People who live inside the borders of the congresional district elect one of the representative in your state. That particular congressman (representative) will try to spend his efforts and money in your district to convince you to vote for him/her.
Congressional District 35
Lakewood is in the 7th congressional district
Texas' 13th Congressional District
MD 3rd Congressional District
8th congressional district
The 11th Congressional District
6th congressional district
District of Columbia's At-large congressional district's population is 572,059.
The area represented by a member of the House of Representatives is called a congressional district. Congressional districts are based on population.
Most of Jackson is in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Part of Jackson is in Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District.
2nd Congressional District of Georgia
Alaska only has one US Congressional district.