Congressional district

A congressional district is an electoral constituency which elects a member of a congress. Countries that have congressional districts are Japan, the Philippines, and the United States. The size of a district is based on the number of people who live in that district. A district is often very big if there are few people that live there; a district is often small if it's in a big city because there would are many people living there.

By country

United States

The United States has 435 districts.^[1] Each district has about 747,000 people living in them.^[2]

Related pages

United States House of Representatives

References

↑ See Public Law 62-5 of 1911, though Congress has the authority to change that number. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 capped the size of the House at 435.
↑ Congressional Apportionment. 2010 Census Briefs U.S. Census.

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[USPL_62-5-1] See Public Law 62-5 of 1911, though Congress has the authority to change that number. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 capped the size of the House at 435.

[2010_census-2] Congressional Apportionment. 2010 Census Briefs U.S. Census.

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