Shelby County voters may be in new congressional district. How to see

Shelby County voters may be in new congressional district. How to see

Tennessee lawmakers passed a redrawn congressional mapon May 7, splitting Memphis and Shelby County intothree congressional districts.

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Shelby County residents will now reside in either the 5th, 8th or 9th District, depending on what part of the county they live in.

To find out which district you live in,you can look up your addresson the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's Website. A map of Tennessee's new congressional boundary lines can be found on theTennessee Secretary of State's website.

Individual maps of each district can also be found on theTennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's Website.

Here's a breakdown of each district by Memphis neighborhood.

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What congressional district am I in?

The portion of Shelby County in the5th Congressional Districtstretches mostly along the western edge of the county. It includes Boxtown, Downtown and Midtown, and continues east to around the Binghampton neighborhood. The district also includes regions north of there, including Hollywood, Frayser, Raleigh and Meeman-Shelby Forest.

The8th Congressional Districtcaptures most of the middle of Shelby County. It encompasses East Memphis, Germantown and Collierville on its south end. The district also encompasses a large part of the county north of that region, including Bartlett, Lakeland and Arlington. A large swath of the county from Millington to the eastern edge of Shelby County also falls under District 8.

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The chunk of Shelby County in the new9th Congressional Districtcovers the southeast corner of the county. It reaches from around Elvis Presley Boulevard, past Memphis International Airport, through Collierville and to the southeast border of the county. This district also includes the Orange Mound neighborhood.

Jack Armstrong covers breaking news and the environment for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached at jack.armstrong@commercialappeal.comand followed on X @jca2902.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal:Here's how to find out which TN congressional district you live in now

 

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