Nevada's 1st congressional district

Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies most of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. The district is solidly Democratic.

Nevada's 1st congressional district
Nevada's 1st congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Dina Titus
D–Las Vegas
Distribution
  • 99.90% urban
  • 0.10% rural
Population (2019)712,411
Median household
income		$44,078[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+15[2]

Before the 1980 Census, Nevada was represented by a single at-large congressional district. 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.

Voting

Election results from presidential races[3]

Year Office Result
2000 President Gore 56 – 41%
2004 President Kerry 57 – 42%
2008 President Obama 64 – 34%
2012 President Obama 66 – 32%
2016 President Clinton 62 – 33%
2020 President Biden 62 – 36%

Cities and townships

List of members representing the district
Member
(District Home)		 Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983

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

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.

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.

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

Election results

1982
1982 election[4]
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
1984 election[5]
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
1986 election[6]
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
1988 election[7]
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
1990 election[8]
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
1992 election[9]
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
1994 election[10]
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
1996 election[11]
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
1998 election[12]
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
2000 election[13]
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
2002 election[14]
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
2004 election[15]
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
2006 election[16]
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
2008 election[17]
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
2010 election[18]
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
2012 election[19]
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
Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2014[20]
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
Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2016[21]
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
Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2018[22]
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
Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2020[23]
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


Historical district boundaries
2003 – 2013

See also

References
  • 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. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=32&cd=01
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
  4. "1982 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "1984 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. "1986 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. "1988 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. "1990 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. 1992 Election Results
  10. "1994 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. 1996 Election Results
  12. "1998 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  13. "2000 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  14. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  15. "2004 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  16. "2006 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  17. "2008 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  18. "Congressional results". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  19. 2012 Election Results
  20. "Silver State Election Night Results 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  21. "Silver State Election Night Results 2016". Nevada Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  22. "Silver State 2018 Election Night Results | U.S. House of Representatives". Nevada Secretary of State. Nov 14, 2018.
  23. "Silver State 2020 Election Results - U.S. Congress". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

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