| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 181,862 | 102,256 | 292,189 | |
| 2020 | D | 199,703 | 100,218 | 309,658 | |
| 2016 | D | 148,864 | 84,550 | 249,068 | |
| 2012 | D | 143,120 | 97,622 | 245,534 | |
| 2008 | D | 158,423 | 102,915 | 264,486 | |
| 2004 | D | 132,737 | 107,839 | 242,302 | |
| 2000 | D | 120,508 | 84,117 | 208,588 | |
| 1996 | D | 110,805 | 78,453 | 200,382 | |
| 1992 | D | 106,355 | 76,567 | 203,807 | |
| 1988 | R | 89,270 | 98,599 | 188,946 | |
| 1984 | R | 89,498 | 98,155 | 188,814 | |
| 1980 | D | 103,741 | 65,772 | 175,606 | |
| 1976 | D | 99,007 | 60,662 | 161,598 | |
| 1972 | R | 48,869 | 82,636 | 134,797 | |
| 1968 | D | 44,543 | 44,175 | 136,607 | |
| 1964 | D | 79,387 | 45,335 | 124,722 | |
| 1960 | D | 59,649 | 52,077 | 112,597 | |
| 1956 | D | 56,822 | 37,077 | 94,874 | |
| 1952 | D | 51,562 | 35,916 | 87,630 | |
| 1948 | D | 20,877 | 8,410 | 37,643 | |
| 1944 | D | 26,493 | 10,174 | 36,760 | |
| 1940 | D | 27,589 | 8,763 | 36,352 | |
| 1936 | D | 25,530 | 4,467 | 30,158 | |
| 1932 | D | 21,233 | 7,004 | 28,666 | |
| 1928 | R | 13,442 | 15,322 | 28,798 | |
| 1924 | D | 11,363 | 4,516 | 17,249 | |
| 1920 | D | 13,354 | 6,811 | 20,346 | |
| 1916 | D | 8,958 | 3,168 | 12,320 | |
| 1912 | D | 9,517 | 1,428 | 12,481 | |
| 1908 | D | 8,309 | 2,721 | 11,232 | |
| 1904 | D | 7,735 | 1,900 | 9,956 | |
| 1900 | D | 6,869 | 2,501 | 9,700 | |
| 1896 | D | 7,511 | 5,720 | 13,659 | |
| 1892 | D | 8,480 | 2,993 | 12,265 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Davidson County anchors Tennessee's Democratic vote, driven by a dense urban core, a large Black population, and a substantial younger professional class that has grown steadily as Nashville's economy expanded over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Davidson County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy points in 1936; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points, still in line with the county's long pattern.
Davidson County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,853, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Westchester County and Snohomish County.
