Virginia's 2nd congressional district

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United States congressional district federal electoral district

Virginia's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district centered on the Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach area, known for its large military presence and coastal communities.

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Label	Occurrences
Virginia's 2nd congressional district canonical	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States congressional district ⓘ federal electoral district ⓘ
border	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Accomack County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Shore of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Beach, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ beach communities ⓘ military installations ⓘ naval facilities ⓘ parts of Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ parts of Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ rural areas ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	1789 ⓘ
electoralCollegeRelation	helps choose electors for Virginia in U.S. presidential elections through House delegation ⓘ
elects	member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
governmentType	single-member congressional district ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	coastal communities ⓘ large military presence ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDemographicFeature	significant active-duty military population ⓘ significant veteran population ⓘ
hasEconomicFeature	defense-related employment ⓘ tourism-based employment ⓘ
hasTransportationFeature	major highways ⓘ port facilities ⓘ
higherLevelSubdivision	Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	parts of southeastern Virginia ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn	Coastal Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableIndustry	military ⓘ port and maritime activities ⓘ tourism ⓘ
numberOfRepresentatives	1 ⓘ
partOf	Hampton Roads metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ
redistricted	after each United States census ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
representedIn	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
votingSystem	first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virginia's 1st congressional district → borderedBy → Virginia's 2nd congressional district ⓘ

United States House of Representatives districts in Virginia → composedOf → Virginia's 2nd congressional district ⓘ