Tennessee: state. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 7,066,3832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,5952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Tennessee
TrumpR+30
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 64.0% | 1,966,865 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 34.4% | 1,056,265 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 48,527 |
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,056,265 | 1,966,865 | 3,071,657 | ||
| R | 1,143,600 | 1,852,475 | 3,053,761 | ||
| R | 870,695 | 1,522,925 | 2,508,027 | ||
| R | 960,709 | 1,462,330 | 2,460,904 | ||
| R | 1,089,883 | 1,480,779 | 2,603,800 | ||
| R | 1,035,160 | 1,383,336 | 2,434,949 | ||
| R | 981,720 | 1,061,949 | 2,076,181 | ||
| D | 909,146 | 863,530 | 1,894,105 | ||
| D | 933,521 | 841,300 | 1,982,638 | ||
| R | 679,794 | 947,233 | 1,636,251 | ||
| R | 711,714 | 990,212 | 1,711,994 | ||
| R | 783,051 | 787,761 | 1,617,616 | ||
| D | 825,879 | 633,969 | 1,476,345 | ||
| R | 357,293 | 813,147 | 1,201,182 | ||
| R | 351,233 | 472,592 | 1,248,617 | ||
| D | 634,947 | 508,965 | 1,143,912 | ||
| R | 481,453 | 556,577 | 1,051,776 | ||
| R | 456,507 | 462,288 | 939,404 | ||
| R | 443,710 | 446,147 | 892,553 | ||
| D | 270,402 | 202,914 | 550,283 | ||
| D | 308,707 | 200,311 | 510,692 | ||
| D | 351,601 | 169,153 | 522,823 | ||
| D | 328,083 | 147,050 | 477,081 | ||
| D | 259,463 | 126,752 | 390,263 | ||
| R | 156,169 | 195,195 | 352,024 | ||
| D | 158,679 | 130,728 | 300,117 | ||
| R | 205,898 | 217,898 | 425,975 | ||
| D | 153,280 | 116,223 | 272,190 | ||
| D | 133,021 | 60,475 | 251,101 | ||
| D | 135,604 | 117,977 | 257,176 | ||
| D | 131,653 | 105,372 | 242,759 | ||
| D | 145,249 | 123,108 | 273,870 | ||
| D | 168,176 | 148,773 | 322,001 | ||
| D | 136,468 | 100,577 | 265,772 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 34.2% | 63.8% | 3,007,608 |
| 2020 | R | 35.2% | 62.2% | 2,959,761 |
| 2018 | R | 43.9% | 54.7% | 2,243,740 |
| 2014 | R | 31.9% | 61.9% | 1,374,065 |
| 2012 | R | 30.4% | 64.9% | 2,321,477 |
| 2008 | R | 31.6% | 65.1% | 2,424,585 |
| 2006 | R | 48.0% | 50.7% | 1,833,695 |
| 2002 | R | 44.3% | 54.3% | 1,642,432 |
| 2000 | R | 32.2% | 65.1% | 1,928,613 |
| 1996 | R | 36.8% | 61.4% | 1,778,664 |
| 1994 | R | 42.1% | 56.4% | 1,480,391 |
| 1990 | D | 67.7% | 29.8% | 783,922 |
| 1988 | D | 65.1% | 34.5% | 1,567,181 |
| 1984 | D | 60.7% | 33.8% | 1,648,036 |
| 1982 | D | 61.9% | 38.1% | 1,259,785 |
| 1978 | R | 40.3% | 55.5% | 1,157,094 |
| 1976 | D | 52.5% | 47.0% | 1,432,046 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
American
11.3%
Irish
9.3%
German
9.1%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.3%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,595
Tennessee ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tennessee$69,595
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
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tennessee sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.
A population of 7,066,383, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,595 describe the state.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee voted Republican by 29.6 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,071,657 votes cast, 1,056,265 went Democratic and 1,966,865 went Republican.
What is Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Tennessee in the "" 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 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Tennessee?
Tennessee has a population of 7,066,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee?
Median household income in Tennessee is $69,595 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.