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Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held state legislature and signed into law by the Republican governor. [1] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts. [2] [3]
Districts may sometimes retain the same boundaries, while changing their district numbers. The following is a complete list of the 435 current congressional districts for the House of Representatives, and over 200 obsolete districts, and the six current and one obsolete non-voting delegations.
Illinois is divided into 17 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The majority of Illinois' districts are located in the Chicago area. The Illinois General Assembly has the primary responsibility of redrawing congressional district lines following each decennial census.
Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 17th: Bryan: Elected in 2010. Retired. Mayra Flores: Republican June 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023 34th: McAllen: Elected to finish Vela's term. Lost re-election. Ed Foreman: Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 16th: Odessa: Elected in 1962. Lost re-election. Martin Frost: Democratic ...
Population data are from 2021 American Community Survey and 2020 census population estimates. Districts in the table below reflect the 118th Congress. [1]Currently, there are 26 congressional districts where African Americans make up a majority of constituents, mostly in the South.
The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated PVI or CPVI, is a measurement of how partisan a U.S. congressional district or U.S. state is. [1] This partisanship is indicated as lean towards either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, [2] compared to the nation as a whole, based on how that district or state voted in the previous two presidential elections.
The party has a number of partner and auxiliary organizations, [41] including the Texas Federation of College Republicans, [42] the High School Republicans of Texas, the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW), [43] Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association, [44] the Texas Republican Assembly, [45] 150 Black Men of Texas, the Juan ...
The current Representative from the 11th district is Republican August Pfluger. Texas has had at least 11 districts since 1883. The current configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting; its first congressman, Mike Conaway, took office in 2005. It is one of the most Republican districts in the nation. Much of the territory now in the ...