Indiana's 1st congressional district

Indiana's 1st congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northwestern Indiana. The district is based in Gary and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs. It consists of all of Lake and Porter 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 Chicago metropolitan area. 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 Indianapolis-based 7th district is more Democratic.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 63% - 36%2012 PresidentObama 62% - 38%2016 PresidentClinton 53% - 41% SenateBayh 58% - 38% GovernorGregg 61% - 36% Attorney GeneralArredondo 59% - 41%2018 SenateDonnelly 60% - 37%2020 PresidentBiden 53% - 45% GovernorMyers 47.3% - 46.8% Attorney GeneralWeinzapfel 54% - 46%2022 SenateMcDermott Jr. 52% - 46% TreasurerMcClellan 51% - 49% AuditorBrooks 49% - 48% Secretary of StateWells 50% - 47%2024 PresidentHarris 49.4% - 49.0% SenateMcCray 50% - 48% GovernorMcCormick 51% - 47% Attorney GeneralWells 50.2% - 49.8%

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and townships:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST18/CD119_IN09.pdf

Lake County (11)

All 11 townships

LaPorte County (6)

Center (part, shared with 2nd; includes part of La Porte), Coolspring, Michigan, New Durham, Scipio, Springfield

Porter County (12)

All 12 townships

List of members representing the district Representative Party Term Congress Electoral history Location District created March 4, 1823 William Prince Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –September 8, 1824 Elected in 1822.Announced retirement then died. 1823–1833Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vigo, and Warrick Counties Vacant September 8, 1824 –December 23, 1824 Jacob Call Democratic-Republican December 23, 1824 –March 3, 1825 Elected only to finish Prince's term, but not the next term. Ratliff Boon Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1827 Elected in 1824.Lost re-election. Thomas H. Blake Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –March 3, 1829 Elected in 1826.Lost re-election. Ratliff Boon Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1828.Re-elected in 1831.Re-elected in 1833.Re-elected in 1835.Re-elected in 1837.Retired. 1833–1843 Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 George H. Proffit Whig March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1839.Re-elected in 1841.Retired. Robert D. Owen Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1845.Lost re-election. 1843–1853 Elisha Embree Whig March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1847.Lost re-election. Nathaniel Albertson Democratic March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1849.Lost renomination. James Lockhart Democratic March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1851.Retired. Smith Miller Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1852.Re-elected in 1854.Retired. 1853–1863 James Lockhart Democratic March 4, 1857 –September 7, 1857 Elected in 1856.Died. Vacant September 7, 1857 –December 7, 1857 William E. Niblack Democratic December 7, 1857 –March 3, 1861 Elected to finish Lockhart's term.Re-elected in 1858.Retired. John Law Democratic March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1860.Re-elected in 1862.Retired. 1863–1873 William E. Niblack Democratic March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866.Re-elected in 1868.Re-elected in 1870.Re-elected in 1872.Retired. 1873–1883 Benoni S. Fuller Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Retired. William Heilman Republican March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Lost re-election. John J. Kleiner Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1887 Elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Lost renomination. 1883–1893 Alvin P. Hovey Republican March 4, 1887 –January 17, 1889 Elected in 1886.Resigned when elected Governor of Indiana. Vacant January 17, 1889 –January 29, 1889 Francis B. Posey Republican January 29, 1889 –March 3, 1889 Elected to finish Hovey's term.Lost election to the next term. William F. Parrett Democratic March 4, 1889 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Retired. Arthur H. Taylor Democratic March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1892.Lost re-election. 1893–1903 James A. Hemenway Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1905 Elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904, but resigned when elected U.S. Senator. 1903–1913 Vacant March 4, 1905 –May 16, 1905 John H. Foster Republican May 16, 1905 –March 3, 1909 Elected to finish the vacant term.Re-elected in 1906.Lost re-election.John W. Boehne Democratic March 4, 1909 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Retired. Charles Lieb Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1917 Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Retired. 1913–1933 George K. Denton Democratic March 4, 1917 –March 3, 1919 Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. Oscar R. Luhring Republican March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1923 Elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Lost re-election. William E. Wilson Democratic March 4, 1923 –March 3, 1925 Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. Harry E. Rowbottom Republican March 4, 1925 –March 3, 1931 Elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Lost re-election.John W. Boehne Jr. Democratic March 4, 1931 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . William T. Schulte Democratic March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1943 Elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Lost renomination. 1933–1933 Ray J. Madden Democratic January 3, 1943 –January 3, 1977 Elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Lost renomination. 1943–1953 1953–1963 1963–1973 1973–1983 Adam Benjamin Jr. Democratic January 3, 1977 –September 7, 1982 Elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Ran for re-election, but died. Vacant September 7, 1982 –November 2, 1982 Katie B. Hall Democratic November 2, 1982 –January 3, 1985 Elected to finish Benjamin's term.Elected to full term in 1982.Lost renomination. 1983–1993 Pete Visclosky Democratic January 3, 1985 –January 3, 2021 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.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Retired. 1993–2003 2003–2013 2013–2023 Frank J. Mrvan Democratic January 3, 2021 –present Elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present

History 2010 redistricting # County Seat Population 89 Lake Crown Point 498,700 127 Porter Valparaiso 173,215 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, Hudson, Johnson, Lincoln, Noble, Pleasant, Prairie, Scipio, Union, Washington, and Wills exist in the 2nd congressional district.

As of 2021, Indiana's 1st congressional district is composed of Lake (pop. 496,005) and Porter (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, Hudson, Johnson, Lincoln, Noble, Pleasant, Prairie, Scipio, Union, Washington, 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 Portage – 36,828 Valparaiso – 31,730 Michigan City – 31,479 Crown Point – 27,317 East Chicago – 29,698 Hobart – 29,059 Lake Station – 12,572

Towns of 10,000 or more people Cedar Lake – 11,560 Dyer – 16,390 Griffith – 16,893 Highland – 23,727 Merrillville – 35,246 Munster – 23,603 Schererville – 29,243 St. John-14,850 Chesterton – 13,068

2,500 – 10,000 people Lowell – 9,276 Winfield – 4,383 Hebron – 3,724 Porter – 4,858 Westville – 5,853 Whiting – 4,997

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Indiana's 1st congressional district

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