Nevada's 1st congressional district

Nevada's 1st congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 99.90% urban
  • 0.10% rural
Population (2023)788,277
Median household
income		$68,423[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3[2]

Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies parts of communities in Clark County east of the Las Vegas Freeway and south of Nellis Air Force Base, including parts of Las Vegas, most of Henderson, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, and Winchester, as well as all of Boulder City, Nelson, and Whitney. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+3, it is the equal most Democratic districts in Nevada, along with the state’s 4th congressional district.[2]

Before the 1980 census, Nevada was represented by a single at-large congressional district. As a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census, Nevada was split into two districts, due to its high population growth, relative to the rest of the country. From 1983 to 1993, the 1st district included most of Clark County. From 1993 to 2003, it covered most of the Las Vegas Valley, while the surrounding parts of Clark County (and the rest of the state) were in the 2nd district. Following the 2000 census, further population growth resulted in the creation of the 3rd congressional district, which included most of Henderson, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County. At the same time, the 1st district became smaller (and more population-dense), more urban, and more Democratic-leaning. It contracted even further after the 2010 census, which made it a majority-minority district; Hispanics now make up a plurality of its voters.

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[3]
2008 President Obama 58% - 40%
2010 Senate Reid 57% - 43%
Governor Sandoval 51% - 49%
Secretary of State Miller 62% - 38%
Treasurer Marshall 56% - 44%
2012 President Obama 57% - 43%
2016 President Clinton 52% - 42%
Senate Cortez Masto 51% - 41%
2018 Senate Rosen 54% - 41%
Governor Sisolak 53% - 41%
Lt. Governor Marshall 53% - 41%
Secretary of State Araujo 52% - 45%
Attorney General Ford 51% - 43%
Treasurer Conine 52% - 43%
2020 President Biden 53% - 45%
2022 Senate Cortez Masto 52% - 45%
Governor Sisolak 51% - 46%
Lt. Governor Cano Burkhead 49% - 46%
Secretary of State Aguilar 52% - 44%
Attorney General Ford 55% - 42%
Treasurer Conine 51% - 43%
2024 President Harris 50% - 48%

Composition

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For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[4]

Clark County (10)

Boulder City, Enterprise (part; also 3rd), Henderson (part; also 4th), Las Vegas (part; also 3rd and 4th), Nelson, North Las Vegas (part; also 4th), Paradise (part; also 3rd), Sunrise Manor (part; also 4th), Whitney, Winchester (part; also 3rd)

List of members representing the district

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Member
(Residency) 		Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District established January 3, 1983

Harry Reid
(Las Vegas) 		Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1987 		98th
99th 		Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. senator. 		1983–1993
Part of Clark

James Bilbray
(Las Vegas) 		Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1995 		100th
101st
102nd
103rd 		Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
Part of Clark

John Ensign
(Las Vegas) 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1999 		104th
105th 		Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Shelley Berkley
(Las Vegas) 		Democratic January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2013 		106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		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.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2003–2013

Part of Clark

Dina Titus
(Las Vegas) 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024. 		2013–2023

Part of Clark
2023–present

Part of Clark

Election results

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1982

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1982 election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Reid 61,901 57.54
Republican Peggy Cavnar 45,675 42.46
Total votes 107,576 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

1984

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1984 election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Reid (Incumbent) 73,242 56.12
Republican Peggy Cavnar 55,391 42.44
Libertarian Joe Morris 1,885 1.44
Total votes 130,518 100.0
Democratic hold

1986

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1986 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray 61,830 54.09
Republican Bob Ryan 59,433 44.04
Libertarian Gordon Michael Morris 2,145 1.88
Total votes 114,317 100.0
Democratic hold

1988

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1988 election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray (Incumbent) 101,764 63.97
Republican Lucille Lusk 53,588 33.69
Libertarian Patrick O'Neill 3,724 2.34
Total votes 159,076 100.0
Democratic hold

1990

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1990 election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray (Incumbent) 84,650 61.41
Republican Bob Dickinson 47,377 34.37
Libertarian William Moore 5,825 4.23
Total votes 137,852 100.0
Democratic hold

1992

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1992 election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray (Incumbent) 128,178 57.87
Republican J. Coy Pettyjohn 84,217 38.02
Libertarian Scott A. Kjar 8,993 4.06
Total votes 221,488 100.0
Democratic hold

1994

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1994 election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ensign 73,769 48.48
Democratic James Bilbray (Incumbent) 72,333 47.54
Libertarian Gary Wood 6,065 3.99
Total votes 152,167 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1996

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1996 election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ensign (Incumbent) 86,472 50.10
Democratic Bob Coffin 75,081 43.50
Independent American Ted Gunderson 4,572 2.65
Libertarian James Dan 3,341 1.94
Natural Law Richard Eidson 3,127 1.81
Total votes 172,593 100.0
Republican hold

1998

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1998 election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley 79,315 49.24
Republican Don Chairez 73,540 45.65
Libertarian Jim Burns 5,292 3.29
Independent American Jess Howe 2,935 1.82
Total votes 161,082 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2000

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2000 election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (Incumbent) 118,469 51.68
Republican Jon Porter 101,276 44.18
Libertarian Charles Schneider 4,011 1.75
Independent American Christopher H. Hansen 3,933 1.72
Citizens First W.G. Swenson 1,546 0.67
Total votes 229,235 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (Incumbent) 64,312 53.72
Republican Lynette Boggs-McDonald 51,148 42.73
Independent American Steven Dempsey 2,861 2.39
Green W. Lane Startin 1,393 1.16
Total votes 119,714 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

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2004 election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (Incumbent) 133,569 65.98
Republican Russ Mickelson 63,005 31.12
Libertarian Jim Duensing 5,862 2.90
Total votes 202,436 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (Incumbent) 85,025 64.84
Republican Kenneth Wegner 40,917 31.20
Libertarian Jim Duensing 2,843 2.17
Independent American Darnell Roberts 2,339 1.78
Total votes 131,124 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (Incumbent) 154,860 67.65
Republican Kenneth Wegner 64,837 28.32
Independent American Caren Alexander 4,697 2.05
Libertarian Jim Duensing 4,528 1.98
Total votes 228,922 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (Incumbent) 103,246 61.75
Republican Kenneth Wegner 58,995 35.28
Independent American Jonathan J. Hansen 2,847 1.70
Libertarian Ed Klapproth 2,118 1.27
Total votes 167,306 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus 113,967 63.57
Republican Chris Edwards 56,521 31.53
Independent American Stan Vaughan 4,145 2.31
Libertarian William "Bill" Pojunis 4,645 2.59
Total votes 179,278 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2014[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus (Incumbent) 45,643 56.84
Republican Annette Teijeiro 30,413 37.87
Libertarian Richard Charles 2,617 3.26
Independent American Kamau Bakari 1,626 2.03
Total votes 80,299 100
Democratic hold

2016

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Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2016[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus (Incumbent) 116,537 61.87
Republican Mary Perry 54,174 28.76
Independent Reuben D'Silva 13,897 7.38
Independent American Kamau Bakari 3,744 1.99
Total votes 188,352 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

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Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2018[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dina Titus (Incumbent) 100,674 66.16 +4.29%
Republican Joyce Bentley 46,969 30.87 +2.11%
Independent American Dan Garfield 2,453 1.61 −0.38%
Libertarian Robert Van Strawder Jr. 2,061 1.36 N/A
Margin of victory 53,705 35.29 +2.18%
Total votes 152,157 100.0 N/A
Democratic hold

2020

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Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2020[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus (incumbent) 137,868 61.8
Republican Joyce Bentley 74,490 33.4
Independent American Kamau Bakari 6,190 2.8
Libertarian Robert Van Strawder 4,665 2.1
Total votes 223,213 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2022[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus (incumbent) 115,700 51.6
Republican Mark Robertson 103,115 46.0
Libertarian Ken Cavanaugh 5,534 2.5
Total votes 224,349 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

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References

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  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::eb89e40d-595f-485f-9a43-d1bbdd6d0cb4
  4. ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST32/CD118_NV01.pdf
  5. ^ "1982 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "1984 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "1986 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "1988 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "1990 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  10. ^ 1992 Election Results
  11. ^ "1994 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  12. ^ 1996 Election Results
  13. ^ "1998 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "2000 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  16. ^ "2004 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "2006 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "2008 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "Congressional results". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  20. ^ 2012 Election Results
  21. ^ "Silver State Election Night Results 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  22. ^ "Silver State Election Night Results 2016". Nevada Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  23. ^ "Silver State 2018 Election Night Results | U.S. House of Representatives". Nevada Secretary of State. November 14, 2018.
  24. ^ "Silver State 2020 Election Results - U.S. Congress". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  25. ^ "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - U.S. Congress". Nevada Secretary of State.

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