1. Know Thy District

    Do you know which congressional district is yours?  It wasn’t long ago that I didn’t.  But in plenty of cases, your zip code might overlap with several congressional districts.  So how do you know then which of them is yours?

    We decided to address this by making it easy for you to see your district.  Now, when you see a politician, as always we list the state or a congressional district they represent (in parentheses, e.g. “(HI)” for Hawaii or “(OH-1)” for Ohio’s first congressional district.  But unlike before, now when you hover over that state or district, we’ll show you a map:

    And when you click that link it will send you to the state or district page on VoteReports (e.g.), which shows all the Senators and Representatives representing that area.

    And when you go to a politician page (e.g.), you’ll see the district they’re representing, front and center:

    This is all to help you know who is representing you, as they’re the ones you should be holding to account.

    Many thanks go out to GovTrack.us, who enabled this feature with their embeddable maps.  Thanks guys!

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