Texas's 34th congressional district
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Texas's 34th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in South Texas that includes much of the Rio Grande Valley and is known for its predominantly Hispanic population and Democratic-leaning electorate.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district → |
| borderType | international border region → |
| borderWith | Mexico → |
| chamber | House of Representatives → |
| contains |
parts of the Rio Grande Valley
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rural areas → urban areas → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
|
| creationContext | post-2010 census redistricting → |
| demographicFeature |
high proportion of Latino voters
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large Spanish-speaking population → |
| electoralBehavior | usually votes Democratic in federal elections → |
| electoralCycle | biennial House elections → |
| electorateCharacteristic |
Democratic-leaning
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predominantly Hispanic population → |
| elects | one member of the United States House of Representatives → |
| ethnicMajority | Hispanic → |
| governingLaw |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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surface form: "U.S. Constitution Article I"
Voting Rights Act of 1965 → |
| governmentBody | United States House of Representatives → |
| hasCharacteristic | majority-minority district → |
| jurisdiction | parts of southern Texas counties → |
| languageMajority | Spanish-English bilingual → |
| legislature | United States Congress → |
| levelOfGovernment | federal → |
| locatedIn |
South Texas
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surface form: "Rio Grande Valley"
South Texas → |
| partOf | southern border region of the United States → |
| politicalLeaning | Democratic → |
| regionType | border district → |
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives → |
| state | Texas → |
| subdivisionOf | Texas congressional delegation → |
| subjectTo |
Texas redistricting laws
→
United States federal elections →
surface form: "United States federal election law"
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| typeOfConstituency | single-member district → |
| uses | congressional district number 34 in Texas → |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post → |
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