Arizona's congressional districts

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Arizona's congressional districts are the geographically defined electoral areas within the state from which representatives are elected to the United States House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf congressional district system
electoral district
aimsTo equal population among districts
apportionmentBasis decennial United States census
boundaryType geographically defined areas
category Congressional districts of Arizona
containsDistrict Arizona's 1st congressional district
Arizona's 2nd congressional district
Arizona's 3rd congressional district
Arizona's 4th congressional district
Arizona's 5th congressional district
Arizona's 6th congressional district
Arizona's 7th congressional district
Arizona's 8th congressional district
Arizona's 9th congressional district
country United States
dataSourceForBoundaries United States Census Bureau
designedTo provide proportional representation by population within Arizona
effectiveFrom 113th United States Congress
electionDay first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
electionFrequency every two years
electionMonth November
electorate eligible voters residing in each district
elects members of the United States House of Representatives
firstCreated after Arizona statehood in 1912
governedBy Arizona state law
United States Constitution
federal election law
language English
lastRedistrictingCycle 2020 census cycle
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn Arizona
mapUpdatedAfter each decennial census
numberOfDistricts 9
overseenBy Arizona Secretary of State for election administration
partOf United States House of Representatives electoral system
federal electoral districts in the United States
previousApportionmentChange 2010 census
previousNumberOfDistricts 8
redistrictingBody Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
redistrictingMethod independent redistricting commission
relatedTo Arizona state legislative districts
representationType single-member districts
subjectTo Voting Rights Act of 1965
one person, one vote principle
usedFor elections to the United States House of Representatives
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Arizona's 4th congressional district partOf Arizona's congressional districts
Arizona legislative districts distinctFrom Arizona congressional districts
linked to: Arizona's congressional districts
Arizona's 6th congressional district (post-2020 redistricting) isSubdivisionOf Arizona congressional districts
linked to: Arizona's congressional districts