Tennessee's congressional districts

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Map of Tennessee's congressional districts since January 3, 2023
Interactive map version Tennessee's Congressonal Districts (2023-).png
Map of Tennessee's congressional districts since January 3, 2023
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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.

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Current districts and representatives

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
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3]
District map
1st Diana Harshbarger 116th Congress.jpeg
Diana Harshbarger
(Kingsport)
Republicansince
January 3, 2021
R+30 Tennessee's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
2nd Rep. Tim Burchett official photo, 116th congress.jpg
Tim Burchett
(Knoxville)
Republicansince
January 3, 2019
R+18 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg
3rd Chuck Fleischmann 118th Congress.jpg
Chuck Fleischmann
(Ooltewah)
Republicansince
January 3, 2011
R+19 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg
4th Scott DesJarlais, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Scott DesJarlais
(Sherwood)
Republicansince
January 3, 2011
R+22 Tennessee's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg
5th Congressman Andy Ogles 2022.jpg
Andy Ogles
(Columbia)
Republicansince
January 3, 2023
R+9 Tennessee's 5th congressional district in Nashville (since 2023).svg
6th John Rose 118th Congress.jpeg
John Rose
(Cookeville)
Republicansince
January 3, 2019
R+17 Tennessee's 6th congressional district in Nashville (since 2023).svg
7th Mark Green, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Mark Green
(Clarksville)
Republicansince
January 3, 2019
R+10 Tennessee's 7th congressional district in Nashville (since 2023).svg
8th Rep. David Kustoff, official portrait, 2023.jpg
David Kustoff
(Germantown)
Republicansince
January 3, 2017
R+21 Tennessee's 8th congressional district in Memphis (since 2023).svg
9th Steve Cohen official blue.jpg
Steve Cohen
(Memphis)
Democraticsince
January 3, 2007
D+22 Tennessee's 9th congressional district in Memphis (since 2023).svg

Historical results

Historical and present district boundaries

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.

YearStatewide map
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Tennessee, 1973 - 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Tennessee, 1983 - 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Tennessee, 1993 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Tennessee, 2003 - 2013.tif
2013–2023 United States Congressional Districts in Tennessee, since 2013.tif

Obsolete districts

See also

References

  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.