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Tennessee 1st State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English20.6%13.3%9.5%

American13.3%11.3%5.3%

Irish12.4%9.3%9.4%

German12.0%9.1%12.5%

Scottish3.3%2.2%1.3%

Scotch-Irish2.9%1.7%—

Italian1.9%2.2%4.8%

French1.2%1.3%1.6%

Mexican1.2%3.8%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%

Guatemalan0.2%0.6%0.5%

African American†1.6%14.3%9.9%

Jamaican0.2%—0.4%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Median age	43.1	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	7.4%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.2%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$54,647	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.7%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.8%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	70.3%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	29.7%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$180,400	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$842	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	44.1%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.9%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	23.3 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.4%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.4%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	9.9%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.6%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Catholic	—	4.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	36.6%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	44.5%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	TN HD 1	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.7%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.9%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.5%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.462	0.476	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic22.0%6,539TrumpRepublican76.9%22,813OtherAll other candidates1.0%309

R+54.9

Lead: 16,274
Total: 29,661
vs nation: R+53.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.2%6,817TrumpRepublican75.2%22,049OtherAll other candidates1.6%469

R+51.9

Lead: 15,232
Total: 29,335
vs nation: R+56.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic20.0%4,889TrumpRepublican75.7%18,464OtherAll other candidates4.3%1,037

R+55.7

Lead: 13,575
Total: 24,390
vs nation: R+57.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic25.5%5,941RomneyRepublican73.4%17,122OtherAll other candidates1.1%266

R+47.9

Lead: 11,181
Total: 23,329
vs nation: R+51.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.5%7,119McCainRepublican70.5%17,594OtherAll other candidates1.0%244

R+42.0

Lead: 10,475
Total: 24,957
vs nation: R+49.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic31.2%7,654BushRepublican68.1%16,700OtherAll other candidates0.7%173

R+36.9

Lead: 9,046
Total: 24,527
vs nation: R+34.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic38.2%8,293BushRepublican60.7%13,161OtherAll other candidates1.1%244

R+22.4

Lead: 4,868
Total: 21,698
vs nation: R+23.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.1%7,985DoleRepublican54.9%11,491OtherAll other candidates7.0%1,459

R+16.7

Lead: 3,506
Total: 20,935
vs nation: R+25.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+54.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 66,4892024 5-year
Population density: 448 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 148 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $54,6472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.5%2024 5-year
Black: 2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+46.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55.7 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 17, TN · twin score 98.3

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 1st State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Samuel J. Tilden1876

66.7%

763 votes · D+33.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Winfield S. Hancock, 1880 · 65.0%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

76.9%

22,813 votes · R+54.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · 75.7%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

9,056votes

49.8% of the vote · D+2.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · 8,663 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

22,813votes

76.9% of the vote · R+54.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,049 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+45.6pts D vs U.S.

Place D+20.4 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +35.3 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2016

+57.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+55.7 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +56.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJohn CrawfordState House · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	21.5%6,431	78.5%23,470	29,901
2020	R	24.6%7,195	75.4%22,049	29,244

Tennessee 1st State House District sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.9 points.

A population of 66,489, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,647 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 17 and State House District 3.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

State House District 17

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 3

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State House District 2

2012–2024 trajectory

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 1st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 1st State House District voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+54.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,661 votes cast, 6,539 went Democratic and 22,813 went Republican.

When did Tennessee 1st State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 1st State House District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Tennessee 1st State House District?

Tennessee 1st State House District has a population of 66,489 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 1st State House District?

Median household income in Tennessee 1st State House District is $54,647 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 1st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 1st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.