us house
A US House district is an area defined by a state in which voters elect representatives to Congress. As of 2020, the average US House district includes about 760,000 people.
This table includes records for each of the 435 US House districts in the US, with year-specific entries representing what a given district looked like at a specific point in time.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
year | The year a given district was put into effect. |
is latest version | A boolean indicating whether a record represents the latest available version of a given district. |
cd fips | A unique 4-digit code, maintained by the US Census, assigned to each US House district. |
cd name | The district's name, according to the US Census. ("CD" is an acronym for "congressional district," which is how the Census refers to these districts.) |
state fips | A unique 2-digit code, maintained by the US Census, for the state this district sits within. |
state abbreviation | The two-letter abbreviation for the state this district sits within. |
state name | The name of the state this district sits within. |
shape |
[
{
"year": "2010",
"is_latest_version": false,
"cd_fips": "0402",
"cd_name": "Congressional District 2",
"state_fips": "04",
"state_abbreviation": "AZ",
"state_name": "Arizona",
"shape": "POLYGON((-112.016347 33.370803, -112.016591 33.370742, ...))"
}
]
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