New York's 12th congressional district
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New York's 12th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered in New York City that has historically encompassed parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens and is known for its dense urban population and strong Democratic lean.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| New York’s 12th congressional district | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal elections ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| elects | member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| governmentForm | representative democracy ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | redistricted periodically ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber | House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
densely populated
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strong Democratic lean ⓘ urban ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
high educational attainment relative to national average
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high proportion of renters ⓘ large professional and managerial workforce ⓘ racially and ethnically diverse population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacteristic | service-based urban economy ⓘ |
| hasElectionType | biennial general elections ⓘ |
| hasElectorateType | urban electorate ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentalFunction | federal legislative representation ⓘ |
| hasLevel | federal ⓘ |
| hasMajorParty |
Democratic Party
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Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation | liberal-leaning ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | high population density ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryElections |
Democratic Party primaries
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Republican Party primaries ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCharacteristic | extensive public transit access ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCharacteristic |
high-rise development common
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mixed residential and commercial land use ⓘ |
| hasVoterRegistrationTendency | Democratic ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | United States congressional redistricting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
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New York State's federal electoral map ⓘ New York congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | congressional district ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
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New York’s 12th congressional district