Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow
Democrats and civil rights groups are suing as the new map splits Memphis into three Republican-leaning districts and divides its majority-Black population.
- On Thursday, Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature finalized a new map splitting Memphis's historically Democratic-leaning district into three Republican-leaning districts, binding the city's majority-Black population to mostly white, rural communities.
- Following an April 29 Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act, Republicans across the South seized the opportunity to eliminate Democratic-held, majority-minority congressional seats before November elections.
- Residents Steve Fowler and Sam Wilson, neighbors on a leafy East Memphis street for a decade, now reside in different congressional districts, which critics argue removes a dedicated government agent for the city.
- Democrats and civil rights groups are suing to block the map, while protesters shouted "hands off Memphis!" Eric Holder, chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, warned the redistricting undermines the city's central role in racial justice.
- Tennessee joins several Southern states, including Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana, engaged in a partisan redistricting competition. Political analysts note the new districts may create friction as representatives balance the needs of starkly different regional populations.
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