Indiana's 1st congressional district
- Indiana's 1st congressional district
Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Indiana
district number = 1
image width = 350
image caption = The 1st congressional district of Indiana
representative = Pete Visclosky
party = Democratic
english area = 2,209.37
metric area = 5,722.27
percent urban =
percent rural =
population = 675,562
population year = 2000
median income = 44,087
percent white = 75
percent black = 18.4
percent asian = 0.8
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 10
percent other race = 3.9
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+8
The First Congressional District of Indiana, USA, was drawn in its current configuration after the 2000 census.
The first district is the most consistently Democratic in Indiana. Democrats have held the district since 1931.
This district is based in Gary, Indiana and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs.
Geography
It consists of the counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton and parts of Porter. The district is in the northwest part of the state of Indiana.
Representation
The current representative of the district is Pete Visclosky.
External links
* [http://www.visclosky.house.gov Congressman Pete Visclosky] Official House site
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