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Congressional District Code

Code identifying the congressional district associated with the vendor location recorded on the Other Transaction Award. It is a coded geographic identifier, not a free-text place name; values are typically abbreviated and should be treated as reference codes.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode
Title
Congressional District Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/congressionalDistrictCode
Description
Code identifying the congressional district associated with the vendor location recorded on the Other Transaction Award. It is a coded geographic identifier, not a free-text place name; values are typically abbreviated and should be treated as reference codes.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of vendor award distribution by congressional district, which is useful for oversight, reporting, and policy review of where federal spending flows. It can help analysts assess local economic impact, regional concentration, and district-level contracting patterns.
Example Value
01
Observed Non-Null Count
37,760

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/congressionalDistrictCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/congressionalDistrictCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Count awards or obligations by congressional district
  • Map vendor locations to district-level spending
  • Join to district reference or geography tables for reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the code as a city, county, or state
  • Aggregating without accounting for null, invalid, or outdated district codes

Query Guidance

Use this field in GROUP BY, JOIN, and filter clauses as a categorical geographic code. For district reporting, standardize values first, then join to a congressional district lookup table; if the code is sparse or inconsistent, test for NULLs, blanks, and nonstandard formats before analysis.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode AS congressional_district_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__congressionalDistrictCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.