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 NERFINISHED
Grainger County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Knox County, Tennessee
Loudon County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Union County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
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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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