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 and the were lost after the 1840 census. The was lost after the 1850 census and the was last lost after the 1950 census. The was briefly lost after the 1970 census but was regained after the 1980 census.
This is a list of United States representatives from Tennessee, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of nine members, with eight Republicans and one 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 âÂÂcrackâ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite NashvilleâÂÂs strong Democratic lean and population sufficient for a single district. Critics claimed that this Republican gerrymander âÂÂdiminished the influence of Black voters and other voters of color concentrated in NashvilleâÂÂ, 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.â However, in 2024 a federal court ruled that while the gerrymander is a clear âÂÂpolitical gerrymanderâ it didnâÂÂt fit the criteria for a âÂÂracial gerrymander.âÂÂ
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Tennessee, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Tennessee between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
Due to three county island parcels near Sweetwater, Tennessee, Tennessee's 2nd congressional district is not geographically contiguous â rather it is politically contiguous, with county exclaves "connected" despite being entirely-surrounded by Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.