Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state's lone majority-Black district

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

May. 7, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT


Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature passed a new congressional map splitting up the state’s lone majority-Black district, swiftly responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s major redistricting ruling last week.

The redrawn district lines, which Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign into law, put Republicans in position to gain a seat in this fall’s midterm elections and secure full control over Tennessee’s congressional delegation.

The new map carves up a Memphis-based seat held by longtime Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., into three districts, spreading the Democratic voters into more rural, Republican districts that stretch hundreds of miles east. It also further splits the Nashville metropolitan area into five districts.

The long districts run across cross Tennessee’s distinct geographic regions and tie voters from different media markets and time zones together to achieve the desired partisan impact.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/tennessee-republicans-pass-map-splitting-states-lone-majority-black-di-rcna343934

[SSJVegeta]

1. I wonder the likelihood of this backfiring as bad as the TX map might

[MacKasey]

2. How is this not taxation without representation?

[underpants]

4. How is this not blatant racism? Oh, it is.

I’d been surprised they hadn’t jumped in yet what with their kicking the two black state Reps out but the white lady stayed.

[Lovie777]

3. Take it to court................

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Which court?

The most likely GOP-stacked state Court or federal, where the SCOTUS just gave their blessings and mandate to do it?

[underpants]

5. Virginia let the people vote on it.

I’ve been surprised Tennessee has stayed out of this but hey, SCOTUS gave them a green light to re-exhibit their blatant racism.

[PatrickforB]

7. The Klan is back in business! n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Nothing to see here - John Roberts

[pansypoo53219]

9. jim crow 2.026.

how do we impeach preznit donnie oompahlini's judges?

[red dog 1]

13. We can't; but with a Dem-controlled Congress, we can expand SCOTUS.

[FakeNoose]

10. The answer is for Tennessee Blacks to all move to White neighborhoods immediately

Why should Blacks stick together in the Black "ghettos" since the White citizens won't let them have their own Representative?

[BumRushDaShow]

11. "The answer is for Tennessee Blacks to all move to White neighborhoods immediately"

Redlining is why they live where they do now and it will continue to be the way the MAGats will maintain the segregation status quo.

They won't sell to blacks claiming "the house is (suddenly) 'no longer available'" or "another buyer outbid them".

And there will be no federal agency to go to to file a complaint because they are only accepting complaints from aggrieved whites.

[red dog 1]

12. Scott MacFarlane's Bluesky post.

It’s staggering

How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters

And how ready they were to do so

— Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T01:01:46.070Z

[Initech]

14. Fuck these assholes! Fire all Murdoch republicans everywhere now!

[travelingthrulife]

15. At least the bigots are identified for all to see.

[RoseTrellis]

16. Who's gonna be the new representatives?

So the R’s are “creating” 2 new house seats?
Do I understand that right?
Who is going to get those seats?
I suspect it might be a reward for a Jan 6er….