5]
Fitzpatrick, the incumbent from the previous 8th district, was elected on November 6, 2018, to the newly redrawn 1st district. Only minor changes were made to the district after redistricting following the 2020 census.
The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that the district votes almost identically to the national electorate. Pennsylvania has two of these districts; the other one is the 17th district.
Prior to 2018, the district had generally been based in Philadelphia.
Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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2008 | President | Obama 54% - 45% |
Attorney General | Corbett 54% - 46% | |
Auditor General | Wagner 54% - 46% | |
2010 | Senate | Toomey 54% - 46% |
Governor | Corbett 56% - 44% | |
2012 | President | Obama 50.4% - 49.6% |
Senate | Casey Jr. 52% - 48% | |
2014 | Governor | Wolf 52% - 48% |
2016 | President | Clinton 48.5% - 47.8% |
Senate | Toomey 52% - 46% | |
Attorney General | Shapiro 51% - 49% | |
Treasurer | Torsella 49% - 48% | |
Auditor General | Brown 51% - 46% | |
2018 | Senate | Casey Jr. 56% - 42% |
Governor | Wolf 58% - 40% | |
2020 | President | Biden 52% - 47% |
Attorney General | Shapiro 51% - 46% | |
Treasurer | Torsella 49% - 48% | |
Auditor General | DeFoor 50% - 47% | |
2022 | Senate | Fetterman 52% - 45% |
Governor | Shapiro 59% - 39% | |
2024 | President | Harris 50% - 49% |
Montgomery County (13)
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1791.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |
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District first established March 4, 1791 | |||||
![]() Thomas Fitzsimons (Philadelphia) | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | 2nd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district . |
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1795.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
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John Swanwick (Philadelphia) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – August 1, 1798 | 4th 5th | Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Died. |
Vacant | August 1, 1798 – December 3, 1798 | 5th | ||
![]() Robert Waln (Philadelphia) | Federalist | December 3, 1798 – March 3, 1801 | 5th 6th | Elected October 9, 1798 to finish Swanwick's term and seated December 3, 1798. Elected the same day to the next term. Retired. |
![]() William Jones (Philadelphia) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | 7th | Elected in 1800. Retired. |
The district was reorganized in 1803 to have 3 at-large seats on a general ticket. The district was apportioned a fourth seat in 1813, also elected on a general ticket.
The district was reorganized in 1823 to have one seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 235,394 | 85.0 | |
Republican | John Featherman | 41,708 | 15.0 | |
Total votes | 277,102 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 131,248 | 82.8 | |
Republican | Megan Rath | 27,193 | 17.2 | |
Total votes | 158,441 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 245,791 | 82.2 | |
Republican | Debbie Williams | 53,219 | 17.8 | |
Total votes | 299,010 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 169,053 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | Scott Wallace | 160,745 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 329,798 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 249,804 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Christina Finello | 191,875 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 441,679 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 201,571 | 54.9 | |
Democratic | Ashley Ehasz | 165,809 | 45.1 | |
Total votes | 367,380 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |