Tennessee's 5th congressional district

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Tennessee's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered on Nashville that has historically been a politically significant seat in Tennessee politics.

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instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
centeredOn Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville
contains Davidson County, Tennessee
parts of surrounding counties in Tennessee
country United States
created 19th century
createdFor apportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
currentCongressNumber 118th United States Congress
districtNumber 5
electionCycle every two years
elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives
experienced major redistricting in the 2020s
governingBody U.S. House of Representatives
hasAbbreviation TN-5
hasCapitalCityOfStateWithin Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville
hasCity Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville
hasLargestCity Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville
hasMajorCity Columbia, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
hasPoliticalHistory longtime Democratic stronghold prior to 2020s
hasPoliticalSignificance historically important seat in Tennessee politics
hasPopulationCharacteristic largely urban and suburban
hasRepresentative Andy Ogles
hasTimeZone Central Time Zone
hasType single-member district
historicallyCenteredOn Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville
isNumberedDistrictOf Tennessee
locatedIn Middle Tennessee
notableFor including Tennessee’s state capital
shifts in party control after 2020 redistricting
partOf Tennessee congressional delegation
partyOfCurrentRepresentative Republican Party
previouslyRepresentedBy Jim Cooper
linked to: Bart Gordon
previousRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
representedIn United States House of Representatives
state Tennessee

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Albert Gore Sr. representedDistrict Tennessee's 5th congressional district