United States federal electoral districts
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United States federal electoral districts are geographically defined constituencies that each elect a member to the U.S. House of Representatives.
All labels observed (13)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituency
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electoral district ⓘ political division ⓘ |
| administeredBy | state legislatures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States federal electoral districts
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. House districts
congressional districts ⓘ |
| apportionedBy | population ⓘ |
| apportionmentBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| chamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
compactness
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contiguity ⓘ equal population ⓘ protection of minority voting rights ⓘ respect for political subdivisions ⓘ |
| elects | members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstCongressionalApportionment | 1790s ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Apportionment Act of 1911
ⓘ
Reapportionment Act of 1929 ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ federal redistricting statutes ⓘ |
| historicalChange | transition from at-large and multi-member districts to single-member districts ⓘ |
| historicallyIncludedEntityType | multi-member congressional district ⓘ |
| includesEntityType |
at-large congressional district
ⓘ
single-member congressional district ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| mapType | geographically defined boundaries ⓘ |
| minimumDistrictsPerState | 1 ⓘ |
| notApplicableTo |
United States Senate elections
ⓘ
presidential elections ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsFixedSince | 1913 ⓘ |
| populationDataSource |
United States Census data
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Census
|
| purpose | representation of residents in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| redistrictingFrequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| redrawnAfter |
decennial United States Census
ⓘ
surface form:
decennial United States census
|
| relatedConcept |
gerrymandering
ⓘ
malapportionment ⓘ |
| sometimesAdministeredBy | independent redistricting commissions ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | U.S. states ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal court review
ⓘ
state court review ⓘ state redistricting processes ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 435 ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
United States House districting system
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
United States congressional districts in California
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subdivisionOf
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts in Pennsylvania
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United States congressional districts of West Virginia
United States House of Representatives districts in New Jersey
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partOf
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts by state
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
Florida's 2nd congressional district
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partOfElectoralSystem
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
United States congressional delegations by state
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relatedTo
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
New York's 19th congressional district
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partOfElectoralSystem
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
this entity surface form:
United States congressional districts
United States federal electoral districts
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alsoKnownAs
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
U.S. House districts
North Carolina's 9th congressional district
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isPartOf
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United States federal electoral districts
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this entity surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives districts
this entity surface form:
United States congressional district apportionment
this entity surface form:
United States House of Representatives districts
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United States federal congressional districts in Iowa
this entity surface form:
United States congressional district system
this entity surface form:
United States congressional district