California's 1st Congressional District

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California's 1st Congressional District

The 1st Congressional District of California is located in the northeast corner of the state. It is a rural district, with its largest cities being Redding (91,794) and Chico (93,293). The three biggest industries in the district by number of employers are Educational Services, and Health Care and Social Assistance (75,735), Retail Trade (39,591) and Professional, Scientific, and Management, and Administrative and Waste Management Services (28,251) (for complete list, see here). Doug LaMalfa has represented the district since 2013.

Demographics

Race/Ethnicity

Total population      718,214 (100%)
White       617,412 (85.9%)
Black       12,970 (1.8%)
American Indian and Alaska Native     15,112 (2.1%)
Asian  21,020 (2.9 %)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander     1,411 (.2%)
Some other race     21,341 (2.9%)
Two or more races      29,948 (4.2%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)       100,372 (13.9%)

Income 

Median Household Income: $51,478
Mean Household Income: $72,069

Age

Median Age: 42.3 years
18 years and over: 575,226 (80.1%)
65 years and over: 150,222 (20.9%)

Party Affiliation

The district has a voter index of R+11, meaning it is 11 percentage points more Republican than average for congressional districts nationally. Since district lines were redrawn in 2011, the district has leaned Republican, with both Republican presidential candidates winning by double digits in the last two elections. Mitt Romney won in 2012 with 56.6% of the vote compared to Barack Obama with 40.3% , and Donald Trump won with 56.2% of the vote compared to Hillary Clinton with 36.5% in 2016.



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