congressional district

noun

: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected

Examples of congressional district in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Davis announced plans to retire in July 2025, setting off a frenzied dash of more than a dozen candidates to represent one of America’s bluest congressional districts. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

If approved, the measure would remove the state constitution's requirement that congressional districts be compact and contiguous. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The 2025 map would have made seven of Missouri’s eight congressional districts favorable to Republicans in a state where Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris received 40% of the vote in 2024. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

While Johnson won his own race, earning over 58% of the vote with 134,739 votes in his Louisiana congressional district, his party fared worse in the midterms, losing over 20 seats. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for congressional district

• subdistrict

Legal Definition

congressional district

noun

: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected