Congressional Districts
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56122 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Congressional Districts, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56122.
Full Citation Examples
These data depict the 117th Congressional Districts and their representatives for the United States. Congressional districts are the 435 areas from which members are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After the apportionment of congressional seats among the states, which is based on decennial census population counts, each state with multiple seats is responsible for establishing congressional districts for the purpose of electing representatives. Each congressional district is to be as equal in population to all other congressional districts in a state as practicable. The boundaries and numbers shown for the congressional districts are those specified in the state laws or court orders establishing the districts within each state.
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
boundaries, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Congressional Districts |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-179.231086° W,
179.859681° E,
71.439786° N,
-14.601813° S
2019-05-16
publication date
Item Identification
| Title: | Congressional Districts |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2022-05-25 |
| Abstract: |
These data depict the 117th Congressional Districts and their representatives for the United States. Congressional districts are the 435 areas from which members are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After the apportionment of congressional seats among the states, which is based on decennial census population counts, each state with multiple seats is responsible for establishing congressional districts for the purpose of electing representatives. Each congressional district is to be as equal in population to all other congressional districts in a state as practicable. The boundaries and numbers shown for the congressional districts are those specified in the state laws or court orders establishing the districts within each state. |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
| Supplemental Information: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | coastal |
| None | planning |
| None | renewable energy |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| None | Outer Continental Shelf |
| None | Territorial Sea |
| None | United States of America |
Physical Location
| City: | Charleston |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
state, district, districtId, bioguideId, houseMember, houseParty, address, cityStateZip, senateMember1, senateParty1, senateMember2, senateParty2 |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -179.231086 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 179.859681 | |
| N° Bound: | 71.439786 | |
| S° Bound: | -14.601813 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2019-05-16 |
| Description: |
publication date |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/CongressionalDistrict.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Untested |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level |
| Completeness Report: |
Untested |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are logically consistent |
Lineage
Sources
117th Congress
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | US Census Bureau |
| Publish Date: | 2022-05-24 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2019-03-01 |
| Citation URL: | https://clerk.house.gov/Members/ |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
https://clerk.house.gov/Members/TextMailingLabel https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.xml |
Congressional Districts
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Publish Date: | 2022-05-24 |
| Citation URL: | https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2021/CD/ |
| Source Contribution: |
U.S. Census TIGER Shapefiles for Congressional Districts |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
1) Acquire Shapefiles by URL 2) Acquire Congressional member contact information by URL 3) Import data to ArcGIS Pro 4) Join member data items to their matching geography 5) Filter to remove inland records 6) Validate geometry and visually inspect for completeness |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2022-05-24 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Congressional Districts |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 56122 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56122 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Anna Verrill |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2019-04-25 11:47+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:09+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2019-04-25 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-04-25 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-04-25 |