2nd federal electoral district of Mexico City

The 2nd federal electoral district of Mexico City (; previously "of the Federal District") is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 22 such districts in Mexico City.

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 fourth region.

The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is José Alberto Benavides Castañeda of the Labour Party (PT).

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, the 2nd district covers 369 electoral precincts () across the central portion of the borough () of Gustavo A. Madero and the northern portion of the borough of Cuauhtémoc.

The district reported a population of 451,517 in the 2020 Census.

Previous districting schemes

2005–2022

Under both the 2005 and 2017 districting schemes, the district covered central and western portions of Gustavo A. Madero.

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005, the district covered central and western portions of Gustavo A. Madero and the eastern part of Azcapotzalco.

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, the Federal District's seat allocation rose from 27 to 40. The 2nd district covered a portion of the borough of Cuauhtémoc.

Deputies returned to Congress

Presidential elections

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