Tennessee Republicans plan to carve up Nashville into as many as three congressional seats during redistricting this year, a state GOP leader says.
“I won’t give an exact number, but it’s either two or three,” Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton said of the possible district splits, in an interview withNBC News has reached out to Sexton's office for comment.that their GOP counterparts, who control the state legislature tasked with the redistricting, would draw new boundaries that are advantageous to Republicans as the party looks to bolster its prospects in the 2022 midterm elections and beyond.
Dividing up Nashville would threaten the re-election chances for Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper by pairing more conservative areas outside the state's largest city with the metropolitan area's more liberal voters. The resulting districts would likely create safe seats for Republicans. Since the last redistricting cycle a decade ago, Middle Tennessee and Nashville, one of a handful of blue dots in a reliably red state, have exploded in population. The 5th district, which includes all of Davidson County, as well as the more rural Dickson County and parts of Cheatham County, now has too many residents and must be changed during redistricting.
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