Tennessee's 9th congressional district

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Tennessee's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in West Tennessee, covering most of Memphis and its inner suburbs. It has been represented by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007. The district was re-created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. The district is almost exclusively urban, due to its mostly cohabitant nature with Memphis. The district, as shaped for the 119th Congress, has the lowest median income of the state's districts, at $53,598. It also ranks first in the state with the poverty rate at 22.7 percent, per a 2026 congressional study. As of 2026, it is the only majority minority congressional district in Tennessee and the only surviving "Democratic stronghold" district [Nashville had been one until it was 'cracked' in 2022's redistricting]. Since 1875, the area has sent mostly Democrats to Congress with the exception of a brief period from 1967 to 1975 when it was represented by Republican Dan Kuykendall. However, with the 'voluntary...

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