8th federal electoral district of the State of Mexico
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 8th federal electoral district of the State of Mexico (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 08 del Estado de México) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 40 such districts in the State of Mexico.[1]
| State of Mexico's 8th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
_(since_2022).png) State of Mexico's districts since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Anay Beltrán Reyes |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Head town | Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo |
| Coordinates | 19°38′N 99°10′W |
| Covers | Tultitlán (part), Cuautitlán Izcalli (part) |
| PR region | Fifth |
| Precincts | 169 |
| Population | 458,963 (2020 Census) |
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It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative session by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the fifth region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Anay Beltrán Reyes of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[6] the 8th district covers 169 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across parts of two municipalities in the Greater Mexico City urban area:[7][8]
- Tultitlán, excluding its northern exclave, and the southern portion of Cuautitlán Izcalli.[a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo. In the 2020 Census, the district reported a total population of 458,963.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Mexico | 15 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
Under the previous districting plans enacted by the INE and its predecessors, the 8th district was situated as follows:
2005–2022
- The district covered the same territory under both the 2017–2022 and 2005–2017 plans: the municipality of Tultitlán, except for its northern exclave (which was assigned to the 27th district). The head town was at Tultitlán.[11][12][13][10]
1996–2005
- The municipality of Tultitlán, including its exclave, and the municipality of Cuautitlán. The head town was at Tultitlán.[14][10]
1978–1996
- The municipalities of Atenco, Chiautla, Chiconcuac, Chimalhuacán, La Paz, Otumba, Papalotla, Tepetlaoxtoc and Texcoco, with its head town at Texcoco de Mora.[15]
Deputies returned to Congress
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Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[33] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |    Juntos Haremos Historia |
59.6322 |
| 2024[34] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
64.2695 |
Notes
- Tultitlán's northern exclave is assigned to the 6th district, while the northern portion of Cuautitlán Izcalli belongs to the 7th.