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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For years, Alabama, where a quarter of the population is Black, had defied federal court orders, including one reaffirmed by the Supreme Court itself in 2023, to create a second majority- or plurality-Black congressional district.
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Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Told that the court ruled that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 does not require states to create congressional districts where nonwhite voters are in the majority, 49% of adults surveyed favored the ruling while 51% opposed it.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Ah, yes, partisan gerrymandering, where Democrats carve up the map of congressional districts to disenfranchise Republicans and violate the will of the voters.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday night allowed Alabama to use in November’s elections a new map for congressional districts that a lower federal court ruled was discriminatory to Black voters.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Told that the court ruled that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 does not require states to create congressional districts where nonwhite voters are in the majority, 49% of adults surveyed favored the ruling while 51% opposed it.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Ah, yes, partisan gerrymandering, where Democrats carve up the map of congressional districts to disenfranchise Republicans and violate the will of the voters.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday night allowed Alabama to use in November’s elections a new map for congressional districts that a lower federal court ruled was discriminatory to Black voters.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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