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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New America researchers arrived at similar conclusions when studying congressional districts.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Worried about losing Republican control of the House of Representatives, the White House this spring and summer called on red states to redraw their congressional districts to increase the number of GOP-leaning seats.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The North Texas congressional district represented by Veasey includes the field office where the shooting occurred.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
To trigger a referendum, campaigners have 90 days to collect enough signatures in at least six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Cory Turner, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Worried about losing Republican control of the House of Representatives, the White House this spring and summer called on red states to redraw their congressional districts to increase the number of GOP-leaning seats.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The North Texas congressional district represented by Veasey includes the field office where the shooting occurred.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
To trigger a referendum, campaigners have 90 days to collect enough signatures in at least six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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