South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
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South Carolina's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in central South Carolina that includes much of the Columbia metropolitan area and surrounding communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Carolina's 2nd congressional district canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8740136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district Context triple: [Lexington County, South Carolina, congressionalDistrict, South Carolina's 2nd congressional district]
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South Carolina's 5th congressional district
South Carolina's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district in northern South Carolina that includes both suburban areas near Charlotte and more rural communities, with a political history that has shifted from Democratic to reliably Republican representation.
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South Carolina's 6th congressional district
South Carolina's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district in central and eastern South Carolina that includes parts of several counties and is known as a heavily Democratic, majority-Black district.
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North Carolina's 1st congressional district
North Carolina's 1st congressional district is a predominantly rural, historically Democratic-leaning U.S. House district in northeastern North Carolina that includes parts of the Coastal Plain and several small cities and towns.
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North Carolina's 7th congressional district
North Carolina's 7th congressional district is a U.S. House district in southeastern North Carolina that includes both rural areas and growing urban communities and is represented by one member in the United States Congress.
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North Carolina's 5th congressional district
North Carolina's 5th congressional district is a long-standing U.S. House district in northwestern North Carolina that has historically been represented by influential political figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district Target entity description: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in central South Carolina that includes much of the Columbia metropolitan area and surrounding communities.
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A.
South Carolina's 5th congressional district
South Carolina's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district in northern South Carolina that includes both suburban areas near Charlotte and more rural communities, with a political history that has shifted from Democratic to reliably Republican representation.
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B.
South Carolina's 6th congressional district
South Carolina's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district in central and eastern South Carolina that includes parts of several counties and is known as a heavily Democratic, majority-Black district.
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North Carolina's 1st congressional district
North Carolina's 1st congressional district is a predominantly rural, historically Democratic-leaning U.S. House district in northeastern North Carolina that includes parts of the Coastal Plain and several small cities and towns.
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North Carolina's 7th congressional district
North Carolina's 7th congressional district is a U.S. House district in southeastern North Carolina that includes both rural areas and growing urban communities and is represented by one member in the United States Congress.
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E.
North Carolina's 5th congressional district
North Carolina's 5th congressional district is a long-standing U.S. House district in northwestern North Carolina that has historically been represented by influential political figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SC-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apportionedBy | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| belongsToChamber | lower house of United States Congress ⓘ |
| borderedByDistrict |
South Carolina's 1st congressional district
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina's 5th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina's 6th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
Fort Jackson
NERFINISHED
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University of South Carolina vicinity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| created | 1930s ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Joe Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeResidence | Springdale, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateType | single-member district ⓘ |
| elects | one representative ⓘ |
| federalDistrictNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| firstElectionHeld | after 1930 census ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| governmentalJurisdiction | federal elections for U.S. House ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCityOfStateNearby | Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounty |
Aiken County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Allendale County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Barnwell County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Calhoun County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexington County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Orangeburg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Richland County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorUrbanArea | Columbia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPartyLeaning | Republican-leaning ⓘ |
| includes |
much of the Columbia metropolitan area
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surrounding communities of Columbia, South Carolina ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central South Carolina ⓘ |
| mapCaption | Map of South Carolina's 2nd congressional district ⓘ |
| partOf | South Carolina congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodeRegion | ZIP codes in Columbia area ⓘ |
| redistrictedBy | South Carolina General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midlands of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district Description of subject: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in central South Carolina that includes much of the Columbia metropolitan area and surrounding communities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lexington County, South Carolina
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congressionalDistrict
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South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
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