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1876–2024
State House District 3·Tennessee

Tennessee 3rd State House District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

One of Tennessee's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+60
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
109,013
2024 ACS

Tennessee 3rd State House District, Tennessee: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+60MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
109,0132024 5-year
Median household income
$55,8842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.0%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+60 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−60.3%
9,66739,77049,929
R
−57.5%
9,98138,04348,762
R
−59.7%
7,51232,03741,109
R
−48.6%
9,81629,03439,507
R
−42.7%
11,72929,69942,056
R
−38.5%
12,62528,62541,522
R
−24.8%
13,38222,40136,364
R
−19.0%
12,71419,31934,846
R
−16.6%
13,08819,16636,597
R
−35.7%
10,36522,03732,703
R
−41.7%
9,79223,97034,001
R
−20.1%
12,49919,08432,700
R
−5.8%
13,87515,62530,066
R
−54.8%
5,38619,08825,009
R
−38.7%
5,21815,26525,958
R
−11.7%
10,79213,64824,440
R
−39.8%
7,67218,00125,956
R
−37.4%
7,30416,19323,749
R
−37.2%
6,26413,73320,099
R
−27.1%
4,2557,55412,170
R
−32.1%
3,6877,19410,911
R
−18.6%
4,3126,29210,651
R
−25.8%
3,9326,67810,635
R
−27.6%
3,4036,0219,486
R
−59.8%
1,7727,0538,832
R
−47.4%
1,9595,5427,555
R
−53.5%
2,3657,81010,182
R
−42.1%
1,6063,9485,559
O
−4.8%
1,5021,7745,647
R
−49.1%
1,4874,3725,873
R
−46.7%
1,3023,6164,956
R
−41.3%
1,5713,8115,427
R
−41.5%
1,6253,9725,653
R
−25.1%
1,5382,6604,462
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.5%
American
17.8%
German
10.7%
Irish
10.6%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
1.9%
French
0.8%
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: 45.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
3.4%
75–84
4.2%
6.1%
65–74
6.8%
7.3%
55–64
7.4%
6.9%
45–54
6.7%
5.8%
35–44
5.6%
6.3%
25–34
5.7%
3.9%
18–24
3.5%
7.1%
5–17
6.8%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,884
State House District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 3$55,884
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.8%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.1%
Other Christian
19.6%
Methodist
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 58-point Republican presidential margin, this district sits at the extreme end of Tennessee's partisan geography, signaling a rural or small-town electorate with little recent competitive pressure in statewide or legislative races.

The Republican margin in Tennessee 3rd State House District reached its widest at sixty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $55,884, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 109,013 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 3, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 3, Tennessee voted Republican by 60.3 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,929 votes cast, 9,667 went Democratic and 39,770 went Republican.
What is State House District 3, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 3, Tennessee as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in State House District 3, Tennessee?
State House District 3, Tennessee has a population of 109,013 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 3, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 3, Tennessee is $55,884 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 3, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 3, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.