Virginia's 9th congressional district
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Virginia's 9th congressional district is a largely rural, southwestern Virginia U.S. House district known for its Appalachian geography and strong Republican lean.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virginia's 9th congressional district canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States congressional district
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Virginia congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VA-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Virginia 9th District
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Virginia's Ninth Congressional District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| border |
Kentucky
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North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | largely rural ⓘ |
| contains |
city of Bristol, Virginia
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city of Galax, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Norton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ coalfield counties of Southwest Virginia ⓘ parts of the New River Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demographicCharacteristic | largely white population ⓘ |
| districtNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristics |
historically dependent on coal mining
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includes agriculture ⓘ includes manufacturing sectors ⓘ |
| elects | one member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| geography | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coalfields
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mountainous terrain ⓘ small towns ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | parts of Southwest Virginia counties ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
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Southwestern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC−04:00 daylight saving time
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UTC−05:00 standard time ⓘ |
| partOf | federal legislative districts of Virginia ⓘ |
| partyStronghold | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | strong Republican ⓘ |
| politicalTrend | shifted from Democratic to Republican dominance over late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ |
| regionType | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| typicalElectionCycle | every two years GENERATED ⓘ |
| urbanRuralCharacter | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States House of Representatives districts in Virginia
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Virginia's 9th congressional district
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