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redrawing congressional maps?** Tennessee Republicans have already enacted a [new map](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting). Louisiana
Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that slices into the state’s majority-Black district and will likely secure them an all-GOP federal delegation. The redraw
redraw congressional voting maps.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3485x3485+1742+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F97%2F53fbf3c1476bb5961adb533eb73e%2Fap26127579060505.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5815023/tennessee-redistricting-map-passage) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Tennessee Republicans pass a map
redraw congressional voting maps. **George Walker IV/AP** George Walker IV/AP Tennessee Republicans have passed a new congressional
Tennessee is represented by eight Republicans and one Democrat. The state is the first to redraw its congressional map
Tennessee is the first of several southern states that have rushed to [redraw their congressional maps](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5815023/tennessee-redistricting-map-passage) in ways that they say is purely aimed at electing more Republicans
Congressional Maps of the Great State of Tennessee”. Lee did not immediately confirm the statement. A new map in Tennessee is expected to net another solidly Republican district in the state, increasing Republicans’ chances
redraw their congressional districts and dilute Black political power in the process. Florida’s Republicans signed a new map shortly after the supreme court decision came down. Republicans in Tennessee
congressional maps mid-decade to create more districts that favour their party. The spree began with US President Donald Trump calling on the Republican-controlled legislature in Texas to redraw its map to create five
redraw maps – US politics live Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of [US politics](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics). Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature passed redistricting maps on Thursday, eliminating the state’s one Democratic
redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district [Tennessee’s](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/tennessee) Republican-dominated legislature passed redistricting maps on Thursday, eliminating the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional
redraw predominantly Black districts. Many of them have been successful. Republicans in Tennessee [eliminated the state’s one Black congressional district](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting) last week. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis [signed a new map
redraw congressional maps to eliminate Democratic districts and dilute the influence of Black voters in electing candidates, a bare-knuckled blitz occurring even in some states where voting in congressional primaries has begun, and prompted
Tennessee**, Republicans could redraw the map to get rid of a district around Memphis, currently represented by Democrat Steve Cohen. Republicans in **Georgia** may also try and wipe out several districts held by Democrats
congressional map after the US supreme court [effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling). As Republicans scramble to redraw key districts after the US supreme court rendered ineffective a major section
redraw their maps to benefit one party or the other. In Virginia, voters approved a redrawn map in April that would have increased the number of Democrat-leaning districts. However, the state’s Supreme Court
Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district**  The Democratic state representative Justin Jones burns a photo
map. Legislation awaiting a final vote in Alabama also would upend the state’s congressional primaries if courts allow the state to change its US House districts. In South Carolina, meanwhile, Republican lawmakers urged
Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson strongly criticised the court for departing from its usual procedure of waiting 32 days to formally issue its judgment
map that could yield a clean sweep for Republicans, AP reports. Debates already have played out in Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana as [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) push to leverage a recent Supreme Court ruling that