Tennessee 4th Congressional District (TN) — Elections 1876–2024

Tennessee 4th Congressional District, Tennessee: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Old ConfederacyAkashic 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 Democratic margin: D+51 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab

DESJARLAIS, ScottCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 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 results by constituent county

15 counties · 0 D · 15 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−43.5%	93,018	239,841	337,536
2020	R	−37.7%	98,030	220,496	324,536
2016	R	−41.2%	70,073	175,875	257,041
2012	R	−31.6%	80,923	157,498	242,312
2008	R	−25.5%	93,016	157,981	255,102
2004	R	−18.5%	94,683	138,067	234,397
2000	R	−2.3%	92,777	97,204	193,416
1996	D	+5.4%	82,623	73,466	170,381
1992	D	+13.7%	87,283	63,471	173,932
1988	R	−12.0%	57,933	73,810	132,383
1984	R	−10.7%	59,495	73,840	134,380
1980	D	+14.0%	73,254	54,853	131,724
1976	D	+32.6%	78,610	39,642	119,459
1972	R	−29.9%	29,571	56,034	88,452
1968	O	−0.0%	27,742	27,781	102,770
1964	D	+33.9%	61,880	30,528	92,408
1960	D	+18.7%	48,638	33,161	82,561
1956	D	+26.9%	48,483	27,800	76,994
1952	D	+25.7%	47,680	28,108	76,196
1948	D	+35.4%	35,733	15,144	58,127
1944	D	+41.6%	38,039	15,626	53,889
1940	D	+50.2%	38,744	12,768	51,713
1936	D	+46.5%	36,592	13,283	50,124
1932	D	+50.9%	30,884	9,952	41,108
1928	D	+8.7%	20,046	16,830	36,931
1924	D	+30.7%	20,612	10,743	32,152
1920	D	+11.3%	27,204	21,634	49,098
1916	D	+32.2%	24,014	12,250	36,584
1912	D	+38.3%	22,607	8,872	35,847
1908	D	+26.2%	21,210	12,316	33,909
1904	D	+25.9%	20,636	11,963	33,433
1900	D	+26.8%	22,479	12,853	35,972
1896	D	+24.2%	27,102	16,381	44,295
1892	D	+24.9%	20,847	11,583	37,235
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
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

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.

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%

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%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 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.

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.

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.

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.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Tennessee 4th Congressional District, by a two points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-three points in 2024. The 2024 margin was forty-three points.

The political shift has tracked, in Tennessee 4th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,627, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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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 43.5 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 337,536 votes cast, 93,018 went Democratic and 239,841 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Tennessee's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Tennessee as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Tennessee last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.

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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Tennessee 4th Congressional District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 43 points.

Key facts

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