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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But a decision by Texas Republicans to redraw its congressional districts to favor the party in the upcoming 2026 midterms has spurred California Democrats to try and replace the independent maps — at least temporarily.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Such plans are typically launched at the beginning of each decade, as every 10 years, states redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts to reflect new population counts from the census.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Legal experts, including Hatfield, have argued that the Missouri Constitution bars lawmakers from redrawing congressional districts more than once a decade.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Walkinshaw will now represent Virginia’s deep-blue 11th congressional district, which covers most of Fairfax County in the Washington, DC suburbs.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Such plans are typically launched at the beginning of each decade, as every 10 years, states redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts to reflect new population counts from the census.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Legal experts, including Hatfield, have argued that the Missouri Constitution bars lawmakers from redrawing congressional districts more than once a decade.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Walkinshaw will now represent Virginia’s deep-blue 11th congressional district, which covers most of Fairfax County in the Washington, DC suburbs.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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