Texas's 2nd congressional district

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United States congressional district congressional district

Texas's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered in the Houston area, known for its suburban communities and historically Republican-leaning electorate.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States congressional district → congressional district →
appliesCensus	United States decennial census →
boundaryChanges	subject to decennial redistricting →
contains	parts of eastern Houston area → parts of northern Houston area → suburbs of Houston →
country	United States →
createdBy	United States Congress →
electoralSystem	first-past-the-post →
electorateType	single-member district →
elects	member of the U.S. House of Representatives →
electsOffice	U.S. Representative →
governingLaw	Texas election law → United States Constitution → federal election law →
governmentLevel	national →
hasChamber	House of Representatives →
hasConstituents	citizens and residents registered to vote in the district →
hasElectorate	residents of defined district boundaries →
hasHistoricalTrend	historically Republican-leaning electorate →
hasMajorCityNearby	Houston, Texas NERFINISHED →
hasTypeOfArea	urban-suburban mix →
hasVoterBase	commuters in Houston area → suburban voters →
isPartOf	United States House districts in Texas →
jurisdiction	federal →
knownFor	suburban communities →
language	English →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives →
levelOfRepresentation	federal legislative representation →
locatedIn	Harris County, Texas → Houston metropolitan area → Montgomery County, Texas →
lowerHouseOf	United States Congress →
numberOfRepresentatives	1 →
officeContestedIn	biennial U.S. House elections →
partOf	Texas congressional map →
politicalLeaning	Republican-leaning → conservative-leaning →
representationType	geographic →
representedIn	United States Congress →
role	elects a voting member of Congress →
state	Texas →
subdivisionOf	Texas congressional delegation →
usesTimeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texas's 8th congressional district →	borderedBy
Texas's 29th congressional district →	borderingDistrict
Texas congressional districts →	hasPart