Tennessee's 5th congressional district
Tennessee's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 784,695[2][3] | ||
Median household income | $86,017[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[5] |
The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023.
In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries. The city is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to numerous colleges and universities (its old nickname was "the Athens of the South"). It is also home to the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, earning it the nickname "Music City".[6]
Since the 2022 election cycle, there is no longer a congressional district centered on the city of Nashville itself. Democrat Jim Cooper, the prior holder of the office, alleged that the district was gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates.[7] Prior to the 2020 House Redistricting Cycle, the district contained the entirety of Davidson County (which is coterminous with Nashville), making it a safe seat for the Democratic Party. Following redistricting, Nashville was split into 3 separate districts, effectively diluting the city's heavily Democratic voter base into the surrounding suburban and rural counties, which lean strongly Republican.[citation needed]
Current boundaries
As of the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the 5th District comprises a southern portion of Davidson County; portions of Wilson and Williamson Counties; and the entirety of Maury, Lewis, and Marshall Counties.[8]
Election results from statewide races
Election results from presidential and statewide races under current lines:
Year | Office | Result |
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2016 | President | Donald Trump 55.6% - Hillary Clinton 38.5% |
2018 | Governor | Bill Lee 54.2% - Karl Dean 42.8% |
2018 | Senate | Phil Bredesen 49.5% - Marsha Blackburn 49.5% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 54.5% - Joe Biden 43.2% |
2020 | Senate | Bill Hagerty 57.6% - Marquita Bradshaw 39.8% |
2022 | Governor | Bill Lee 58.4% - Jason Martin 40.1% |
- Results under old lines (2013-2023)
Year | Office | Result |
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2012 | President | Barack Obama 56% - Mitt Romney 42.5% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 56.5% - Donald Trump 38.2% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 60.3% - Donald Trump 36.7% |
- Results under old lines (2003-2013)
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 57% - George W. Bush 42% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 48% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 57.5% - John McCain 41.3% |
History
Following the 1950 census, Tennessee expanded briefly to ten districts. Even though it has since contracted back to nine districts, that marked the beginning of the continuous period where the 5th district was centered on Davidson County/Nashville.[9]
From 1941 to 1957, Nashville was represented by
Priest died just before the Election of 1956,
Richard "Dick" Fulton represented the 5th from 1963 until August 1975, when he retired from Congress to become the second mayor of metropolitan Nashville. Following the 1970 census, while Fulton was representing the district, Tennessee briefly contracted to eight congressional districts. During the 1970s, the district encompassed Davidson, Cheatham, and Robertson counties. This contraction of congressional districts forced the first time in thirty years that Davidson County was not the sole county in the district. (The fifth was only Davidson County from 1943 to 1972.)[9]
Once Fulton was Nashville's mayor, he was succeeded in Congress by former state senator Clifford Allen. Allen served for only a term and a half (November 1975 - June 1978) before he died in office due to complications from a heart attack suffered a month earlier.[12]
In the election of 1978, the fifth district selected state senator
Clement did not run for re-election in 2002, as he was running for the open U.S. Senate seat left by retiring Fred Thompson. He won the Democratic nomination easily, but was defeated in the general election by former governor Lamar Alexander.[14] Clement was succeeded in Congress by Jim Cooper, who, like Clement, was also the son of a former governor. Cooper is considered a blue dog Democrat. According to On The Issues, he is deemed "moderate", but is slightly to the left of the political center.[15] After the 2020 United States redistricting cycle moved the 5th district to the Republican-leaning suburbs to the south of Nashville, Cooper announced that he would not run again in 2022.[16] He was succeeded in Congress by Andy Ogles, the former mayor of Maury County.
List of members representing the district
Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District formatting March 4, 1813 | |||||
Felix Grundy (Nashville) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1813 – July 1814 |
13th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1813. Resigned. |
1813–1823 Bedford, Davidson, Lincoln, Rutherford, and Williamson counties |
Vacant | July 1814 – September 16, 1814 |
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Newton Cannon (Williamson County) |
Democratic-Republican
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September 16, 1814 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected to finish Grundy's term. Re-elected in 1815. Lost re-election. | |
Thomas Claiborne )
(Nashville |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1817. Retired. | |
Newton Cannon (Williamson County) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Retired. | |
Robert Allen (Carthage) |
Democratic-Republican[a]
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Retired. |
1823–1833 Smith, Sumner, and Wilson counties |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | ||||
Robert Desha (Gallatin) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
20th 21st |
Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Retired. | |
William Hall (Sumner County) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Elected in 1831 .Retired. | |
John B. Forester (McMinnville) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd 24th |
Re-elected in 1835 .Retired. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | ||||
Hopkins L. Turney (Winchester) |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
25th 26th 27th |
Re-elected in 1841 .Retired. | |
George Washington Jones (Fayetteville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 |
28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd |
Re-elected in 1851. .
Redistricted to the 6th district |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Charles Ready (Murfreesboro) |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th 35th |
Re-elected in 1857 .Lost re-election. |
1853–1861 [data missing] |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | ||||
Robert H. Hatton (Lebanon) |
Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Confederate Army .
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District inactive | March 3, 1861 – July 24, 1866 |
37th 38th 39th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
William B. Campbell (Lebanon) |
Unionist | July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | Elected in 1865 .Retired. |
1866–1873 [data missing] |
John Trimble (Nashville) |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected in 1867 .Retired. | |
William F. Prosser )
(Nashville |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868 .Lost re-election. | |
Edward I. Golladay (Lebanon) |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870 .Lost re-election. | |
Horace Harrison (Nashville) |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
John M. Bright )
(Fayetteville |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1878. .
Lost re-election as an Independent Democrat | |
Richard Warner )
(Lewisburg |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Re-elected in 1882 .Lost renomination. | |
1883–1893 [data missing] | |||||
James D. Richardson (Murfreesboro) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1905 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th |
Re-elected in 1902 .Retired. | |
1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
1903–1913 [data missing] | |||||
William C. Houston (Woodbury) |
Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1919 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Re-elected in 1916 .Retired. | |
1913–1923 [data missing] | |||||
Ewin L. Davis (Tullahoma) |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930 .Lost renomination. | |
1923–1933 [data missing] | |||||
Jo Byrns (Nashville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – June 4, 1936 |
73rd 74th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1934 .Died. |
1933–1943 [data missing] |
Vacant | June 4, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | |||
Richard M. Atkinson (Nashville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | Elected in 1936 .Lost renomination. | |
Jo Byrns Jr. )
(Nashville |
Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938 .Lost re-election. | |
Percy Priest (Nashville) |
Independent Democratic
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January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
77th | Elected in 1940. .
Redistricted to the 6th district | |
Jim Nance McCord (Lewisburg) |
Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | Elected in 1942. .
Retired to run for Governor of Tennessee |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
Harold Earthman (Murfreesboro) |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944 .Lost renomination. | |
Joe L. Evins (Smithville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
80th 81st 82nd |
Re-elected in 1950. .
Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Percy Priest (Nashville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – October 12, 1956 |
83rd 84th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1954 .Died. |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
Vacant | October 12, 1956 – January 3, 1957 |
84th | |||
J. Carlton Loser )
(Nashville |
Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 |
85th 86th 87th |
Re-elected in 1960 .Lost renomination. | |
Richard Fulton (Goodlettsville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – August 14, 1975 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Mayor of Nashville .
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1963–1973 [data missing] |
1973–1983 Cheatham, Davidson, and Robertson counties. | |||||
Vacant | August 14, 1975 – November 25, 1975 |
94th | |||
Clifford Allen (Nashville) |
Democratic | November 25, 1975 – June 18, 1978 |
94th 95th |
Re-elected in 1976 .Died. | |
Vacant | June 18, 1978 – January 3, 1979 |
95th | |||
Bill Boner (Nashville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1979 – October 5, 1987 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th |
Mayor of Nashville .
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1983–1993 Davidson and Robertson counties. | |||||
Vacant | October 5, 1987 – January 19, 1988 |
100th | |||
Bob Clement (Nashville) |
Democratic | January 19, 1988 – January 3, 2003 |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
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1993–2003 Davidson and Robertson counties. | |||||
Jim Cooper (Nashville) |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2023 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired. |
2003–2013 Cheatham, Davidson, and Wilson counties. |
2013–2023 Cheatham, Davidson, and Dickson counties. | |||||
Andy Ogles (Columbia) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. | 2023–present Davidson, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Williamson, and Wilson counties. |
Recent election results
- Results under old lines (2013-2023)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 171,358 | 65.22 | +9.0 | |
Republican | Brad Staats | 86,153 | 32.79 | -9.3 | |
Green
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John Miglietta | 5,208 | 1.98 | +1.8 | |
Write-in candidate | Sean Puckett | 12 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 262,731 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 96,148 | 62.32 | -2.9 | |
Republican | Bob Ries | 55,078 | 35.70 | +2.91 | |
Independent
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Paul Deakin | 9,634 | 6.24 | +6.2 | |
Total votes | 160,860 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 171,111 | 62.55 | +0.23 | |
Republican | Stacy Ries Snyder | 102,433 | 37.44 | +1.74 | |
Total votes | 273,544 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 177,923 | 67.84 | +5.29 | |
Republican | Jody M. Ball | 84,317 | 32.15 | -5.29 | |
Write-in candidate | Marshal Weaver | 8 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 202,248 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Cooper (incumbent) | 252,155 | 100.00 | +32.16 | |
Write-in | 14 | 0.0 | |||
Total votes | 252,169 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold
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Results under new lines (2023-present)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Republican | Andy Ogles | 123,558 | 55.84 | +55.84 | ||
Democratic | Heidi Campbell | 93,648 | 42.32 | −57.75 | ||
Independent | Derrick Brantley | 2,090 | 0.95 | |||
Independent | Daniel Cooper | 1,132 | 0.51 | |||
Independent | Rich Shannon | 847 | 0.38 | |||
Total votes | 221,275 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic
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See also
Notes
- ^ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election
References
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
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- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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- ^ "Gov. Lee signs congressional redistricting bill splitting Davidson County". WTVF. February 7, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
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- ^ Sutton, Caroline (January 25, 2022). "US Rep. Jim Cooper announces he will not seek reelection in 2022". News Channel 5 Nashville. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- House of Representatives member information, via Clerk of the United States House of Representatives