Missouri's 1st congressional district

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Missouri's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered on St. Louis, historically known as a heavily urban, strongly Democratic stronghold.

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Missouri's 1st congressional district canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
abbreviation MO-01
apportionedBy United States Congress
chamber House of Representatives
contains many inner-city neighborhoods of St. Louis
some inner-ring suburbs of St. Louis County
containsCity St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
containsMajorUrbanArea St. Louis metropolitan area
country United States
created 1847
currentRepresentative Cori Bush
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives
governingLaw United States Constitution
governmentalJurisdictionOver constituents in its boundaries
hasDemographicCharacter predominantly urban population
hasElectionCycle every two years
hasFederalDistrictNumber 1
hasMajorParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
hasRepresentativeSince 2021
historicalPartyDominance Democratic Party
isNumberedDistrictOfState Missouri
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City

St. Louis County, Missouri
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf United States Congress
politicalLeaning strongly Democratic
postalAbbreviationOfState MO
precededBy at-large congressional representation of Missouri
redistrictedAfter 2010 United States census
2020 United States census
United States census
region Midwestern United States
representedIn 116th United States Congress
117th United States Congress
118th United States Congress
represents parts of St. Louis
parts of St. Louis County, Missouri
residenceOfCurrentRepresentative St. Louis, Missouri
state Missouri
timeZone Central Time Zone
typeOfConstituency single-member district
urbanRuralCharacter heavily urban
votingRights elects voting member of Congress

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Samuel Knox represented Missouri's 1st congressional district
Frank Blair Jr. representedDistrict Missouri's 1st congressional district
Missouri's 6th congressional district hasBorderWith Missouri's 1st congressional district
William L. Clay Sr. representedDistrict Missouri's 1st congressional district
Cori Bush represents Missouri's 1st congressional district
Missouri's 2nd congressional district borderedBy Missouri's 1st congressional district