Tennessee's congressional districts

Tennessee's congressional districts since 2013[1]

There are currently nine United States congressional districts in Tennessee based on results from the United States 2010 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

List of members of the Tennessean United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 9 members, with 7 Republicans, and 2 Democrats.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbency District map
1st Phil Roe (R–Johnson City) Republican R+25 January 3, 2009 – present
2nd John Duncan Jr. (R–Knoxville) Republican R+20 November 8, 1988 – present
3rd Chuck Fleischmann (R–Ooltewah) Republican R+16 January 3, 2011 – present
4th Scott DesJarlais (R–Jasper) Republican R+18 January 3, 2011 – present
5th Jim Cooper (D–Nashville) Democratic D+5 January 3, 2003 – present
6th Diane Black (R–Gallatin) Republican R+21 January 3, 2011 – present
7th Marsha Blackburn (R–Brentwood) Republican R+18 January 3, 2003 – present
8th Stephen Fincher (R–Frog Jump) Republican R+19 January 3, 2011 – present
9th Steve Cohen (D–Memphis) Democratic D+25 January 3, 2007 – present

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Tennessee, presented chronologically.[2] All redistricting events that took place in Tennessee between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map
1973 – 1982
1983 – 1992
1993 – 2002
2003 – 2013
Since 2013

Obsolete districts


See also

References

  1. ↑ "The National Atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-2012.". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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