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Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,169 people following the 2020 United States census. [1]
Georgia is represented in the United States House of Representatives by 14 elected representatives, each campaigning and receiving votes in only one district of the 14. After the 2000 census , the State of Georgia was divided into 13 congressional districts, increasing from 11 due to reapportionment .
In the United States, congressional districts were inscribed into the Constitution to ensure representation based on population. Conversely, state legislation declares that "legislative representation be (built upon) non-population related principles such as representation of counties, cities, or other geographical and political unit".
Maryland's congressional districts since 2023 Maryland is divided into eight congressional districts , each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives . After the 2020 census , the number of Maryland 's seats remained unchanged, giving evidence of stable population growth relative to the United States at large.
The list below shows the members of the United States House delegation from New York, along with district boundaries and district CPVI ratings. As of February 2025, New York is represented by 26 members of Congress, including nineteen Democrats and seven Republicans.
List of members of the United States House delegation from Arizona, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of nine members, with six Republicans and three Democrats .
Nebraska has three congressional districts due to its population, each of which elects a member to the United States House of Representatives.. Unlike every other U.S. state except for Maine, Nebraska apportions its Electoral College votes according to congressional district, making each district its own separate battleground in presidential elections.
Massachusetts is currently divided into nine congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.After the 2010 census, the number of seats in Massachusetts was decreased from 10 to nine, due to the State's low growth in population since the year 2000.