if congressional districts had names instead of numbers, what would yours be called?

[Lisa]

I live in Canada, and our electoral districts ("ridings") have names -- like "Vancouver South", or "Thunder Bay -- Rainy River". Our representatives are addressed as such in the House ("The Speaker recognizes the Member from Fort McMurray--Athabasca"). My riding is "Saanich--Gulf Islands".

http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/FindED.aspx?L=e

The Prime Minister sits in the House and also has to represent a riding -- Stephen Harper's is Calgary Southwest. (I guess if the US had our system, George W. Bush might be "The Member from Waco".)

[QueenOfCalifornia]

1. Dumb Motherfuckingville

Duncan Hunter is my very own Congressman.

Do I need to 'splain?

[liberaldemocrat7]

57. Irish terrorist supporter district - NY

Yes that refers to Peter King.

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. Pinheads United

[LeftyMom]

3. Subdivided Swampland nt

[Gormy Cuss]

4. The Devil's Shadow

because nearly all of the constituents have a good view of this:


Mount Diablo. Every few years some concerned Bible-thumper tries to get the name changed to something less threatening.

[KamaAina]

5. Metro Honolulu, or "The World's Most Isolated Urban Center"

HI02 would then be "The Rest Of Hawai'i".

edit: added zippier alternative name

[XemaSab]

6. Neener neener neener you don't live here.

:P

[Crabby Appleton]

7. Next exit past the middle of nowhere. nt

[Orsino]

8. "We gave you Bob Barr." n/t

[CottonBear]

9. The GA GOP redistricted my Democratic congressman out of his district.

:(

AKA very blue college town surrounded by red counties and cities. :(

[GOPisEvil]

10. The "Tom DeLay can kiss my ass district".

From North Austin to Northwest Houston. Yeah, that's one GREAT district. Lots of things in common with the rural folks in between us.

[trackfan]

11. "Twentysixth Poorest"

[redqueen]

12. dangerously-religious, ignorant bigot land

yup, that's close...

[Liberalynn]

13. So Not Cool! Cause The Majority elected Kuhl!

Kind of long but true!

[blockhead]

14. North Dakota.

Same as it is now.

[philosophie_en_rose]

15. South Canada

:)

[Taverner]

16. Soccermomistan

[KitchenWitch]

17. Master Planned

[El Fuego]

18. I used to call it the Foley-mander

[Spirochete]

19. The Grin and Baird it district.

[american_typeculture]

20. New World Orderville

[catzies]

21. "Reagan Country" unfortunately: my congresscritter got his Library built here

:puke:

[sarge43]

22. Wherethehell. n/t

[SecularMotion]

23. Freepers Not Welcome

In a deep blue part of a blue state.

:-)

[Maine-ah]

24. east bumfuck.

'cause ya can't get the'ah from he'ah.

[Richardo]

25. "9th Circle, Wingnut Hell"

[Scurrilous]

26. Gerrymandered for the GOP (Gusano Version). n/t

[mainegreen]

27. Portland Original and some hill folk.

[AwakeAtLast]

28. Headinass

or Grabyerankles - it was a tossup.

[idgiehkt]

29. the hemorrhoid on Jesse Helm's ass

seriously

I live about 3 miles from the Jess Helms center. Apparently he was manufactured in the basement of an evil-making factory somewhere around here.

[undeterred]

30. supposedly progressive

[JTG of the PRB]

31. That depends n which city I;'m in.

In Boulder, my representative is Mark Udall. My district would then be called "Home of the Well-Meaning Coward Representative."

I live in Longmont right now, and I believe I'm on the side of the line that has Marilyn Musgrave as its rep, so this district would be called "Intoleranceville USA."

[elshiva]

32. Roscoe'sRanch/Bartlettville

Roscoe Bartlett Repuke Congressman for life :(

[yellowdogintexas]

33. Cowtown nt

[BlueIris]

34. Yuppie-Punk 'Burban Farmed Land.

Is the only way I can characterize the very, very strange climate in my district, which is and always has been a bizarre mixture of rich suburbanites, (we even have our own mini-aristocracy on the West/South ends of town) and displaced/marginalized young people, (mostly artists who can't afford Portland) surrounded on four sides by struggling but stubborn farmers. It's wacky. We have a hodgepodge infrastructure, some religious zealots and more than a few Republicans, but we also have an AWESOME Dem representative whose personality is a perfect match for this strange little place.

[BlueIris]

35. What, not funny enough?

My Rep really IS awesome.

[GirlinContempt]

36. Mine is Winnipeg South Center

I find it confusing that there is a Center, and a South Center, but no North East or West Center.

[LynneSin]

37. Delaware

Only because we have one representative in Delaware.

But we're the second largest of the 6 states with only one representative

[deucemagnet]

38. The Fucking Woods. n/t

[AllegroRondo]

39. the Clay - Aiken district

named after two former politicians from the area.

[meegbear]

40. THE TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME AND BITCHIN' DISTRICT EVAH!

[Deep13]

41. Shittsburg.

13th-OH

[eridani]

42. Baghdad Jim's Bitchin' Crewe

WA-7 is proud that our representative was against the war from the start.

[femmocrat]

43. Land of a Thousand Dunces n/t

[dembotoz]

44. jim sensenbrenners little corner of hell

he just goes on for ever...

[EstimatedProphet]

45. Hillbilly Heaven

[ironflange]

46. I live in Calgary Southwest

Oh, lucky, lucky, me. I used to live in Ralph Klein's riding, and even earlier in Peter Lougheed's. So much for strategic voting on my part.

[Eagle_Eye]

47. Lower Alabama

I am actually in Florida's Second Congressional District with a fine 10 year Democrat (Alan Boyd) as my representative.

[terrya]

48. "Jan's very liberal district for as long as she wants to represent it"

[Forkboy]

49. Crack and Pizza Acres

[regnaD kciN]

50. "The only Republican hellhole in western Washington"...

:puke:

[TZ]

51. Science Central

There are literally maps hanging in offices around here that have the state with the title Bio-Capital, not an exaggeration either

[datasuspect]

52. high rent suburban transplantville by the lake

i live in one of the wealthiest areas of the city, but in one of the cheapest places still left to live there.

it's not in the tourist packet.

i live in a building that developers have probably drooled over since the late 90s.

the same family owns it. they've owned it since 1916. they either have no idea of the market or the 80 year old granddaughter of the original owner simply wants to provide a cheap, safe place for people to live in an area that went from relatively shabby and spottily dangerous, to an almost suburban zone within one of the densest, most urban areas of chicago.

[HamdenRice]

53. End of New York City, New York

I'm at the very eastern end of New York City. I can walk to Nassau County, Long Island. Last subway stop in Queens, last bus stop, last highway exit, etc.

[Burma Jones]

54. Rational Brainia

[wildhorses]

55. stupid

[jmowreader]

56. Carolina Southern Rim

Or more accurately, "Guaranteed Repuke Seat."

NC-8 runs from Fayetteville to Charlotte--it's a district that's 150 miles long by about 25 wide. Elbridge Gerry would be very proud of this district.

This district will elect a Republican to Congress even if he just got out of Central Prison.

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. "You name it, we've got it".

I live in Danny Davis' 7th Illinois district. It encompasses parts of the west side of Chicago to middle-class suburbs (where I live) to a couple of upper-crusty 'burbs, one of which strictly limits teardowns (much to its credit).

About as liberal as you can get.

:D

[IntravenousDemilo]

59. Methinks nobody got what you were driving at. n/m

[Lydia Leftcoast]

60. Liberals-n-Lakes

Minnesota 5, which went 80% for Kerry in 2004.