Alabama's 1st congressional district

Alabama's 1st congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It includes the entirety of Washington, Mobile, Baldwin and Monroe counties, as well as most of Escambia County. The largest city in the district is Mobile.

It is currently represented by Republican Jerry Carl.

Character
Mobile, Alabama, is the focus of this district, which extends north along the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. Timber production remains the biggest source of contributions to the local economy, however recently gulf coast condominium developments in Baldwin county represent new economic possibilities.

Politically, this area was one of the first in Alabama to shake off its Democratic roots. It was one of five districts to swing Republican in 1964, when Barry Goldwater swept the state. The GOP has held the district in every House election since then, usually by landslide margins; indeed, a Democrat has only managed 40 percent of the vote once since the current GOP run began in the district. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.

It supported George W. Bush with 60% of the vote in 2000, and with 64% in 2004. In 2008, John McCain received 61.01% of the vote in the district while 38.38% supported Barack Obama.

The 1st district traditionally gives its representatives very long tenures in Washington: only nine people have represented the seat in Congress since 1897, with all but two holding the seat for at least 10 years.

The Allen v. Milligan ruling reshaped the 1st and 2nd districts; rather than splitting the southern border to an east and west district, 1st was changed to represent all south border counties as well as Coffee, Dale, and Henry Counties.

Communities
Since 2023, the following communities have had postal addresses within the 1st district.

Entirely within the district

 * Axis
 * Bay Minette
 * Bayou La Batre
 * Beatrice
 * Bon Secour
 * Bucks
 * Calvert
 * Chatom
 * Chunchula
 * Citronelle
 * Coden
 * Creola
 * Daphne
 * Dauphin Island
 * Deer Park
 * Eight Mile
 * Elberta
 * Excel
 * Fairhope
 * Flomaton
 * Foley
 * Franklin
 * Frankville
 * Frisco City
 * Fruitdale
 * Gulf Shores
 * Huxford
 * Irvington
 * Leroy
 * Lillian
 * Little River
 * Loxley
 * Magnolia Springs
 * Malcolm
 * McIntosh
 * Mexia
 * Mobile
 * Montrose
 * Mount Vernon
 * Orange Beach
 * Perdido
 * Perdue Hill
 * Point Clear
 * Robertsdale
 * Saint Elmo
 * Saint Stephens
 * Saraland
 * Satsuma
 * Seminole
 * Semmes
 * Silverhill
 * Spanish Fort
 * Stapleton
 * Stockton
 * Summerdale
 * Sunflower
 * Theodore
 * Tibbie
 * Uriah
 * Vinegar Bend
 * Vredenburgh
 * Wagarville
 * Wilmer

Partially within the district

 * Andalusia
 * Atmore
 * Brewton
 * Castleberry
 * Grand Bay
 * Lower Peach Tree
 * Millry
 * Monroeville
 * Peterman
 * Pine Apple
 * Repton
 * Wing

Recent election results
These are the results from the previous 11 election cycles in Alabama's 1st district.