Tennessee’s 1st congressional district

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Tennessee’s 1st congressional district is a predominantly rural, strongly Republican U.S. House district in northeastern Tennessee that includes cities such as Johnson City and Kingsport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
abbreviation TN-1
characteristic predominantly rural
containsCounty Carter County, Tennessee
Greene County, Tennessee
Hancock County, Tennessee
Hawkins County, Tennessee
Johnson County, Tennessee
Sullivan County, Tennessee
Unicoi County, Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee
part of Cocke County, Tennessee
part of Jefferson County, Tennessee
part of Sevier County, Tennessee
containsMetropolitanArea Johnson City metropolitan area
linked to: Johnson City

Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area
country United States
created 1805
currentRepresentative Diana Harshbarger
currentRepresentativeAssumedOffice 2021
currentRepresentativeParty Republican Party
elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives
federalGovernmentBranch Legislative branch of the United States
linked to: Legislative Branch
geographicFeature Appalachian Mountains
Holston River
hasBorderWith Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
historicRegion Appalachia
Upper East Tennessee
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Tennessee
locatedInRegion Northeastern Tennessee
majorCity Bristol, Tennessee
Greeneville, Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee
linked to: Johnson City

Kingsport, Tennessee
neverRepresentedBy Democrat in modern era
partOf Tennessee congressional delegation
politicalLeaning strongly Republican
region Tri-Cities, Tennessee–Virginia
representedIn U.S. House of Representatives
safeSeatFor Republican Party
state Tennessee
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
typicalPresidentialVote Republican
linked to: Republican Party
urbanRuralCharacter mostly rural with small urban centers
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Sevier County, Tennessee federalDistrict Tennessee’s 1st congressional district
Hamblen County isInUSCongressionalDistrict Tennessee's 1st congressional district
linked to: Tennessee’s 1st congressional district
Sullivan County, Tennessee congressionalDistrict Tennessee's 1st congressional district
linked to: Tennessee’s 1st congressional district
Cocke County federalCongressionalDistrict Tennessee's 1st congressional district
linked to: Tennessee’s 1st congressional district
Diana Harshbarger office contested United States House of Representatives seat for Tennessee's 1st congressional district
linked to: Tennessee’s 1st congressional district
Tennessee's 3rd congressional district hasBorderWith Tennessee's 1st congressional district
linked to: Tennessee’s 1st congressional district