Texas's 9th congressional district

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United States congressional district congressional district

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texas's 29th congressional district →	borderingDistrict
Texas congressional districts →	hasPart