 
 <prompt> ```Which party strong Republican areas no gree with during the civil war? 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 the rural and suburban areas outside the cities; Democratic power dey mostly for the urban areas of the four major cities, and e dey particularly strong for Nashville and Memphis. The area get plenty African-American population. Historically, Republicans bin get their power pass for East Tennessee before the 1960s. Tennessee's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, wey dey based for the Tri-Cities and Knoxville, respectively, na among the few historically Republican districts for the South. The people for those districts support the Union pass the Confederacy during the Civil War; dem identify with the GOP after the 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. 