 
 <prompt> If e no be Republicans wey get control of these districts during the time periods wey dem mention, na who get am? Given the previous question, write a context wey contain the answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: For early 21st century, Republican voters dey control most of the state, especially for rural and suburban areas outside the cities; Democratic power dey mostly for urban areas of di four major cities, and e dey strong well well for Nashville and Memphis. The latter area get plenty African-American population. Historically, Republicans bin get strong power for East Tennessee before 1960s. Tennessee's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, wey dey based for Tri-Cities and Knoxville, respectively, dey among di few historically Republican districts for South. People wey dey for those districts support Union pass Confederacy during Civil War; dem identify with GOP after di war and dem don stay with that party since then. The 1st don dey for Republican hand since 1881, and Republicans (or their ancestors) don hold am for all but four years since 1859. The 2nd don dey continuously for Republican hand or their ancestors since 1859. 