テネシー州議会は木曜日、共和党主導のもと、黒人が多数を占めるシェルビー郡を3つの選挙区に分割する新たな連邦下院選挙区地図を承認した。この動きは、同州で唯一民主党が保持する下院議席を排除することを目的としている。ビル・リー知事は可決直後、この地図を法として署名した。
今回の選挙区再編は、投票権法第2条を弱体化させた4月29日の連邦最高裁の判決を受け、リー知事が招集した特別会期中に行われた。現在テネシー州には共和党下院議員が8名、民主党議員が1名（メンフィス選出のスティーブ・コーエン議員）存在している。新たな境界線は、黒人が多数を占める第9選挙区を分断し、メンフィスの一部の有権者を、ナッシュビル郊外まで約200マイルに及ぶ選挙区に編入させるものとなっている。
保守派のユーザーは、最後の民主党選挙区を排除する共和党の勝利としてこの地図を称賛し、抗議活動を嘲笑する声も見られた。一方で批判派は、これを露骨なゲリマンダリングであり、シェルビー郡の黒人コミュニティを標的とした有権者抑圧であると非難している。
It’s so fun to watch Liberals act like the spoiled child that mom would not buy the Toy for at Checkout! 🤣😂Tennessee House has officially PASSED the new Congressional maps, which will ELIMINATE the state’s only Democrat district! Watch them cry 😭 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/T5sY3bhCWM
— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) 2026年5月7日
Aaand The Protesters LOSE IT‼️
— 🇺🇸The REAL Lady De’Plorable🇺🇸 (@LadyRedWave) 2026年5月7日
Well Done!
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Tennessee passes NEW Congressional map eliminating the state’s only Democrat District pic.twitter.com/sIJJsnUtgE
Imagine a map so "fair" that downtown Memphis now shares a congressman with Franklin. Tennessee Republicans just carved up Shelby County like a Thanksgiving turkey to erase the state’s last blue seat. It is not even subtle gerrymandering anymore; it is a clinical hit job.
— Goodness And Mercy (@FineAndRich) 2026年5月8日
Tennessee Republicans just approved a new congressional map aimed at creating a 9–0 Republican advantage. pic.twitter.com/MobucIjJxa
— NLDR (Noldor) Media (@NLDRMedia) 2026年5月8日
Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map Thursday that dismantles the state’s majority-Black district and will likely secure them an all-GOP federal delegation. https://t.co/c43qjqhEWB
— Gene Bryant (@GeneBryant2) 2026年5月8日
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Tennessee became the first state to redraw its congressional districts after a Supreme Court decision last week that weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering. Republicans in the state legislature approved a new map that removes the only U.S. House seat held by a Democrat. Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly after the vote.
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.
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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.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map (SB8) was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, concluding the Voting Rights Act did not require the state to draw an additional majority-Black district. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., called the ruling “a massive and devastating blow,” warning it could accelerate redistricting fights across Southern states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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In response to the Supreme Court's Callais v. Louisiana decision curtailing Voting Rights Act protections (as covered in this series), Alabama lawmakers have begun a special session to reinstate 2023 congressional maps if courts lift a prior ban. Critics say the move would undermine Black representation.