Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in East Tennessee centered on Knoxville and surrounding areas, known as a reliably Republican stronghold.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district ⓘ
centeredOn Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
containsAirport McGhee Tyson Airport ⓘ
containsCity Alcoa, Tennessee ⓘ
Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
Lenoir City, Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Lenoir City

Maryville, Tennessee ⓘ
Oak Ridge, Tennessee (partial, depending on redistricting) ⓘ
containsFederalFacility Tennessee Valley Authority headquarters ⓘ
containsInstitution University of Tennessee, Knoxville ⓘ
containsLandmark Great Smoky Mountains National Park gateway communities (partial) ⓘ
containsMetropolitanArea Knoxville metropolitan area ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created 1796 ⓘ
createdFor 1st United States Congress seats apportioned to Tennessee ⓘ
currentRepresentative Tim Burchett ⓘ
currentRepresentativeParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
elects one member to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
FECDistrictCode TN02 ⓘ
hasContinuousRepublicanControlSince mid-19th century ⓘ
hasMajorIndustry education ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasNeverElected Democratic Party (United States) representative in the modern two-party era ⓘ
includesArea Blount County, Tennessee ⓘ
Grainger County, Tennessee ⓘ
Jefferson County, Tennessee ⓘ
Knox County, Tennessee ⓘ
Loudon County, Tennessee ⓘ
Union County, Tennessee ⓘ
portions of Claiborne County, Tennessee ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn Tennessee ⓘ
locatedInRegion East Tennessee ⓘ
oneOfOldestDistrictsIn Tennessee ⓘ
partOf Appalachian region ⓘ
politicalLeaning Republican stronghold ⓘ
safe Republican ⓘ
previousNotableRepresentative Howard Baker Sr. ⓘ
John J. Duncan Jr. ⓘ
John J. Duncan Sr. ⓘ
linked to: John J. Duncan Jr.
redistrictedAfter 2010 United States census ⓘ
2020 United States census ⓘ
United States census ⓘ
safeSeatFor Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
stateDelegation United States House delegation from Tennessee ⓘ
usesVotingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
votingPattern overwhelmingly votes Republican in presidential elections ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union County, Tennessee → congressionalDistrict → Tennessee's 2nd congressional district ⓘ
subject linked to: Union County
Howard Baker Sr. → represented by → Tennessee's 2nd congressional district ⓘ
Monroe County, Tennessee → partOf → Tennessee’s 2nd congressional district ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district
Claiborne County, Tennessee → partOf → Tennessee’s 2nd congressional district ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district
Horace Maynard → represented → Tennessee's 2nd congressional district ⓘ
Tennessee's 3rd congressional district → hasBorderWith → Tennessee's 2nd congressional district ⓘ