Tennessee's 6th congressional district

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Tennessee's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district in Middle Tennessee that includes suburban and rural areas east of Nashville and has historically leaned Republican in federal elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
BartGordonServedUntil 2011
chamber House of Representatives
containsCity Cookeville
Crossville
Gallatin
Hendersonville, Tennessee
surface form: Hendersonville

Lebanon, Tennessee
Mount Juliet
Portland, Tennessee
Smithville, Tennessee
containsCounty Cannon County, Tennessee
Clay County, Tennessee
Cumberland County, Tennessee
DeKalb County, Tennessee
Jackson County, Tennessee
Macon County, Tennessee
Overton County, Tennessee
Pickett County, Tennessee
Putnam County, Tennessee
Smith County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
Trousdale County, Tennessee
Van Buren County, Tennessee
Warren County, Tennessee
White County, Tennessee
Wilson County, Tennessee
part of Davidson County, Tennessee
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentRepresentative John Rose
currentRepresentativeAssumedOffice 2019
currentRepresentativeParty Republican Party
federal yes
hasRuralCharacter yes
historicalPartyTendencyFederalElections Republican Party
surface form: Republican
includesAreaType rural areas
suburban areas
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Middle Tennessee
politicalLeaning Republican-leaning
conservative
post2010RedistrictingEffect became more Republican-leaning
previousNotableRepresentative Bart Gordon
previousNotableRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
redistrictingEvent 2010 United States redistricting cycle
region Middle Tennessee
surface form: Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee
relativeLocation east of Nashville
representedInCongressSince 1796
state Tennessee
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Joseph W. Byrns congressional district represented Tennessee's 6th congressional district
Cumberland County, Tennessee locatedInCongressionalDistrict Tennessee's 6th congressional district
Felix Grundy representedInCongressFor Tennessee's 6th congressional district