Looking at the election results, one thing is crystal clear. Tennessee and Hamilton County are profoundly conservative, but another thing is also true. There are millions in the Volunteer State and thousands in Hamilton County opposed to the GOP and what they represent. But these people have minimal political representation because of Tennessee’s blatantly gerrymandered maps.
Don’t believe us? Then look at the data.
According to post-election analysis from the Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus, there was a wide margin between the new makeup of the state delegation and the share of votes cast for Republican President-elect Donald Trump.
The GOP won 89% of Tennessee’s congressional districts, 82% of state Senate districts and 76% of state House districts, while Trump got 64% of the vote statewide.
Amid a pool of likely numerous split-ticket voters, it’s difficult to gauge the severity of gerrymandering statewide with this analysis.