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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
presidential margin
2008R+10.52012R+16.42016R+16.32020R+10.82024R+17.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+17.5
2024
median income$88,637U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age37.1U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate10.4%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.0%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english12.9%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English13.7%
American10.5%
German9.7%
African American†12.0%
African0.8%
Jamaican0.2%
Mexican5.0%
Honduran0.9%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Asian Indian0.9%
Chinese0.3%
Filipino0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline5.9%
Black Protestant4.7%
Orthodox1.0%
Latter-day Saints0.9%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee

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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTrumpR+17.5
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2024 presidential margin by county for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, TNA map of the constituent counties of Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, TN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Cannon County, TN · R+66.1Cheatham County, TN · R+45.9Davidson County, TN · D+27.4Dickson County, TN · R+51.9Hickman County, TN · R+61.1Macon County, TN · R+74.3Maury County, TN · R+44.6Robertson County, TN · R+50.8Rutherford County, TN · R+21.8Smith County, TN · R+64.9Sumner County, TN · R+41.8Trousdale County, TN · R+58.9Williamson County, TN · R+32.4Wilson County, TN · R+40.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.0%542,365
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.5%378,720
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.6%14,505
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, TN — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cannon County, TNRepublicanR+66.1
Cheatham County, TNRepublicanR+45.9
Davidson County, TNDemocraticD+27.4
Dickson County, TNRepublicanR+51.9
Hickman County, TNRepublicanR+61.1
Macon County, TNRepublicanR+74.3
Maury County, TNRepublicanR+44.6
Robertson County, TNRepublicanR+50.8
Rutherford County, TNRepublicanR+21.8
Smith County, TNRepublicanR+64.9
Sumner County, TNRepublicanR+41.8
Trousdale County, TNRepublicanR+58.9
Williamson County, TNRepublicanR+32.4
Wilson County, TNRepublicanR+40.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.5%Harris378,720
58.0%Trump542,365
1.6%Kennedy14,505
−17.5%
935,590
R
43.5%Biden401,381
54.3%Trump500,933
2.3%Jorgensen20,990
−10.8%
923,304
R
39.1%Clinton281,062
55.3%Trump398,113
5.6%Johnson40,171
−16.3%
719,346
R
41.0%Obama278,481
57.4%Romney389,779
1.6%Stein11,187
−16.4%
679,447
R
44.1%Obama314,069
54.6%McCain388,882
1.3%Nader9,005
−10.5%
711,956
R
43.3%Kerry275,021
56.1%Bush356,687
0.6%Other4,040
−12.8%
635,748
D
50.0%Gore257,907
48.3%Bush249,423
1.7%Nader8,743
+1.6%
516,073
D
49.8%Clinton226,786
43.7%Dole198,876
6.4%Perot29,308
+6.1%
454,970
D
49.2%Clinton221,469
38.9%Bush174,973
11.9%Perot53,346
+10.3%
449,788
R
43.4%Dukakis159,423
56.1%Bush206,188
0.6%Paul2,043
−12.7%
367,654
R
44.0%Mondale160,469
55.3%Reagan201,884
0.7%Bergland2,457
−11.4%
364,810
D
57.3%Carter191,769
39.6%Reagan132,732
3.1%Anderson10,276
+17.6%
334,777
D
63.0%Carter186,641
35.9%Ford106,387
1.1%Anderson3,351
+27.1%
296,379
R
34.7%McGovern79,931
62.4%Nixon143,708
2.8%Schmitz6,485
−27.7%
230,124
O
29.8%Humphrey71,975
29.1%Nixon70,250
41.1%Wallace99,251
Wallace +11.3
241,476
D
66.3%Johnson141,102
33.7%Goldwater71,660
0.0%
+32.6%
212,762
D
56.1%Kennedy106,593
43.1%Nixon81,853
0.9%Byrd1,632
+13.0%
190,078
D
64.2%Stevenson106,834
34.8%Eisenhower57,915
1.0%Andrews1,613
+29.4%
166,362
D
62.7%Stevenson101,174
37.0%Eisenhower59,736
0.2%Hallinan399
+25.7%
161,309
D
61.7%Truman52,225
20.1%Dewey17,037
18.2%Thurmond15,406
+41.6%
84,668
D
74.4%Roosevelt59,971
25.3%Dewey20,357
0.3%Thomas228
+49.2%
80,556
D
78.2%Roosevelt62,484
21.6%Willkie17,275
0.2%Thomas182
+56.6%
79,941
D
83.2%Roosevelt55,169
16.3%Landon10,805
0.5%Lemke315
+66.9%
66,289
D
79.2%Roosevelt50,857
19.8%Hoover12,683
1.0%Thomas658
+59.5%
64,198
D
54.5%Smith32,990
45.4%Hoover27,491
0.1%Thomas78
+9.1%
60,559
D
70.2%Davis31,538
25.6%Coolidge11,474
4.2%La Follette1,886
+44.7%
44,898
D
61.9%Cox41,004
37.6%Harding24,909
0.4%Debs279
+24.3%
66,192
D
70.1%Wilson32,733
28.9%Hughes13,477
1.0%Benson475
+41.2%
46,685
D
68.9%Wilson32,977
22.3%Taft10,662
8.8%Roosevelt4,189
+46.7%
47,828
D
68.1%Bryan29,990
30.7%Taft13,512
1.2%Debs522
+37.4%
44,024
D
67.6%Parker28,736
29.6%Roosevelt12,595
2.7%Debs1,152
+38.0%
42,483
D
65.1%Bryan31,546
32.7%McKinley15,828
2.2%Woolley1,050
+32.5%
48,424
D
62.2%Bryan37,625
35.9%McKinley21,714
1.8%Palmer1,116
+26.3%
60,455
D
60.6%Cleveland29,712
26.0%Harrison12,760
13.4%Weaver6,552
+34.6%
49,024
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−17.5%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+34.6%
1896+26.3%
1900+32.5%
1904+38.0%
1908+37.4%
1912+46.7%
1916+41.2%
1920+24.3%
1924+44.7%
1928+9.1%
1932+59.5%
1936+66.9%
1940+56.6%
1944+49.2%
1948+41.6%
1952+25.7%
1956+29.4%
1960+13.0%
1964+32.6%
1968+0.7%
1972−27.7%
1976+27.1%
1980+17.6%
1984−11.4%
1988−12.7%
1992+10.3%
1996+6.1%
2000+1.6%
2004−12.8%
2008−10.5%
2012−16.4%
2016−16.3%
2020−10.8%
2024−17.5%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 1,460,956 in 2024.365.2K730.5K1.1M1.5M1.5M20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
YearTotal registered
20161,119,033
20181,162,507
20201,303,630
20221,356,202
20241,460,956
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Nashville's metro has absorbed hundreds of thousands of new residents since 2010, compressing Republican margins in Davidson County's suburbs even as the city core votes reliably Democratic by double digits.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 27.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.5 points.

A population of 2,079,596, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,637 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kansas City, MO-KS and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Kansas City, MO-KS
81.5twin score
population scalecollege share2000 margin≠ American ancestry
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
81.2twin score
population scalecollege share12-yr trend
Huntsville, AL
80.4twin score
college sharemedian income12-yr trend≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 17.5 points (R+17.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 935,590 votes cast, 378,720 went Democratic and 542,365 went Republican.
When did Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee?
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee has a population of 2,079,596 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee is $88,637 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.