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1876–2024
State House District 8·Tennessee

Tennessee 8th State House District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

One of Tennessee's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+48
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
108,934
2024 ACS

Tennessee 8th State House District, Tennessee: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+48MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
108,9342024 5-year
Median household income
$77,3652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+70 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−47.7%
13,81039,63854,121
R
−44.2%
14,02037,03452,077
R
−48.5%
9,46029,27440,818
R
−45.7%
10,11227,70938,492
R
−39.3%
11,92527,81040,377
R
−37.4%
11,76425,98938,084
R
−26.0%
11,48319,75931,791
R
−12.5%
11,48315,09728,873
R
−10.0%
11,45814,39729,436
R
−35.0%
7,50715,65823,280
R
−38.0%
7,18316,04723,345
R
−30.4%
7,35914,04122,004
R
−6.7%
9,45710,82920,515
R
−49.5%
4,14612,57017,021
R
−33.9%
4,0479,97117,463
R
−16.8%
6,6139,28515,898
R
−36.9%
4,85710,59515,536
R
−42.5%
3,9699,90313,969
R
−38.7%
4,0379,15413,223
R
−31.6%
2,4564,8107,461
R
−37.0%
2,2174,8427,089
R
−12.3%
2,6293,3716,036
R
−14.8%
2,3893,2205,628
R
−36.2%
1,1842,5603,805
R
−70.5%
5573,2253,787
R
−47.3%
7572,1532,952
R
−56.2%
1,2124,3315,546
R
−41.4%
7941,9252,733
O
−1.1%
6546802,436
R
−50.1%
6622,0082,684
R
−52.0%
4831,5532,057
R
−44.6%
6451,7212,412
R
−45.8%
7582,0732,872
R
−38.4%
6421,5112,263
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.2%
Irish
11.4%
German
11.1%
American
8.7%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.9%
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: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
3.0%
75–84
3.4%
5.7%
65–74
6.6%
7.2%
55–64
7.6%
6.3%
45–54
6.4%
5.8%
35–44
6.1%
6.2%
25–34
6.2%
3.9%
18–24
3.6%
7.7%
5–17
7.3%
2.4%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,365
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$77,365
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.5%
Other Christian
12.0%
Methodist
8.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, District 8 sits among the state's most one-sided legislative seats, reflecting the deep-red political geography common to rural and small-town West or Middle Tennessee.

The Republican margin in Tennessee 8th State House District reached its widest at seventy points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,365, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 108,934 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 8, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Tennessee voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,121 votes cast, 13,810 went Democratic and 39,638 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, 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 8, Tennessee?
State House District 8, Tennessee has a population of 108,934 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 8, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 8, Tennessee is $77,365 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, 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.