2nd federal electoral district of Morelos

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 2nd district comprises 145 precincts (secciones electorales) in the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Temixco, together with the exclave of the municipality of Cuernavaca known as la Isla that is surrounded by Temixco.^[7][8][9]

The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Jiutepec. The district reported a population of 446,815 in the 2020 Census.^[1]

Evolution of electoral district numbers

	1974	1978	1996	2005	2017	2023
Morelos	2	4	4	5	5	5
Chamber of Deputies	196	300
Sources: [1][10][11][12]

2017–2022

Under the scheme in force from 2017 to 2022, the 2nd district comprised the whole of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Xochitepec, plus Cuernavaca's two exclave precincts. The head town was at Jiutepec.^[13][12]

2005–2017

Under the 2005 plan, which gave Morelos its fifth congressional seat, the district covered the whole of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Temixco, plus Cuernavaca's two exclave precincts. The head town was at Jiutepec.^[14][15]

1996–2005

In the 1996 scheme, the district's head town was at Yautepec and it comprised nine municipalities:^[16][15]

• Atlatlahucan, Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec, Temixco, Tepoztlán, Tlalnepantla, Tlayacapan, Totolapan and Yautepec.

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, Morelos's seat allocation rose from two to four.^[10] The 2nd district covered eight municipalities:^[17]

• Axochiapan, Ayala, Cuautla, Jantetelco, Jonacatepec, Temoac, Tepalcingo and Zacualpan de Amilpas.