先週の連邦最高裁による人種的ゲリマンダーに対する投票権法の保護を弱める判決を受け、テネシー州は全米で初めて連邦議会の選挙区割り直しを行った州となった。同州議会の共和党議員らは、民主党が保有する唯一の連邦下院議席を排除する新しい地図を承認した。ビル・リー知事は投票直後にこの法案に署名した。
新たな選挙区境界は、現在民主党のスティーブ・コーエン下院議員が代表を務める第9選挙区を標的にしている。この区割り変更により、ドナルド・トランプ氏が2024年に圧勝した同州において、唯一残っていた民主党の拠点が消滅することになる。
X上での初期の反応を見ると、保守派は今回の地図を共和党の戦略的な支配の強化であり、民主党への打撃として称賛している。一方、批判派はこれをゲリマンダーであり、黒人が多数を占める選挙区に対する不当な標的化であると非難している。中立的なユーザーは、議会の混乱や連邦最高裁の判決後のタイミングに注目している。
🔊 ‘They’ve been pretty explicit that they're doing this because they think it's an opportunity to flip that one Democratic seat.’ @josephax on the Tennessee Republicans passing a new map erasing a majority-Black House district https://t.co/57j0n0ILsL pic.twitter.com/U76Y8SsaYW
— Reuters (@Reuters) 2026年5月8日
💥 SIGNED. SEALED. 9-0 GOP INCOMING
— Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) 2026年5月8日
Tennessee Governor just signed the new Congressional maps — eliminating the state’s only Democrat district for good.
Democrats had their meltdown.
Now they have their reality check.
This is strategic dominance under America First… pic.twitter.com/ecGxVlwo7l
🔥JUST IN — IT'S OFFICIAL: The Tennessee Senate has PASSED a 2026 redistricting map that will eliminate the final Democrat seat in the state
— Whiplash347 (@Whiplash437) 2026年5月9日
CHAOS ERUPTS on the floor, Democrats are going haywire
The 9R-0D map now heads to Gov. BILL LEE for signature. pic.twitter.com/1i2sSylwB1
This is righteous authority sweeping the South!
— Everyday Treasures (@Everyday_ET) 2026年5月8日
Alabama just passed a measure paving the way for a strong red 2026 map — another Democrat melting down as MAGA Republicans play hardball.
After Tennessee’s 9R-0D and South Carolina moving, the South is on a serious win streak…
Tennessee just turned redistricting into a blood sport. While everyone was sleeping, they carved up Memphis like a Thanksgiving turkey to wipe the only Democratic seat off the map. If you think your vote matters, the GOP just proved they can simply draw you out of existence.
— Goodness And Mercy (@FineAndRich) 2026年5月9日
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Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map on Thursday that splits majority-Black Shelby County into three districts. The move aims to remove the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat. Governor Bill Lee signed the map into law shortly after passage.
Tennessee Republicans voted Thursday to pass new congressional maps expected to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House seat. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly afterward. The move followed a Supreme Court decision striking down certain majority-black districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
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Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that would split the state's majority-Black Shelby County and likely erase the last Democratic seat in the U.S. House. The plan aims to give the GOP all nine of the state's congressional districts. It follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, Callais v. Louisiana decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map as a racial gerrymander (as covered in this series), experts warn the reinterpretation of Voting Rights Act protections could endanger minority representation nationwide. Louisiana has extended suspension of its U.S. House primaries until at least July 2026 amid expectations of a redraw.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 29 that Louisiana's congressional map, which included a second majority-Black district, constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act requires proof of intentional discrimination, not just disparate impact. The decision, in Louisiana v. Callais, limits race-based redistricting and prompts new maps in several states.