Texas's 2nd congressional district
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas's 2nd congressional district canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional district
ⓘ
congressional district ⓘ |
| appliesCensus |
decennial United States Census
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas election law
United States Constitution ⓘ federal election law ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | national ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
|
| hasTypeOfArea | urban-suburban mix ⓘ |
| hasVoterBase |
commuters in Houston area
ⓘ
suburban voters ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Texas congressional districts
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Harris County, Texas
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
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 (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.