Wisconsin's 1st congressional district

Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southeastern Wisconsin, covering Kenosha County, Racine County, and most of Walworth County, as well as portions of Rock County and Milwaukee County. The district's current Representative is Republican Bryan Steil.

Among the district's previous representatives are U.S. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and Speaker of the House and 2012 Vice Presidential-nominee Paul Ryan.

A slightly Republican-leaning district, it was carried by George W. Bush in 2004 with 53%; the district voted for Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008, 51.40–47.45% and the district voted for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in 2012, 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:

Kenosha County (13)

All 13 towns and municipalities

Milwaukee County (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 2nd), Beloit (town) (part; also 2nd) Bradford, Clinton (town), Clinton (village), Janesville (city) (part; also 2nd), Janesville (town) (part; also 2nd), Johnstown, La Prairie (part; also 2nd), Lima, Milton (city), Milton (town), Rock (part; also 2nd), Turtle (part; also 2nd)

Walworth County (26)

Bloomfield, Darien (town), Darien (village), Delavan (city), Delavan (town), East Troy (part; also 5th), Elkhorn, Geneva, Genoa City (shared with Kenosha County), Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Lafayette, Lake Geneva, La Grange, Linn, Lyons, Richmond, Sharon (town), Sharon (village), Spring Prairie, Sugar Creek, Troy, 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)

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present