State House District 9 State House District (TN) — Elections 1876–2024

Tennessee 9th State House District, Tennessee: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+70%. Republican peak: R+70 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+70MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 70,6272024 5-year
Median household income: $52,9962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.1%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 0 D · 3 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−69.7%	4,584	26,369	31,238
2020	R	−66.6%	4,699	24,393	29,557
2016	R	−63.7%	4,112	19,784	24,621
2012	R	−48.2%	5,856	17,122	23,386
2008	R	−41.5%	7,002	17,256	24,680
2004	R	−31.6%	8,282	15,987	24,400
2000	R	−19.2%	8,150	12,102	20,587
1996	R	−10.4%	7,919	9,955	19,563
1992	R	−4.7%	8,703	9,664	20,556
1988	R	−25.5%	6,502	10,988	17,612
1984	R	−32.3%	5,996	11,796	17,934
1980	R	−22.4%	6,457	10,303	17,208
1976	R	−5.2%	7,362	8,170	15,637
1972	R	−50.9%	3,142	10,004	13,492
1968	R	−41.0%	2,792	8,131	13,016
1964	R	−16.9%	5,420	7,621	13,040
1960	R	−45.5%	3,644	9,800	13,526
1956	R	−39.9%	3,949	9,290	13,373
1952	R	−37.3%	3,538	7,789	11,394
1948	R	−29.5%	3,125	5,844	9,210
1944	R	−38.9%	2,709	6,177	8,911
1940	R	−16.6%	4,172	5,851	10,115
1936	R	−12.1%	4,382	5,591	9,989
1932	R	−0.1%	4,316	4,324	8,668
1928	R	−44.9%	1,813	4,772	6,589
1924	R	−29.9%	2,164	4,054	6,315
1920	R	−41.8%	2,144	5,243	7,418
1916	R	−28.7%	1,858	3,363	5,243
1912	D	+2.0%	1,727	1,635	4,576
1908	R	−33.3%	1,807	3,617	5,434
1904	R	−29.0%	1,637	2,982	4,640
1900	R	−26.8%	2,293	3,976	6,291
1896	R	−33.5%	2,449	4,934	7,422
1892	R	−15.4%	2,317	3,213	5,823
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

19.1%

American

16.2%

Irish

9.9%

German

8.5%

Italian

1.8%

Scottish

1.7%

French

0.5%

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: 44.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.3%

3.2%

75–84

3.6%

6.1%

65–74

6.7%

7.4%

55–64

7.9%

6.7%

45–54

6.8%

5.6%

35–44

5.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

3.8%

18–24

4.0%

7.3%

5–17

7.1%

2.5%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$52,996

State House District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 9$52,996

Tennessee$69,595

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.7%

Working age (18–64)16.8%

Seniors (65+)14.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

98.1%

speak English only

Spanish1.2%

Other Indo-European0.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

46.5%

Other Christian

4.6%

Methodist

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Mainline Protestant

0.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.7, this district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies. Its 67,000 residents are concentrated in a footprint where statewide and federal contests rarely stay competitive.

The Republican margin in Tennessee 9th State House District reached its widest at seventy points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $52,996, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 70,627 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 9, Tennessee vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 9, Tennessee voted Republican by 69.7 points (R+70), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,238 votes cast, 4,584 went Democratic and 26,369 went Republican.

What is State House District 9, Tennessee's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 9, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 9, Tennessee last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 9, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1912.

How many people live in State House District 9, Tennessee?

State House District 9, Tennessee has a population of 70,627 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 9, Tennessee?

Median household income in State House District 9, Tennessee is $52,996 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of State House District 9, Tennessee?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 9, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Tennessee 9th State House District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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