Nevada Senate, District 1
The current District 1 of the Nevada Senate encompasses a large part of North Las Vegas and small sections of Sunrise Manor and Las Vegas in Clark County. Its inhabitants are represented by senator Pat Spearman.
District 1 was created when the senatorial districts were redrawn in 2011 as a result of the 2010 Census. The new districts went into effect on January 1, 2012 for filing for office, and for nominating and electing senators. They became effective for all other purposes on November 7 of the same year – the day after Election Day, when the new senator terms began. The law defines the borders District 1 using census tracts, block groups, and blocks. Since its creation, two elections have been held in the district. From the 1960's to the 1980's, the district was based along the Colorado River and Henderson, which are now the 12th and 5th districts respectively. In the 1990's, it consisted of all Clark County outside of the Las Vegas Valley, Including Indian Springs, Boulder City, Sandy Valley and Mesquite.
District 1 has a surface area of 48.5 square miles (126 km2) and a perimeter of 33 miles (53 km). The area of the senatorial district coincides completely with District 1 and District 17 of the Nevada Assembly. In 2010, District 1 contained nearly 60,000 registered voters, which is over 45% of the total population and over 65% of the voting age population. Of those registered voters, half is Democratic, a quarter is Republican, and a fifth is nonpartisan. An additional 4.5% are registered members of the Independent American Party. Democrat support is relatively high in de district compared to other senatorial districts in Nevada.
According to the 2010 Census, the district has a population of 128,861, which is 0.2% below the ideal. The population of the district has increased since. Compared to other senatorial districts of Nevada, District 1 has the third smallest solely white population (52.5%), and it has the largest population of African Americans (21.5%). The representation of the other races is about average. Furthermore, the first district has a younger population with nearly 65% of the population below the age of 40. The median household income in the district is almost $10,000 above the Nevada average, while the poverty rate is 10.5%.
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