Arizona's congressional districts
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Arizona's congressional districts are the geographically defined electoral areas within the state from which representatives are elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arizona congressional districts | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
congressional district system
ⓘ
electoral district ⓘ |
| aimsTo | equal population among districts ⓘ |
| apportionmentBasis | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| boundaryType | geographically defined areas ⓘ |
| category | Congressional districts of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDistrict |
Arizona's 1st congressional district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arizona's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 4th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 5th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 6th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 8th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona's 9th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSourceForBoundaries | United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo | provide proportional representation by population within Arizona ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 113th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDay | first Tuesday after the first Monday in November ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | every two years ⓘ |
| electionMonth | November ⓘ |
| electorate | eligible voters residing in each district ⓘ |
| elects | members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstCreated | after Arizona statehood in 1912 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Arizona state law
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ federal election law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastRedistrictingCycle | 2020 census cycle ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapUpdatedAfter | each decennial census ⓘ |
| numberOfDistricts | 9 ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Arizona Secretary of State for election administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States House of Representatives electoral system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal electoral districts in the United States ⓘ |
| previousApportionmentChange | 2010 census ⓘ |
| previousNumberOfDistricts | 8 ⓘ |
| redistrictingBody | Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingMethod | independent redistricting commission ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Arizona state legislative districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationType | single-member districts ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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ⓘ
one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Arizona congressional districts