Arizona's 1st congressional district
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Arizona's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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| Current Representative | Tom O'Halleran (D–Sedona) |
| Area | 58,608 sq mi (151,790 km2) |
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| Population (2015) | 759,663 |
| Median income | 32,979 |
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| Cook PVI | R+2 |
Arizona's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Geographically, it is the tenth-largest congressional district in the country and includes much of the state outside the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. Since 2013 it includes the Navajo Nation, the Hopi reservation and the Gila River Indian Community, with 25% of the population being Native American. It has the largest Native American population of any congressional district in the country.
It is currently represented by Democrat Tom O'Halleran.
The district borders were changed in 2012 after Arizona gained two seats in the 2000 U.S. Census. The old 1st District, based in Mesa and at one time the east side of Phoenix, was renumbered as the 6th District. Another area of the 1st District, containing the North Indian Bend Wash Superfund Site, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) first documented in 1981, became part of what is now the 5th District.
After the 2012 redistricting, the Hopi reservation was redrawn into the 1st District; it had previously been included within the 2nd District. Also included were some northern suburbs of Tucson that had been in the 8th, as well as a tiny section of Phoenix itself near the Gila River Indian Community. Meanwhile, heavily Republican Prescott, the old 1st's largest city, and much of surrounding Yavapai County were drawn into the new, heavily Republican 4th District. The district is now considered to be significantly more competitive for Democrats.
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