2nd federal electoral district of Hidalgo

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,^[7] the district covers 413 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across the north-western portion of the state. Its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Ixmiquilpan.^[1] In addition to Ixmiquilpan, it covers another 17 adjacent municipalities:^[8]

• Alfajayucan, Cardonal, Chapulhuacán, Chilcuautla, Jacala de Ledezma, La Misión, Mixquiahuala de Juárez, Nicolás Flores, Pacula, Pisaflores, Progreso de Obregón, San Salvador, Santiago de Anaya, Tasquillo, Tecozautla, Tlahuiltepa and Zimapán.

The district reported a population of 461,000 in the 2020 Census, and with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 60% of that total, it is classified by the INE as an indigenous district.^[8][b]

2017–2022

Between 2017 and 2022, the district comprised Ixmiquilpan (the head town) and another 15 municipalities:^[12][13]

• Alfajayucan, Cardonal, Chapulhuacán, Chilcuautla, Jacala de Ledezma, La Misión, Nicolás Flores, Pacula, Pisaflores, Progreso de Obregón, San Salvador, Santiago de Anaya, Tasquillo, Tecozautla and Zimapán.

In other words, the 2023 configuration without Mixquiahuala and Tlahuiltepa.

2005–2017

Under the districting scheme in force from 2005 to 2017, the district covered Ixmiquilpan and another 14 municipalities. The configuration was almost the same as in the 2017–2022 plan: the only change was that Progreso de Obregón was assigned to the 3rd district.^[14][15]

1996–2005

The 1996 redistricting process created Hidalgo's 7th district. Between 1996 and 2005, the second district comprised Ixmiquilpan and 13 other municipalities:^[16][15]

• Alfajayucan, Cardonal, Chapulhuacán, Chilcuautla, Huichapan, Ixmiquilpan, Jacala de Ledezma, La Misión, Nicolás Flores, Pacula, Pisaflores, Tasquillo, Tecozautla and Zimapán.

1978–1996

The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, Hidalgo's seat allocation rose from five to six.^[9] The 2nd district was in the east of the state, with its head town at Tulancingo, and it comprised 13 municipalities:^[17]

• Acatlán, Acaxochitlán, Agua Blanca, Almoloya, Apan, Cuautepec, Huehuetla, Metepec, San Bartolo Tutotepec, Santiago Tulantepec, Singuilucan, Tenango de Doria and Tulancingo.