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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 ...
The 1st district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has been held by Republicans since 1881. The district was created in 1805 when the at-large seat was divided into multiple districts. The district's current representative is Republican Diana Harshbarger, who was first elected in 2020 following the retirement of Republican Phil Roe. [5]
The district is based in Knoxville and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. The area is known for being the home of the flagship campus for the University of Tennessee, hosting the 1982 World's Fair, and for being the headquarters for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Ruby Tuesday, and Pilot Flying J.
District Member (residence) Party Incumbency CPVI District map 1st: Diana Harshbarger : Republican since January 3, 2021 R+30 2nd: Tim Burchett : Republican since January 3, 2019 R+18 3rd: Chuck Fleischmann : Republican since January 3, 2011 R+19 4th: Scott DesJarlais : Republican since January 3, 2011 R+22 5th: Andy Ogles
If you're in District 8, I've already been in your County and I'll keep coming back until you are convinced that I'm a Congressman for All Americans irrespective of political persuasion ...
English: This is a locator map showing Jefferson County in Tennessee. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
The three districts that absorbed the city were then all won by Republicans, giving them 89% of Tennessee's U.S. House seats despite only getting 64% of the popular vote. This split also prevented urban voters from electing an African-American representative to the U.S. House, [5] despite representing about 17% of the population. [6]
The 6th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican John Rose since January 2019. Much of the sixth district is rural and wooded. It is spread across the geographic regions known as the Cumberland Plateau, the Highland Rim, and the Central Basin.