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Arguably, the district's current characteristics began to take shape in 1925 — the first year a congressional district consisted exclusively of Shelby County.. A congressional district was perfectly coextensive with Shelby County from 1925 until 1966, numbered as the 10th from 1925 to 1933 and from 1943 to 1953, then the 9th from 1933 to 1943 and the 9th from 1953 to 1966.
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 ...
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as major roads, water areas, urban areas, and parks in Tennessee, with neighbouring states coloured in gray.
Longtime incumbent Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen faces three challengers in the Aug. 1 primary.
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as roads, water areas, and area landmarks (inc. parks) in the Memphis Urban Area, with an inset for the area between Millington and Covington as well as Tennessee as a whole.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Nashville says the U.S. House maps and those for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering under the 14th and 15th amendm
The Tennessee Legislature drew new maps for Tennessee's congressional districts to account for the new 2020 census data. The Republican Party had a trifecta in the Tennessee Government at the time, giving them full control of the redistricting process. Legislators drew the maps for the state from late 2021 through early 2022. [2]
Because congressional districts are not strictly determined by county boundaries, the 9 th Congressional District includes only part of Wood County and the secretary of state only publishes the ...