Maryland's 8th congressional district
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Maryland's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House district in central Maryland that includes parts of Montgomery, Frederick, and Carroll counties and is known for its heavily Democratic, suburban-leaning electorate near Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland's 8th congressional district canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Washington, D.C. metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
parts of Carroll County, Maryland
ⓘ
parts of Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ parts of Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdFor | representation in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Jamie Raskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| districtNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| electoralCompetitiveness | safe Democratic seat in recent election cycles ⓘ |
| electoralTendency | strongly favors Democratic candidates in federal elections ⓘ |
| electorateCharacteristic |
heavily Democratic
ⓘ
suburban-leaning ⓘ |
| electorateFeature |
high median household income relative to national average
ⓘ
high proportion of college-educated voters ⓘ |
| elects | one member to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Maryland state law
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBody | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | biennial U.S. House elections ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfConstituency | geographic constituency ⓘ |
| hasVoterRegistrationPattern | Democratic Party registration advantage ⓘ |
| includes |
parts of Carroll County close to Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
parts of Frederick County close to Washington, D.C. ⓘ parts of Montgomery County close to Washington, D.C. ⓘ suburbs of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
central Maryland ⓘ |
| notableIssueFocus |
education policy
ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ federal government employment and contracting ⓘ transportation and commuting to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland's congressional districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCurrentRepresentative | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictedAfter | decennial United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| represents | Maryland's 8th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateDelegation | Maryland congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| typicalPolicyOrientation |
liberal
ⓘ
progressive-leaning ⓘ |
| urbanRuralCharacter |
partly exurban
ⓘ
predominantly suburban ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.