Missouri's 1st congressional district
| Missouri's 1st congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 741,792 |
| Median household income | $61,562 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+29 |
Missouri's 1st congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes all of St. Louis City and much of northern St. Louis County, including the cities of Maryland Heights, University City, Ferguson and Florissant. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+29, it is the most Democratic district in Missouri. Roughly half of the district's population is African American.
Its current representative is Democrat Wesley Bell, who was first elected in 2024. William Lacy Clay, Jr., had previously represented the district between 2001 and 2021, succeeding his father, William Lacy Clay, Sr.