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Congressional District 4·Tennessee

Tennessee 4th Congressional District moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of the widest presidential margins in Tennessee's congressional map

2008 — 2024·5 elections
TN
LatestR+44in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population799,0642024 ACS

Tennessee 4th Congressional District: Sunbelt Conservative district. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+44 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+44MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
799,0642024 5-year
Median household income
$71,6272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.3%2024 5-year
Black
8.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
DESJARLAIS, ScottCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.58 sits at approximately the 79th percentile.00.58−1 liberal+1 conservative
DESJARLAIS scores 0.58 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: DAVIS, Lincoln (2009–2011), DAVIS, Lincoln (2007–2009), DAVIS, Lincoln (2005–2007), DAVIS, Lincoln (2003–2005)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 4
TrumpR+44
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 4, TNA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 4, TN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Giles County, TN · R+55Coffee County, TN · R+55Bedford County, TN · R+58Rutherford County, TN · R+22Rhea County, TN · R+67Moore County, TN · R+69Meigs County, TN · R+68Marion County, TN · R+56Lincoln County, TN · R+65Sequatchie County, TN · R+66Bledsoe County, TN · R+70Grundy County, TN · R+69Franklin County, TN · R+53Warren County, TN · R+56Lawrence County, TN · R+69
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.2%239,835
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.6%93,024
OtherAll other candidates1.2%4,026
D+60
R+60
15 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −43.6% in 2024.−43.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−25.4%
2012−32.3%
2016−41.2%
2020−37.7%
2024−43.6%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−43.6%
93,024239,835336,885
R
−37.7%
98,013220,443324,449
R
−41.2%
70,074175,882257,053
R
−32.3%
80,513157,496238,009
R
−25.4%
92,993157,956256,188
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R34.2%63.8%3,007,608
2020R35.2%62.2%2,959,761
2018R43.9%54.7%2,243,740
2014R31.9%61.9%1,374,065
2012R30.4%64.9%2,321,477
2008R31.6%65.1%2,424,585
2006R48.0%50.7%1,833,695
2002R44.3%54.3%1,642,432
2000R32.2%65.1%1,928,613
1996R36.8%61.4%1,778,664
1994R42.1%56.4%1,480,391
1990D67.7%29.8%783,922
1988D65.1%34.5%1,567,181
1984D60.7%33.8%1,648,036
1982D61.9%38.1%1,259,785
1978R40.3%55.5%1,157,094
1976D52.5%47.0%1,432,046

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.2%
American
11.8%
Irish
9.3%
German
8.6%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
2.1%
75–84
2.5%
4.5%
65–74
5.0%
6.1%
55–64
6.3%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.7%
25–34
6.6%
5.0%
18–24
4.7%
8.9%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,627
Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 4$71,627
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.2%
Other Christian
14.0%
Methodist
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Tennessee's 4th district, anchored in the Cumberland Plateau and Upper Cumberland region, recorded an R+43.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the state and reflecting the area's heavily rural, small-town demographic profile.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of forty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.

A population of 799,064, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,627 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 4, Tennessee voted Republican by 43.6 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 336,885 votes cast, 93,024 went Democratic and 239,835 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 4, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 4, Tennessee in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 4, Tennessee?
Congressional District 4, Tennessee has a population of 799,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Tennessee?
Median household income in Congressional District 4, Tennessee is $71,627 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Tennessee from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.