What is one difference between district elections and elections at large?

A) District elections are only for electing a mayor, while at-large elections are to elect city council members.
B) District elections occur less often than elections at large.
C) District elections create a smaller number of constituents than elections at large.
D) District elections are only for state elections.

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C) District elections create a smaller number of constituents than elections at large.

In district elections, representatives are elected to serve specific geographic areas (districts), which typically means they represent a smaller number of constituents compared to at-large elections, where officials are elected to represent the entire voting population without geographic subdivision.