Are the number of congressional districts equal to the number of congressman in our nation?
Yes because Washington, DC, is a federal district and doesn’t elect a congressperson but a delegate. Every congressional district in the country elects exactly one congressperson every two years. The person elected from Washington, DC, is called a delegate because he/she has no vote on the floor of the House, only in committees. There are also 4 other delegates from the US territories: Puerto Rico (actually called a “resident commissioner” but has exactly the same rights as a delegate) US Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam The Northern Marina Islands will elect their first delegate in the upcoming election.
