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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Fifty-seven percent of people with this type of insurance live in Republican congressional districts.
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Elena Shao, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Cohen beat back primary challengers in his first campaigns for the 9th congressional district, who argued that the majority-Black seat deserved Black representation.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The court reinstated Proposition 4, which says congressional districts need to be drawn by an independent redistricting commission and cannot favor one party over the other, to rule that the 2021 map was drawn in violation of the proposition.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Utah lawmakers passed new congressional district lines that seek to protect the state’s all-Republican delegation.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
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Elena Shao, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Cohen beat back primary challengers in his first campaigns for the 9th congressional district, who argued that the majority-Black seat deserved Black representation.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The court reinstated Proposition 4, which says congressional districts need to be drawn by an independent redistricting commission and cannot favor one party over the other, to rule that the 2021 map was drawn in violation of the proposition.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Utah lawmakers passed new congressional district lines that seek to protect the state’s all-Republican delegation.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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