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Tennessee 17th 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

English17.1%13.3%9.5%

Irish12.3%9.3%9.4%

German11.4%9.1%12.5%

American10.4%11.3%5.3%

Scottish4.0%2.2%1.3%

Scotch-Irish2.7%1.7%—

Italian2.6%2.2%4.8%

French1.7%1.3%1.6%

Mexican2.1%3.8%11.3%

Honduran1.0%0.5%0.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

African American†0.9%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 17	Tennessee	United States
Median age	43.5	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	7.9%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.5%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN HD 17	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$60,975	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.9%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.2%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN HD 17	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	73.1%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	26.9%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$248,200	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$956	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	39.1%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	14.3%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN HD 17	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	28.7 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.1%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.3%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	5.8%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN HD 17	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.4%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	4.8%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN HD 17	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 17	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.5%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.9%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.1%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.454	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

HarrisDemocratic17.8%5,478TrumpRepublican81.3%25,077OtherAll other candidates0.9%292

R+63.5

Lead: 19,599
Total: 30,847
vs nation: R+62.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic19.4%5,589TrumpRepublican78.7%22,631OtherAll other candidates1.9%536

R+59.3

Lead: 17,042
Total: 28,756
vs nation: R+63.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic17.2%4,018TrumpRepublican78.8%18,413OtherAll other candidates3.9%922

R+61.6

Lead: 14,395
Total: 23,353
vs nation: R+63.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic22.3%4,801RomneyRepublican76.4%16,454OtherAll other candidates1.3%274

R+54.1

Lead: 11,653
Total: 21,529
vs nation: R+58.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic25.9%5,740McCainRepublican72.9%16,172OtherAll other candidates1.2%260

R+47.1

Lead: 10,432
Total: 22,172
vs nation: R+54.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic29.0%5,948BushRepublican70.2%14,378OtherAll other candidates0.8%157

R+41.2

Lead: 8,430
Total: 20,483
vs nation: R+38.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic33.9%5,652BushRepublican64.6%10,755OtherAll other candidates1.5%246

R+30.6

Lead: 5,103
Total: 16,653
vs nation: R+31.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.9%5,056DoleRepublican55.8%7,858OtherAll other candidates8.4%1,179

R+19.9

Lead: 2,802
Total: 14,093
vs nation: R+28.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+63.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 67,5532024 5-year
Population density: 205 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 329 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $60,9752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+76.2 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 12, TN · twin score 98.6

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 17th 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

Jimmy Carter1976

38.6%

3,795 votes · R+21.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · 35.9%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

88.1%

2,882 votes · R+76.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 86.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

John Kerry2004

5,948votes

29.0% of the vote · R+41.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 5,740 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

25,077votes

81.3% of the vote · R+63.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,631 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

Jimmy Carter1976

−23.6pts D vs U.S.

Place R+21.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · −24.3 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+70.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+46.1 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +69.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RAndrew FarmerState House · 17

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	17.5%4,826	82.5%22,681	27,507
2020	R	18.9%5,109	81.1%21,968	27,077

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+63.5, this district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a rural or small-town electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely run up some of their largest advantages.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 76.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.5 points.

A population of 67,553, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,975 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 12 and State House District 1.

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 12

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 1

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 11

2008–2024 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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Places within Tennessee 17th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 17th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 17th State House District voted Republican by 63.5 points (R+63.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,847 votes cast, 5,478 went Democratic and 25,077 went Republican.

How many people live in Tennessee 17th State House District?

Tennessee 17th State House District has a population of 67,553 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 17th State House District?

Median household income in Tennessee 17th State House District is $60,975 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 17th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 17th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.