New York congressional districts
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New York congressional districts are the geographically defined constituencies within New York State that each elect a representative to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York congressional districts Context triple: [U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York, electsFrom, New York congressional districts]
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A.
New York State Assembly districts
New York State Assembly districts are the geographic electoral divisions within New York State from which members of the New York State Assembly are elected.
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B.
New York's 11th congressional district
New York's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered on Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, known for its swing-voting electorate and distinctive mix of urban and suburban communities.
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C.
New York State Senate districts
New York State Senate districts are the legislative electoral divisions within New York State from which members of the New York State Senate are elected.
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D.
New York's 25th congressional district
New York's 25th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in upstate New York that currently includes much of the Rochester metropolitan area.
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E.
New York's 26th congressional district
New York's 26th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in western New York that includes parts of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls metropolitan areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York congressional districts Target entity description: New York congressional districts are the geographically defined constituencies within New York State that each elect a representative to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A.
New York State Assembly districts
New York State Assembly districts are the geographic electoral divisions within New York State from which members of the New York State Assembly are elected.
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B.
New York's 11th congressional district
New York's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered on Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, known for its swing-voting electorate and distinctive mix of urban and suburban communities.
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C.
New York State Senate districts
New York State Senate districts are the legislative electoral divisions within New York State from which members of the New York State Senate are elected.
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D.
New York's 25th congressional district
New York's 25th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in upstate New York that currently includes much of the Rochester metropolitan area.
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E.
New York's 26th congressional district
New York's 26th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in western New York that includes parts of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls metropolitan areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
congressional district system
ⓘ
electoral district ⓘ |
| apportionedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | occur after each decennial census ⓘ |
| contains |
rural areas
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suburban areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distinctFrom |
New York City Council districts
ⓘ
New York State Assembly districts ⓘ New York State Senate districts ⓘ |
| drawnBy | New York State Legislature ⓘ |
| electionCycle | even-numbered years ⓘ |
| electoralTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| elects | members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| electsToChamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstCreated | 1789 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York State election law
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ federal election law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | residents of New York State ⓘ |
| includes |
districts in Long Island
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districts in New York City ⓘ districts in the Hudson Valley ⓘ districts in upstate New York ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | English ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| mayIncludeLanguageAssistance |
Spanish
ⓘ
other covered minority languages ⓘ |
| minimumRepresentativesPerDistrict | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfDistrictsPeak | 45 ⓘ |
| numberOfDistrictsPost2010Census | 27 ⓘ |
| numberOfDistrictsPost2020Census | 26 ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Federal Election Commission
ⓘ
New York State Board of Elections ⓘ |
| partOf | United States House of Representatives electoral system ⓘ |
| peakApportionmentPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| purpose | provide equal representation based on population ⓘ |
| redistrictedAfter |
decennial United States Census
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surface form:
decennial United States census
|
| representationBasis | population ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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judicial review ⓘ partisan gerrymandering disputes ⓘ racial gerrymandering constraints ⓘ |
| uses | single-member district system ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Subject: New York congressional districts Description of subject: New York congressional districts are the geographically defined constituencies within New York State that each elect a representative to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York
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electsFrom
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New York congressional districts
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U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York
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relatedTo
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New York congressional districts
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this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts in New York
this entity surface form:
U.S. congressional districts in Brooklyn
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts in New York
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts in New York
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts in New York
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts in New York
this entity surface form:
New York's federal legislative districts
Town of Blooming Grove, New York
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federalCongressionalDistrict
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New York congressional districts
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this entity surface form:
New York congressional districts in the Hudson Valley
this entity surface form:
Congressional districts of New York City
subject surface form:
Morehouse, New York
this entity surface form:
United States Congressional districts of New York
this entity surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York City