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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN·Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+21.5 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
TN
2024 presidential election
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
TrumpR+21.5
2024 presidential margin by county for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, TNA map of the constituent counties of Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, 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.Lawrence County, TN · R+68.9Marshall County, TN · R+56.5Smith County, TN · R+64.7Sumner County, TN · R+41.7Rutherford County, TN · R+21.7Hickman County, TN · R+61.1Cheatham County, TN · R+45.9Cannon County, TN · R+66.1Wilson County, TN · R+40.1Robertson County, TN · R+50.8Dickson County, TN · R+51.9Trousdale County, TN · R+58.9Macon County, TN · R+74.2Bedford County, TN · R+58.0Moore County, TN · R+68.9Coffee County, TN · R+55.1Franklin County, TN · R+53.0Williamson County, TN · R+32.4Davidson County, TN · D+27.2Maury County, TN · R+44.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.9%624,242
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.3%399,682
OtherAll other candidates1.8%18,821
D+60
R+60
20 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −21.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−21.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+34.9%
1896+28.4%
1900+33.5%
1904+37.5%
1908+35.7%
1912+45.4%
1916+40.5%
1920+22.3%
1924+41.9%
1928+7.7%
1932+59.4%
1936+63.0%
1940+57.8%
1944+48.3%
1948+40.1%
1952+25.4%
1956+29.4%
1960+14.3%
1964+33.1%
1968+0.4%
1972−27.9%
1976+28.3%
1980+17.6%
1984−10.6%
1988−12.2%
1992+11.2%
1996+6.4%
2000+1.7%
2004−13.2%
2008−12.4%
2012−18.5%
2016−19.8%
2020−14.9%
2024−21.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−21.5%
399,682624,2421,042,745
R
−14.9%
423,776576,4221,022,941
R
−19.8%
299,743458,477801,123
R
−18.5%
302,832442,753758,029
R
−12.4%
343,203442,219795,946
R
−13.2%
308,730403,412716,745
D
+1.7%
293,469283,545586,889
D
+6.4%
258,971225,586519,186
D
+11.2%
256,212198,148516,536
R
−12.2%
183,026234,296419,598
R
−10.6%
185,706230,296418,831
D
+17.6%
223,480154,923390,581
D
+28.3%
221,372122,849348,112
R
−27.9%
93,071168,161269,002
O
+0.4%
83,98482,926288,221
D
+33.1%
170,05085,400255,450
D
+14.3%
129,99697,324229,268
D
+29.4%
130,29270,674202,943
D
+25.4%
122,82172,912196,254
D
+40.1%
68,04323,452111,241
D
+48.3%
78,49927,260106,031
D
+57.8%
79,50921,195100,961
D
+63.0%
71,20215,98987,614
D
+59.4%
64,43016,13581,327
D
+7.7%
41,34035,39976,849
D
+41.9%
41,47316,35959,996
D
+22.3%
53,66834,03187,995
D
+40.5%
43,77818,37062,730
D
+45.4%
42,90814,39762,824
D
+35.7%
39,62018,59858,898
D
+37.5%
38,72817,21057,350
D
+33.5%
42,08020,57864,120
D
+28.4%
49,84927,46878,826
D
+34.9%
39,31016,72664,722
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TNCombined statistical areaTennesseeStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White71.8%72.4%61.0%
Black13.0%15.6%12.2%
Asian2.7%1.9%6.0%
Two or more races8.6%7.0%12.6%
Other race4.0%3.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%7.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$85,983$69,595$84,427
Poverty rate10.8%13.8%12.5%
Median age37.339.339.1
Age 18–249.0%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older14.5%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home12.3%8.7%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 13.8%English 13.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryAmerican 11.1%American 11.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 9.6%Irish 9.3%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic5.7%4.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant31.2%36.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.7%44.5%51.5%
Mainline Protestant6.0%6.5%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.8%
American
11.1%
German
9.6%
Irish
9.0%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.6%
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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.9%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.2%
65–74
4.7%
5.9%
55–64
6.2%
6.2%
45–54
6.3%
7.0%
35–44
7.1%
7.3%
25–34
7.7%
4.5%
18–24
4.5%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,983
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN$85,983
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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other languages1.8%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
31.2%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
Catholic
5.7%
Black Protestant
4.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Other Christian
0.7%
Muslim
0.6%
Hindu
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Jewish
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 27.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.5 points.

A population of 2,323,641, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,983 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 21.5 points (R+21.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,042,745 votes cast, 399,682 went Democratic and 624,242 went Republican.
What is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, 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 region has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee?
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee has a population of 2,323,641 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, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee is $85,983 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.