congressional district
noun
: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected
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Efforts to change congressional districts in red states like Texas and blue states like California are another reflection of an isolated political center.
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Amie Parnes, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Early voting began this week for the October 7 primary in which Republicans and Democrats will select nominees for the December 2 special election to determine who serves out the remainder of Green’s two-year term representing Tennessee’s seventh congressional district.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The legislation, as written, assigns one Kansas City voting precinct to two separate congressional districts and two representatives in Congress, according to allegations contained in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Missouri and the Campaign Legal Center.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Both Republicans and Democrats gerrymander, manipulating congressional district boundaries to secure partisan advantage.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Amie Parnes, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Early voting began this week for the October 7 primary in which Republicans and Democrats will select nominees for the December 2 special election to determine who serves out the remainder of Green’s two-year term representing Tennessee’s seventh congressional district.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The legislation, as written, assigns one Kansas City voting precinct to two separate congressional districts and two representatives in Congress, according to allegations contained in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Missouri and the Campaign Legal Center.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Both Republicans and Democrats gerrymander, manipulating congressional district boundaries to secure partisan advantage.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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