Illinois's 8th congressional district
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Illinois's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in the Chicago metropolitan area that has historically been a Democratic-leaning, urban-suburban seat.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| apportionmentBasis | United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | urban-suburban ⓘ |
| contains |
portions of Chicago metropolitan commuter belt
ⓘ
suburban communities northwest of Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | 1873 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Raja Krishnamoorthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
racially and ethnically diverse population
ⓘ
significant immigrant communities ⓘ |
| elects | one member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| federalDistrictNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| firstRepresentationInCongress | 43rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| governmentalJurisdiction | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBallot | Illinois general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | every two years ⓘ |
| hasPostalAbbreviationState | IL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeResidence | Schaumburg, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfConstituency | single-member district ⓘ |
| historicalTrend | generally votes for Democratic presidential candidates ⓘ |
| isNumberedDistrictOf | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | electoral district ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| level | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityInDistrict |
Carol Stream, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elgin, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoffman Estates, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Roselle, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Schaumburg, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeSoughtIn | elections for U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois congressional delegation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois's congressional districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | Democratic-leaning ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| politicalPartyOfCurrentRepresentative | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistricted | after each United States census ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| represents |
Illinois's 8th congressional district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
residents of parts of Cook County, Illinois ⓘ residents of parts of DuPage County, Illinois ⓘ residents of parts of Kane County, Illinois ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | state of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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