Tennessee: Difference between revisions

Tennessee's politics are currently dominated by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doble |first1=Rob |title=Analysis: The polarization express |url=https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/12/24/analysis-the-polarization-express/ |access-date=May 28, 2021 |work=Tennessee Lookout |date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name=knoxnews1120>{{cite news |last1=Clouse |first1=Allie |title=As Georgia becomes a blue wedge in the Deep South, Tennessee cleaves tighter to the GOP |url=https://knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/06/tennessee-is-solidly-republican-and-that-is-not-going-to-change/6162052002/ |access-date=May 28, 2021 |work=Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=November 6, 2020}}</ref> Republicans currently hold both of the state's [[List of United States senators from Tennessee|U.S. Senate seats]], 8 out of 9 [[Tennessee's congressional districts|Congressional seats]], 75 out of 99 state [[Tennessee House of Representatives|House seats]], and 27 out of 33 [[Tennessee Senate|state Senate seats]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] strength is largely concentrated in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], and parts of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], and [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]]. Several [[suburb]]an areas of Nashville and Memphis also contain significant Democratic minorities. Tennessee is one of thirteen states which holds its presidential primaries on [[Super Tuesday]].<ref name="ST2020">{{cite web |title=Super Tuesday 2020 |url=https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/super-tuesday-2020/ |website=US Presidential Election News |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Tennessee does not require voters to declare a party affiliation when registering. The state is one of eight states which require voters to present a form of [[voter identification laws in the United States|photo identification]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx |title=Voter Identification Requirements |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=ncsl.org |publisher=National Conference of State Legislatures |access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref> Tennessee has one of the highest rates of [[Felony disenfranchisement in the United States|felony disenfranchisement]], with nearly 10% of its voting-age population ineligible to vote. The state also has the highest rate of Black and Latino felony disenfranchisement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wadhwani |first=Anita |date=October 23, 2023 |title=Tennessee Attorney General moves to shut down suit by NAACP over restoration of voting rights |url=https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/10/23/tennessee-attorney-general-moves-to-shut-down-suit-by-naacp-over-restoration-of-voting-rights/ |work=Tennessee Lookout |location=Nashville |access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Budd |first1=Kristen M. |last2=Stammen |first2=Emma |last3=Threadcraft |first3=Whitney |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Tennessee Denies Voting Rights to Over 470,000 Citizens |url=https://www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/tennessee-denies-voting-rights-in-prison-on-probation-and-parole/ |work=The Sentencing Project |access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>