The district was redesigned to take in additional counties in the southeastern portion that were part of the 4th district which in turn took the entire eastern Arkansas border. It is now more than 76% white, and they support Republican presidential candidates.
The Mississippi Delta became dominated by industrial agriculture in the 20th century, with cotton, rice and soybeans by far the biggest exports from the region. The 1st District covers most of the Arkansas Delta area and stretches as far west as the Ozarks. The farming areas, despite their fertility, are generally poor by national standards. Jobs are limited and unemployment and undereducation are major issues. Rice farms receive substantial subsidies from the federal farming program. Three of the top five subsidy farms in the United States are in the 1st District, and they have received more than $100 million since 1996.
Some manufacturing has been sited in the region recently. Several auto parts factories were built in Marion, and Toyota has considered it as the site for its seventh North American plant.
Jonesboro is the largest city. It is home to a sizable food processing industry, with companies such as Nestle and Frito-Lay sited here. Jonesboro is also home to Arkansas State University (ASU)-Jonesboro. While Jonesboro is dominated by conservative white Republican voters, as are some of the hill counties, African Americans in the Mississippi River Delta are committed Democratic voters.
Until recently, this resulted is a fairly closely divided vote in national politics. However, the district has been swept up in the growing Republican trend in Arkansas. While Al Gore narrowly carried the district in 2000 with 50% of the vote, George W. Bush won the district in 2004. The district swung even more Republican in 2008, giving John McCain 58.69% of the vote while Barack Obama received 38.41% here. The Republican vote has steadily increased since then, culminating in Donald Trump tallying 65 percent of the vote in 2016, his best showing in the state.
Arkansas will hold their Primary Elections on May 24, 2022 – a process which the State of Arkansas calls a Preferential Primary Election. If no candidate in a contested Primary Election receives 50% of the vote or more of the vote, than a Runoff Primary Election will be held on June 21, 2022 – a process which the State of Arkansas calls a General Primary Election.[6][7]
There are currently three declared candidates for Arkansas’ 1st Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle.[8]
2022 Arkansas’ 1st Congressional District Primary Elections
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Rick Crawford *
TBD
TBD
Republican
Brandt Smith
TBD
TBD
Democratic
Monte Hodges
TBD
TBD
The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *. Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +.
Arkansas will hold their General Election on November 8, 2022. If no candidate in a contested General Election race receives 50% or more of the vote, than a General Runoff Election will be held on December 8, 2022.[6][7]
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^ ab"My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ ab"2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^Welch, Melanie. "William Henderson Cate (1839–1899)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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AR 1 redirects here For the state highway see Arkansas Highway 1 Arkansas s 1st congressional district is a U S congressional district in eastern Arkansas that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives It is currently represented by Republican Rick Crawford With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R 22 it is the most Republican district in Arkansas a state with an all Republican congressional delegation 2 Arkansas s 1st congressional districtRepresentative Rick CrawfordR JonesboroArea17 521 sq mi 45 380 km2 Distribution55 5 rural44 5 urbanPopulation 2021 753 369 1 Median householdincome 45 517 1 Ethnicity76 3 White18 0 Black3 1 Hispanic1 6 Two or more races0 5 Asian0 4 otherOccupation48 8 White collar35 Blue collar16 2 Gray collarCook PVIR 22 2 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 2003 2013 1 2 2013 2023 2 Character 3 Recent election results from statewide races 4 List of members representing the district 5 Recent election results 5 1 2002 5 2 2004 5 3 2006 5 4 2008 5 5 2010 5 6 2012 5 7 2014 5 8 2016 5 9 2018 5 10 2020 5 11 2022 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesGeography Edit2003 2013 Edit The district from 2003 to 2013 Before the 2010 census the 1st district represented portions of northeastern Arkansas encompassing the counties of Arkansas Baxter Clay Cleburne Craighead Crittenden Cross Fulton Greene Independence Izard Jackson Lawrence Lee Lonoke Mississippi Monroe Phillips Poinsett Prairie Randolph Saint Francis Searcy Sharp Stone and Woodruff 2013 2023 Edit The district was redesigned to take in additional counties in the southeastern portion that were part of the 4th district which in turn took the entire eastern Arkansas border It is now more than 76 white and they support Republican presidential candidates The district fully encompasses the counties of Arkansas Baxter Chicot Clay Cleburne Craighead Crittenden Cross Desha Fulton Greene Independence Izard Jackson Lawrence Lee Lincoln Lonoke Mississippi Monroe Phillips Poinsett Prairie Randolph Saint Francis Searcy Sharp Stone and Woodruff The district also encompasses parts of Jefferson county Character EditThe Mississippi Delta became dominated by industrial agriculture in the 20th century with cotton rice and soybeans by far the biggest exports from the region The 1st District covers most of the Arkansas Delta area and stretches as far west as the Ozarks The farming areas despite their fertility are generally poor by national standards Jobs are limited and unemployment and undereducation are major issues Rice farms receive substantial subsidies from the federal farming program Three of the top five subsidy farms in the United States are in the 1st District and they have received more than 100 million since 1996 Some manufacturing has been sited in the region recently Several auto parts factories were built in Marion and Toyota has considered it as the site for its seventh North American plant Jonesboro is the largest city It is home to a sizable food processing industry with companies such as Nestle and Frito Lay sited here Jonesboro is also home to Arkansas State University ASU Jonesboro While Jonesboro is dominated by conservative white Republican voters as are some of the hill counties African Americans in the Mississippi River Delta are committed Democratic voters Until recently this resulted is a fairly closely divided vote in national politics However the district has been swept up in the growing Republican trend in Arkansas While Al Gore narrowly carried the district in 2000 with 50 of the vote George W Bush won the district in 2004 The district swung even more Republican in 2008 giving John McCain 58 69 of the vote while Barack Obama received 38 41 here The Republican vote has steadily increased since then culminating in Donald Trump tallying 65 percent of the vote in 2016 his best showing in the state Recent election results from statewide races EditYear Office Results2000 President Bush 51 45 2004 President Bush 54 44 2008 President McCain 59 38 2012 President Romney 61 36 2016 President Trump 65 30 2020 President Trump 69 28 List of members representing the district EditThe district was created in 1853 after the 1850 United States Census added a second seat to the state The at large seat then was split between this district and the second district Member Party Year Congress Electoral historyDistrict created March 4 1853 Alfred B Greenwood Democratic March 4 1853 March 3 1859 33rd34th35th Elected in 1853 Re elected in 1854 Re elected in 1856 Retired Thomas C Hindman Democratic March 4 1859 March 3 1861 36th Elected in 1858 Re elected in 1860 but resigned due to Civil War Vacant March 4 1861 June 22 1868 37th38th39th40th Civil War and Reconstruction Logan H Roots Republican June 22 1868 March 3 1871 40th41st Elected in 1868 to finish term Re elected in 1868 Lost re election James M Hanks Democratic March 4 1871 March 3 1873 42nd Elected in 1870 Retired Asa Hodges Republican March 4 1873 March 3 1875 43rd Elected in 1872 Retired Lucien C Gause Democratic March 4 1875 March 3 1879 44th45th Elected in 1874 Re elected in 1876 Retired Poindexter Dunn Democratic March 4 1879 March 3 1889 46th47th48th49th50th Elected in 1878 Re elected in 1880 Re elected in 1882 Re elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Retired William H Cate Democratic March 4 1889 March 5 1890 51st Elected in 1888 Lost contested election Lewis P Featherstone Labor March 5 1890 March 3 1891 51st Successfully contested William H Cate s 1888 election Lost re election William H Cate Democratic March 4 1891 March 3 1893 52nd Elected in 1890 Retired 3 Philip D McCulloch Jr Democratic March 4 1893 March 3 1903 53rd54th55th56th57th Elected in 1892 Re elected in 1894 Re elected in 1896 Re elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Retired Robert B Macon Democratic March 4 1903 March 3 1913 58th59th60th61st62nd Elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Lost renomination Thaddeus H Caraway Democratic March 4 1913 March 3 1921 63rd64th65th66th Elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Re elected in 1918 Retired to run for U S senator William J Driver Democratic March 4 1921 January 3 1939 67th68th69th70th71st72nd73rd74th75th Elected in 1920 Re elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Re elected in 1930 Re elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Lost renomination Ezekiel C Gathings Democratic January 3 1939 January 3 1969 76th77th78th79th80th81st82nd83rd84th85th86th87th88th89th90th Elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Retired William Vollie Alexander Jr Democratic January 3 1969 January 3 1993 91st92nd93rd94th95th96th97th98th99th100th101st102nd Elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Lost renomination Blanche Lincoln Democratic January 3 1993 January 3 1997 103rd104th Elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Retired Robert Marion Berry Democratic January 3 1997 January 3 2011 105th106th107th108th109th110th111th Elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Retired Rick Crawford Republican January 3 2011 present 112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Recent election results Edit2002 Edit Main article U S House election 2002 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Marion Berry 129 701 67 Republican Tommy F Robinson 64 357 33 Majority 65 344 33 Total votes 194 058 100 00Democratic hold2004 Edit Main article U S House election 2004 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Marion Berry 162 388 67 Republican Vernon Humphrey 81 556 33 Majority 80 832 33 Total votes 243 944 100 00Democratic hold2006 Edit Main article U S House election 2006 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Marion Berry 127 577 69 Republican Mickey Stumbaugh 56 611 31 Majority 70 966 39 Total votes 184 188 100 00 Democratic hold2008 Edit Main article U S House election 2008 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Marion Berry 124 304 100 Majority 100 Total votes 124 304 100 Democratic hold2010 Edit Main article U S House election 2010 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford 93 224 52 Democratic Chad Causey 78 267 43 Green Ken Adler 8 320 5 Write In Write ins 205 0 11 Majority 14 957 9 Total votes 180 016 100 00 Republican gain from Democratic2012 Edit Main article U S House election 2012 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford 138 800 56 Democratic Scott Ellington 96 601 39 Libertarian Jessica Paxton 6 427 3 Green Jacob Holloway 5 015 2 Majority 42 199 17 10 Total votes 246 843 100 00 Republican hold2014 Edit Main article U S House election 2014 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2014 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford 124 139 63 Democratic Jackie McPherson 63 555 32 Libertarian Brian Scott Willhite 8 562 5 Majority 60 584 31 Total votes 196 256 100 00 Republican hold2016 Edit Main article U S House election 2016 Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2016 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford 183 866 76 28 Libertarian Mark West 57 181 23 72 Majority 126 685 52 56 Total votes 241 047 100 00 Republican hold2018 Edit Main article U S House election 2018 The 2018 election was held on November 6 2018 Arkansas 1st congressional district 2018 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford incumbent 138 757 68 9Democratic Chintan Desai 57 907 28 8Libertarian Elvis Presley 4 581 2 3Total votes 201 245 100 0Republican hold2020 Edit Main article 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2020 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford incumbent 237 596 100 0Total votes 237 596 100 0Republican hold2022 Edit Main article 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas Arkansas s 1st Congressional District House Election 2022 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford incumbent 153 774 73 80Democratic Monte Hodges 54 598 26 20Total votes 208 372 100Republican holdSee also EditUnited States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas 2010Notes EditArkansas will hold their Primary Elections on May 24 2022 a process which the State of Arkansas calls a Preferential Primary Election If no candidate in a contested Primary Election receives 50 of the vote or more of the vote than a Runoff Primary Election will be held on June 21 2022 a process which the State of Arkansas calls a General Primary Election 6 7 There are currently three declared candidates for Arkansas 1st Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle 8 2022 Arkansas 1st Congressional District Primary ElectionsParty Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford TBD TBDRepublican Brandt Smith TBD TBDDemocratic Monte Hodges TBD TBDThe incumbent office holder is denoted by an Any rumored candidates are denoted by an Arkansas will hold their General Election on November 8 2022 If no candidate in a contested General Election race receives 50 or more of the vote than a General Runoff Election will be held on December 8 2022 6 7 References EditSpecific a b My Congressional District www census gov Retrieved October 30 2022 a b 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Welch Melanie William Henderson Cate 1839 1899 Encyclopedia of Arkansas Retrieved December 22 2020 2016 election results U S CONGRESS DISTRICT 01 Arkansas Secretary of State Retrieved December 14 2022 a b Arkansas Secretary of State www sos arkansas gov Retrieved January 27 2022 a b FairVote States Using Runoffs for Statewide or Federal Office archive fairvote org Retrieved January 27 2022 Gunzburger Ron Politics1 Online Guide to Arkansas Politics politics1 com Retrieved January 27 2022 GeneralMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present Coordinates 35 17 38 N 91 15 30 W 35 29389 N 91 25833 W 35 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