The 2nd federal electoral district of Guanajuato () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 15 such districts in the state of Guanajuato.
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 second region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Alma Rosa de la Vega Vargas of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
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, Guanajuato's 2nd district comprises 217 electoral precincts () across four of the state's 46 municipalities: San Miguel de Allende, Celaya (32 precincts), Comonfort and San José Iturbide.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of San Miguel de Allende. The district reported a population of 435,292 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Guanajuato 9 13 15 14 15 15 Chamber of Deputies 196 300Sources:
2017–2022 Between 2017 and 2022, the 2nd district had the same configuration as in the 2023 plan.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, Guanajuato had only 14 districts. This district's head town was at San Miguel de Allende and it covered five municipalities: The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes. San Miguel de Allende, Comonfort and San José Iturbide, as in the later schemes, plus Doctor Mora and Tierra Blanca.
1996–2005 In the 1996 scheme, under which Guanajuato was assigned 15 seats, the district had its head town at San Miguel de Allende and it comprised nine municipalities: San Miguel de Allende, Doctor Mora, San José Iturbide and Tierra Blanca, as in the 2005 plan, plus Atarjea, San Luis de la Paz, Santa Catarina, Victoria and Xichú.
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, Guanajuato's seat allocation rose from 9 to 13. The 2nd district's head town was at León and it covered a part of that city and its surrounding municipality. The link contains a detailed description of the district's territory within the municipality.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Guanajuato's 2nd district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureVicente M. Valtierra1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...1976Enrique Gómez Guerra1976–197950th Congress1979Rafael Hernández Ortiz1979–198251st Congress1982Carlos Machiavelo Marín1982–198552nd Congress1985Franz Ignacio Espejel Muñoz1985–198853rd Congress1988Elías Villegas Torres1988–199154th Congress1991Alejandro Gutiérrez de Velasco Ortiz1991–199455th Congress1994Primo Quiroz Durán1994–199756th Congress1997Armando Rangel Hernández1997–200057th Congress2000Luis Alberto Villarreal García2000–200358th Congress2003Armando Rangel Hernández2003–200659th Congress2006Martín Stefanonni Mazzocco2006–200960th Congress2009Juan de Jesús Pascualli GómezLaura Viviana Agundiz Pérez2009–20102010–201261st Congress2012Ricardo Villarreal García2012–201562nd Congress2015María Verónica Agundis Estrada2015–201863rd Congress2018Ricardo Villarreal García2018–202164th Congress2021Ricardo Villarreal García2021–202465th Congress2024Alma Rosa de la Vega Vargas2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Guanajuato's 2nd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Ricardo Anaya Cortés Por México al Frente36.85252024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 52.0661
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