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The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee.It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023.. In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
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 ...
Alcy-Ball; Barton Heights; Boxtown; Bunker Hill; Coro Lake; Diamond Estates; Dixie Heights; Dukestown; Elliston Heights; Emerald Estates; French Fort; Gaslight Square
The High Point Terrace Historic District, which includes 1180 contributing buildings over 480 acres (1.9 km 2), was added in 2002 to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The NRHP is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation ...
North Memphis flourished during the 19th and 20th centuries. Klondike and Smokey City are two of the oldest African American elite communities [2] in Memphis. [3] Historic neighborhoods like Speedway Terrace, Vollintine-Evergreen, and Shelby Forest were home to wealthy families and a vibrant manufacturing industry.
Orange Mound stands on the site of the former John Deaderick plantation. Between 1825 and 1830, Deaderick (whose family donated the land in Nashville on which the Tennessee State Capitol was built) purchased 5,000 acres (20 km 2) of land (from Airways to Semmes) and built a stately house there (at what is now the east side of Airways, between Carnes and Spottswood).
A sign for voting is seen outside of the early voting site at Greater Lewis Street Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, July 12, 2024. ... Where TN Congressional District 8 ...
The city of Memphis is split between two congressional districts. The western three-fourths of the city, including downtown, forms the core of the 9th District, which has been represented by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007. Cohen was the first white Democrat to represent a significant portion of Memphis in more than 40 years.