2nd federal electoral district of the State of Mexico
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 2nd federal electoral district of the State of Mexico (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 02 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 2nd | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
State of Mexico's districts since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Dionicia Vázquez García |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Head town | Santa María Tultepec |
| Coordinates | 19°41′N 99°07′W |
| Covers | Cuautitlán, Melchor Ocampo, Tultepec |
| PR region | Fifth |
| Precincts | 83 |
| Population | 387,623 (2020 Census) |

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, re-elected in the 2024 general election, is Dionicia Vázquez García. Originally elected for the Labour Party (PT), she switched allegiance to the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) on 19 September 2024.[4][5][6]
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,[7] the 2nd district covers 83 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across three municipalities in the northern part of the Greater Mexico City urban area:[8][9]
- Cuautitlán, Melchor Ocampo and Tultepec.
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Santa María Tultepec. The district reported a population of 387,623 in the 2020 Census.[1][10]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Mexico | 15 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][11][12][13] | ||||||
Under the previous districting plans enacted by the INE and its predecessors, the 2nd district was situated as follows:
2017–2022
- Covering the municipalities of Jaltenco, Nextlalpan, Tultepec, Tultitlán and Tonanitla. The head town was at Tultepec.[13][14]
2005–2017
- Covering the municipalities of Apaxco, Coyotepec, Huehuetoca, Teoloyucan, Tepotzotlán, Tequixquiac and Villa del Carbón. The head town was at Teoloyucan.[15][12]
1996–2005
- Covering the municipalities of Apaxco, Coyotepec, Huehuetoca, Hueypoxtla, Jaltenco, Nextlalpan, Teoloyucan, Tequixquiac Tonatitla and Zumpango. The head town was at Zumpango.[16][12]
1978–1996
- The municipalities of Almoloya de Juárez, Amanalco, Donato Guerra, Ixtapan del Oro, San Felipe del Progreso, Santo Tomás, Temascaltepec, Valle de Bravo, Villa de Allende and Villa Victoria, with its head town at Valle de Bravo.[17]
Deputies returned to Congress
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[35] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
60.5495 |
| 2024[36] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
65.3494 |
