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Tennessee 19th 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

English16.6%13.3%9.5%

American14.8%11.3%5.3%

German12.5%9.1%12.5%

Irish11.3%9.3%9.4%

Scottish3.2%2.2%1.3%

Scotch-Irish3.2%1.7%—

Italian3.1%2.2%4.8%

French1.7%1.3%1.6%

African American†3.2%14.3%9.9%

African0.2%0.6%0.5%

Mexican1.3%3.8%11.3%

Guatemalan0.4%0.6%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%

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 19	Tennessee	United States
Median age	40.8	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	11.9%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.2%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN HD 19	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$77,986	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.1%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	41.0%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN HD 19	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	83.0%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	17.0%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$263,200	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,029	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	43.1%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	7.0%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN HD 19	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	26.6 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.6%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.2%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	9.9%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN HD 19	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	8.7%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	4.5%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN HD 19	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 19	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.8%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.8%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.7%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.423	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

HarrisDemocratic24.0%8,032TrumpRepublican74.8%25,060OtherAll other candidates1.2%396

R+50.8

Lead: 17,028
Total: 33,488
vs nation: R+49.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.9%7,615TrumpRepublican73.4%22,431OtherAll other candidates1.6%503

R+48.5

Lead: 14,816
Total: 30,549
vs nation: R+53.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic20.7%5,016TrumpRepublican74.5%18,057OtherAll other candidates4.8%1,169

R+53.8

Lead: 13,041
Total: 24,242
vs nation: R+55.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic20.1%4,784RomneyRepublican78.7%18,736OtherAll other candidates1.2%297

R+58.6

Lead: 13,952
Total: 23,817
vs nation: R+62.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic22.0%5,525McCainRepublican76.9%19,295OtherAll other candidates1.0%263

R+54.9

Lead: 13,770
Total: 25,083
vs nation: R+62.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic21.5%5,216BushRepublican77.9%18,910OtherAll other candidates0.6%136

R+56.4

Lead: 13,694
Total: 24,262
vs nation: R+54.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic24.5%4,887BushRepublican74.4%14,821OtherAll other candidates1.1%225

R+49.8

Lead: 9,934
Total: 19,933
vs nation: R+50.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic27.7%4,896DoleRepublican68.3%12,076OtherAll other candidates4.1%717

R+40.6

Lead: 7,180
Total: 17,689
vs nation: R+49.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+50.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 66,5782024 5-year
Population density: 306 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 218 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $77,9862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.6%2024 5-year
Black: 3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+74.0 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 6, TN · twin score 97.8

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 19th 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

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

43.0%

1,559 votes · R+13.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 40.0%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

87.0%

2,506 votes · R+74.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 84.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

8,032votes

24.0% of the vote · R+50.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 7,615 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

25,060votes

74.8% of the vote · R+50.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,431 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

Woodrow Wilson1912

−27.8pts D vs U.S.

Place R+8.2 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · −29.8 pts

Republican

Mitt Romney2012

+62.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+58.6 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +62.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RDave WrightState House · 19

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	37.6%11,178	62.4%18,561	29,739
2020	R	37.9%10,948	62.1%17,943	28,891

With a 50.8-point Republican presidential margin, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the heavily Republican rural and small-town electorate that defines much of upper or middle Tennessee.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 74.0 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.8 points.

A population of 66,578, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,986 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 6 and State House District 16.

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 6

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 16

2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Evangelical

State House District 46

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 19th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 19th State House District voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+50.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,488 votes cast, 8,032 went Democratic and 25,060 went Republican.

How many people live in Tennessee 19th State House District?

Tennessee 19th State House District has a population of 66,578 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 19th State House District?

Median household income in Tennessee 19th State House District is $77,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 19th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 19th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.