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[edit]
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 | 
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| 2nd |  Tim Burchett (Knoxville) |
Republican | since January 3, 2019 |
R+18 | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 | 
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Historical and present district boundaries[edit]
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 | 
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| 1983–1992 | 
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| 1993–2002 | 
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| 2003–2013 | 
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| 2013–2023 | 
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Obsolete districts[edit]
- Southwest Territory's at-large congressional district, obsolete since statehood
- Tennessee's at-large congressional district (1796–1805; 1873–1875)
- Tennessee's 10th congressional district, obsolete since the 1950 census
- Tennessee's 11th congressional district, obsolete since the 1850 census
- Tennessee's 12th congressional district, obsolete since the 1840 census
- Tennessee's 13th congressional district, obsolete since the 1840 census
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Witherspoon, Andrew; York, Sam Levine in New. "A masterclass in election-rigging: how Republicans 'dismembered' a Democratic stronghold". the Guardian. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.