Texas's 9th congressional district

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Texas's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered in the Houston area, known for its diverse, heavily urban population and strong Democratic lean.


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instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
contains parts of Missouri City, Texas
parts of Stafford, Texas
parts of southwest Houston
significant African American population
significant Asian American population
significant Hispanic population
country United States
created 1903
createdBy reapportionment following the 1900 census
currentRepresentative Al Green
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
demographicCharacteristic ethnically diverse population
racially diverse population
electorateType general electorate
elects one member of the United States House of Representatives
federalDistrictNumber 9
governingLaw United States Constitution
federal election law
hasElectionCycle biennial
hasIncumbentSince 2005
hasPostalAbbreviationState TX
hasType single-member district
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Fort Bend County, Texas
Harris County, Texas
Houston metropolitan area
lowerHouseOf United States Congress
mapFeature defined by congressional redistricting plans of Texas Legislature
notableCharacteristic majority-minority district
safe Democratic seat
officeTermLength 2 years
partOf Texas congressional delegation
partOfSystem United States federal electoral districts
politicalLeaning Democratic
strongly Democratic
redistrictedAfter 2000 United States census
2010 United States census
2020 United States census
representedIn United States Congress
state Texas
subdivisionOf Texas
timeZone Central Time Zone
urbanizationLevel heavily urban
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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