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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North Carolina became the first swing state to draw new congressional districts amid a nationwide arms race between Republicans and Democrats to secure additional seats ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Adam Wagner, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
But Republicans also underperformed in a Tennessee special election this month, where the Republican candidate won by 9% in a congressional district Trump won by 22% last year.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
Efforts to blunt losses by creating more-friendly congressional districts across the country have seen mixed success, with bids in Texas and Missouri running into legal hurdles.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Kiley and Valadao are in congressional districts whose lines were redrawn by California’s Proposition 50, lines that make the districts more Democrat-friendly.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adam Wagner, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
But Republicans also underperformed in a Tennessee special election this month, where the Republican candidate won by 9% in a congressional district Trump won by 22% last year.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
Efforts to blunt losses by creating more-friendly congressional districts across the country have seen mixed success, with bids in Texas and Missouri running into legal hurdles.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Kiley and Valadao are in congressional districts whose lines were redrawn by California’s Proposition 50, lines that make the districts more Democrat-friendly.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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