New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district covering the western and northern portions of the state, including cities like Nashua and Concord, and is known as a politically competitive swing district.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NH-02 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| border |
Canada
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrictNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| contains |
Belknap County (parts)
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Cheshire County NERFINISHED ⓘ Coos County NERFINISHED ⓘ Grafton County NERFINISHED ⓘ Hillsborough County (northern part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Merrimack County (most of) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockingham County (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullivan County NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Claremont NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Lebanon ⓘ city of Nashua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| created | 1847 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Ann McLane Kuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateCharacteristic |
high level of ticket-splitting
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mix of urban, suburban, and rural voters ⓘ |
| elects | one member to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| federalDistrictType | at-large within its boundaries ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | every two years ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Nashua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuralAreas | northern New Hampshire rural communities ⓘ |
| hasUrbanAreas |
Concord urban area
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Nashua metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent party shifts over time
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politically competitive swing district ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern New Hampshire
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western New Hampshire ⓘ |
| numberOfHouseSeats | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | New Hampshire congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | swing ⓘ |
| redrawnBy | New Hampshire state legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New Boston, New Hampshire
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isInCongressionalDistrict
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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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partOfCongressionalDistrict
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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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