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Tennessee's congressional districts

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Tennessee's congressional districts since January 3, 2023

There are currently nine United States congressional districts in Tennessee based on results from the 2020 United States census. There have been as few as eight and as many as thirteen congressional districts in Tennessee. The 13th district and the 12th district were lost after the 1840 census. The 11th district was lost after the 1850 census and the 10th district was last lost after the 1950 census. The 9th district was briefly lost after the 1970 census but was regained after the 1980 census.

Current districts and representatives

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List of members of the United States House delegation from Tennessee, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 9 members, with 8 Republicans, and 1 Democrat.

The Tennessee congressional maps are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case by the Republican-controlled state legislature, which in 2022 drew maps to ‘crack’ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite Nashville’s strong Democratic lean and population nearly sufficient for a single district.[1] This Republican gerrymander ‘diminished the influence of Black voters and other voters of color concentrated in Nashville’, by splitting them up and adding portions of the Nashville community into districts that are overwhelmingly white and Republican, thus diluting the voting power of Black voters in the state.

Current U.S. representatives from Tennessee
District Member
(Residence)[2]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[3]
District map
1st
Diana Harshbarger
(Kingsport)
Republican since
January 3, 2021
R+30
2nd
Tim Burchett
(Knoxville)
Republican since
January 3, 2019
R+18
3rd
Chuck Fleischmann
(Ooltewah)
Republican since
January 3, 2011
R+19
4th
Scott DesJarlais
(Sherwood)
Republican since
January 3, 2011
R+22
5th
Andy Ogles
(Columbia)
Republican since
January 3, 2023
R+9
6th
John Rose
(Cookeville)
Republican since
January 3, 2019
R+17
7th
Mark Green
(Clarksville)
Republican since
January 3, 2019
R+10
8th
David Kustoff
(Germantown)
Republican since
January 3, 2017
R+21
9th
Steve Cohen
(Memphis)
Democratic since
January 3, 2007
D+22

Historical Results

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Historical and present district boundaries

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Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Tennessee, presented chronologically.[4] All redistricting events that took place in Tennessee between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map
1973–1982
1983–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023

Obsolete districts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Witherspoon, Andrew; York, Sam Levine in New. "A masterclass in election-rigging: how Republicans 'dismembered' a Democratic stronghold". the Guardian. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.