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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York's 12th congressional district canonical | 3 |
| New York’s 12th congressional district | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York's 12th congressional district Context triple: [Meyer London, representedDistrict, New York's 12th congressional district]
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New York's 22nd congressional district
New York's 22nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in central New York State that includes cities such as Utica and Binghamton and is known for its mix of urban and rural communities.
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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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New York's 24th congressional district
New York's 24th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in New York State that encompasses parts of western New York, including Orleans County and surrounding areas.
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New York's 21st congressional district
New York's 21st congressional district is a large, predominantly rural U.S. House district in upstate New York that includes much of the Adirondack region and parts of the North Country.
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New York's 20th congressional district
New York's 20th congressional district is a U.S. House district in eastern New York State that includes the city of Albany and surrounding Capital Region communities.
- 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)
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Target entity: New York's 12th congressional district Target entity description: 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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A.
New York's 22nd congressional district
New York's 22nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in central New York State that includes cities such as Utica and Binghamton and is known for its mix of urban and rural communities.
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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's 24th congressional district
New York's 24th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in New York State that encompasses parts of western New York, including Orleans County and surrounding areas.
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New York's 21st congressional district
New York's 21st congressional district is a large, predominantly rural U.S. House district in upstate New York that includes much of the Adirondack region and parts of the North Country.
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New York's 20th congressional district
New York's 20th congressional district is a U.S. House district in eastern New York State that includes the city of Albany and surrounding Capital Region communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal elections ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| 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
ⓘ
strong Democratic lean ⓘ urban ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
high educational attainment relative to national average
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation | liberal-leaning ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | high population density ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryElections |
Democratic Party primaries
ⓘ
Republican Party primaries ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCharacteristic | extensive public transit access ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCharacteristic |
high-rise development common
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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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Subject: New York's 12th congressional district Description of subject: 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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New York’s 12th congressional district