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Voter turnout surges in Tennessee after Black-majority district is erased Democratic turnout for House primaries in a majority-Black Tennessee county surged to the highest level in a decade Thursday, -- the latest sign that redistricting may be energizing Black voters across the South. 
A fifth of active registered voters cast a ballot in three Democratic U.S. House primaries held Thursday in Shelby County, which includes Memphis. That’s more than double the turnout percentage for similar contests in 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/08/voter-turnout-surges-tennessee-after-black-majority-district-is-erased/