Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its northeastern part, bordering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and the Mississippi River. The district includes the cities of Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Republican Ashley Hinson is the current U.S. representative.
Iowa's 1st congressional district | |||
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![]() ![]() Interactive map of Iowa's 1st (green) and 2nd (blue) congressional district boundaries. In the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the 1st district is moved from the northeast quadrant of Iowa to the southeast quadrant. | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2021) | 776,069 | ||
Median household income | $64,743[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+4[2] |
![]() | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Redistricting of around 2012 is missing.. (November 2018) |
On November 4, 2021, new congressional and state legislative maps were signed into law after the state's Legislative Services Agency had proposed them on October 21, 2021.[3]
Election results from statewide races:
Office | Year | District | Statewide | Nationwide |
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President | 2000 | Al Gore 52% – George W. Bush 45% | Gore | Bush |
2004 | John Kerry 53% – George W. Bush 46% | Bush | ||
2008 | Barack Obama 58% – John McCain 41% | Obama | Obama | |
2012 | Barack Obama 56% – Mitt Romney 43% | |||
2016 | Donald Trump 49% – Hillary Clinton 45% | Trump | Trump | |
2020 | Donald Trump 50.8% – Joe Biden 47.4% | Biden | ||
U.S. Senator | 2014 | Joni Ernst 48.3% – Bruce Braley 47.9% | Ernst | n/a |
2020 | Joni Ernst 49.5% – Theresa Greenfield 47.4% | Ernst | ||
Governor | 2014 | Terry Branstad 56% – Jack Hatch 41% | Branstad | |
2018 | Fred Hubbell 49.3% – Kim Reynolds 48.0% | Reynolds |
Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Election history | Location |
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District created March 4, 1847. | |||||
![]() William Thompson |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – June 29, 1850 |
30th 31st |
Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Seat declared vacant due to an election challenge.[4] |
1847–1849 [data unknown/missing] |
1849–1859 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | June 29, 1850 – December 20, 1850 |
31st | |||
![]() Daniel F. Miller |
Whig | December 20, 1850 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired. | ||
![]() Bernhart Henn |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
![]() Augustus Hall |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Samuel Curtis |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – August 4, 1861 |
35th 36th 37th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Resigned to serve as a colonel in the 2nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. | |
1859–1863 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | August 4, 1861 – October 8, 1861 |
37th | |||
![]() James F. Wilson |
Republican | October 8, 1861 – March 3, 1869 |
37th 38th 39th 40th |
Elected to finish Curtis's term. Re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired. | |
1863–1873 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() George W. McCrary |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877 |
41st 42nd 43rd 44th |
Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. | |
1873–1883 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() Joseph C. Stone |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876. Lost renomination. | |
![]() Moses A. McCoid |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
46th 47th 48th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination. | |
1883–1887 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() Benton J. Hall |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election. | |
![]() John H. Gear |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election. |
1887–1933 [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John J. Seerley |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. | |
![]() John H. Gear |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
![]() Samuel M. Clark |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. | |
![]() Thomas Hedge |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 |
56th 57th 58th 59th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired. | |
![]() Charles A. Kennedy |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired. | |
![]() William F. Kopp |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Edward C. Eicher |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – December 2, 1938 |
73rd 74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Resigned to become commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
1933–1943 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | December 2, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | |||
![]() Thomas E. Martin |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
1943–1963 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() Fred Schwengel |
Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 |
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th |
Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. | |
1963–1973 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() John R. Schmidhauser |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Fred Schwengel |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
90th 91st 92nd |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Edward Mezvinsky |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 |
93rd 94th |
Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. |
1973–1983 [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Jim Leach |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2003 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
1983–1993 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() Jim Nussle |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th 109th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for Governor. |
2003–2013![]() |
![]() Bruce Braley |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 |
110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
2013–present![]() | |||||
![]() Rod Blum (Dubuque) |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
114th 115th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Abby Finkenauer (Cedar Rapids) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
116th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Ashley Hinson |
Republican | January 3, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
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![]() Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present: most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant |
Year[5] | Winner | Loser | Percentage of votes | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
1920 | Republican | William F. Kopp | 38,100 | Democratic | E. W. McManus | 20,977 | 64–36% |
1922 | 26,651 | John M. Lindley | 14,056 | 65–34% | |||
1924 | 42,711 | James M. Bell | 17,110 | 71–29% | |||
1926 | 27,358 | 11,408 | 71–29% | ||||
1928 | 45,806 | unopposed | 100–0% | ||||
1930 | 27,053 | Democratic | Max A. Conrad | 15,538 | 63–36% | ||
1932 | Democratic | Edward C. Eicher | 55,378 | Republican | William F. Kopp | 46,738 | 54–46% |
1934 | 48,544 | E. R. Hicklin | 39,047 | 55–44% | |||
1936 | 55,721 | John N. Calhoun | 53,474 | 51–49% | |||
1938 | Republican | Thomas E. Martin | 46,636 | Democratic | James P. Gaffney | 33,765 | 58–42% |
1940 | 70,120 | Zoe S. Nabers | 46,040 | 60–40% | |||
1942 | 55,139 | Vern W. Nall | 32,893 | 61–37% | |||
1944 | 72,729 | Clair A. Williams | 60,048 | 55–45% | |||
1946 | 52,488 | 32,849 | 62–38% | ||||
1948 | 70,959 | James D. France | 60,860 | 53–46% | |||
1950 | 70,058 | 43,140 | 62–38% | ||||
1952 | 105,526 | Clair A. Williams | 62,011 | 63–37% | |||
1954 | Fred Schwengel | 67,128 | John O'Connor | 50,577 | 57–43% | ||
1956 | 94,223 | Ronald O. Bramhall | 68,287 | 58–42% | |||
1958 | 59,577 | Thomas J. Dailey | 51,996 | 53–47% | |||
1960 | 104,737 | Walter J. Guenther | 67,287 | 61–39% | |||
1962 | 65,975 | Harold Stephens | 42,000 | 61–39% | |||
1964 | Democratic | John R. Schmidhauser | 84,042 | Republican | Fred Schwengel | 80,697 | 51–49% |
1966 | Republican | Fred Schwengel | 64,795 | Democratic | John R. Schmidhauser | 60,534 | 51–48% |
1968 | 91,419 | 81,049 | 53–47% | ||||
1970 | 60,270 | Edward Mezvinsky | 59,505 | 50–49% | |||
1972 | Democratic | Edward Mezvinsky | 107,099 | Republican | Fred Schwengel | 91,609 | 53–46% |
1974 | 75,687 | Jim Leach | 63,540 | 54–46% | |||
1976 | Republican | Jim Leach | 109,694 | Democratic | Edward Mezvinsky | 101,024 | 52–48% |
1978 | 79,940 | Richard E. Meyers | 45,037 | 63–36% | |||
1980 | 133,349 | Jim Larew | 72,602 | 64–35% | |||
1982 | 89,595 | Bill Gluba | 61,734 | 59–41% | |||
1984 | 131,182 | Kevin Ready | 65,293 | 68–33% | |||
1986 | 86,834 | John Whitaker | 43,985 | 66–34% | |||
1988 | 112,746 | Bill Gluba | 71,280 | 61–38% | |||
1990 | 90,042 | scattering | 151 | 99–1% | |||
1992 | 178,042 | Democratic | Jan J. Zonneveld | 81,600 | 68–31% | ||
1994 | 110,448 | Glen Winekauf | 69,461 | 60–38% | |||
1996 | 129,242 | Bob Rush | 111,595 | 53–46% | |||
1998 | 106,419 | 79,529 | 57–42% | ||||
2000 | 164,972 | Bob Simpson | 96,283 | 62–36% | |||
2002 | Jim Nussle | 112,280 | Ann Hutchinson | 83,779 | 57–43% | ||
2004 | 159,993 | Bill Gluba | 125,490 | 55–44% | |||
2006 | Democratic | Bruce Braley | 113,724 | Republican | Mike Whalen | 89,471 | 56–44% |
2008 | 178,229 | David Hartsuch | 99,447 | 64–35% | |||
2010 | 103,931[6] | Ben Lange | 99,976 | 49–48% | |||
2012 | 222,422 | 162,465 | 57–42% | ||||
2014 | Republican | Rod Blum | 147,513 | Democratic | Pat Murphy | 140,086 | 51–49% |
2016 | 206,903 | Monica Vernon | 177,403 | 53.7–46.1% | |||
2018 | Democratic | Abby Finkenauer | 169,348 | Republican | Rod Blum | 152,540 | 50.9–46.0% |
2020 | Republican | Ashley Hinson | 211,679 | Democratic | Abby Finkenauer | 200,893 | 51.3–48.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Nussle | 112,280 | 57.15 | |
Democratic | Ann Hutchinson | 83,779 | 42.65 | |
No party | Others | 396 | 0.20 | |
Total votes | 196,455 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Nussle* | 159,993 | 55.16 | |
Democratic | Bill Gluba | 125,490 | 43.26 | |
Libertarian | Mark Nelson | 2,727 | 0.94 | |
Independent | Denny Heath | 1,756 | 0.61 | |
No party | Others | 88 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 290,054 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Bruce Braley | 114,322 | 55.06 | |||
Republican | Mike Whalen | 89,729 | 43.22 | |||
Independent | James Hill | 2,201 | 1.06 | |||
Libertarian | Albert W. Schoeman | 1,226 | 0.59 | |||
No party | Others | 143 | 0.07 | |||
Total votes | 207,621 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce Braley* | 186,991 | 64.56 | |
Republican | David Hartsuch | 102,439 | 35.37 | |
No party | Others | 199 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 289,629 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce Braley* | 104,428 | 49.52 | |
Republican | Ben Lange | 100,219 | 47.52 | |
Libertarian | Rob Petsche | 4,087 | 1.94 | |
Independent | Jason A. Faulkner | 2,092 | 0.99 | |
No party | Others | 76 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 210,902 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce Braley* | 222,422 | 54.90 | |
Republican | Ben Lange | 162,465 | 40.10 | |
Independent | Gregory Hughes | 4,772 | 1.18 | |
Independent | George Todd Krail II | 931 | 0.23 | |
No party | Others | 259 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 405,110 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Rod Blum | 145,383 | 51.18 | |||
Democratic | Pat Murphy | 138,335 | 48.70 | |||
No party | Others | 348 | 0.12 | |||
Total votes | 284,066 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rod Blum (incumbent) | 206,903 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | Monica Vernon | 177,403 | 46.1 | |
No party | Others | 671 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 384,977 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Abby Finkenauer | 169,496 | 50.9 | +4.8 | |
Republican | Rod Blum (incumbent) | 153,077 | 45.6 | −7.7 | |
Libertarian | Troy Hageman | 10,239 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Write-ins | 171 | 0.05 | −0.15 | ||
Majority | 16,419 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 332,983 | 100 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +12.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ashley Hinson | 211,679 | 51.3 | +5.4 | |
Democratic | Abby Finkenauer (incumbent) | 200,893 | 48.7 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 10,786 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 412,572 | 100 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 7.6 | |||
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