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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2026

Tennessee's 7th District

A district of about 792,000 people, 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+21.4 relative to the nation for president.

Matt Van Epps (R) · since Dec 4, 2025Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
TN-7

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+21.4325th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line895TN-746231

Labels below the bar mark 8 other seats in Tennessee.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20242026
U.S. SenateD+7.7No race
U.S. HouseNo raceR+2.2

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Tennessee. The black marker is TN-7.

Adults with a bachelor's degree37% 63rd pct · 1st of 9 in TN

Higher than 63% of seats.

White adults without a degree47% 69th pct · 6th of 9 in TN

Higher than 69% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 28th pct · 4th of 9 in TN

Lower than 72% of seats.

Black residents13% 70th pct · 5th of 9 in TN

Higher than 70% of seats.

Asian residents2% 27th pct · 4th of 9 in TN

Lower than 73% of seats.

People per square mile267 47th pct · 2nd of 9 in TN

Less dense than 53% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

MD-1
35% college gradsR+16.3Held RNC-14
36% college gradsR+15.8Flipped DNC-10
33% college gradsR+17.1Held ROH-8
35% college gradsR+15.6Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2026.

  1. Matt Van Epps (R)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 2.2

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)