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Tennessee 46th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+32.22012R+39.72016R+43.62020R+45.22024R+47.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+47.1
2024
median income$83,081U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age38.4U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate11.0%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.8%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english8.1%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.8%
American14.2%
German11.7%
African American†6.9%
African0.2%
Mexican3.2%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Salvadoran0.5%
Aztec0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%
Filipino0.2%
Chinese0.1%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Wilson County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Tennessee 46th State House District

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Tennessee 46th State House DistrictTrumpR+47.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 46th State House DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 46th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+47.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 46th State House District · R+47.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.0%28,464
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.9%10,093
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.1%433
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tennessee 46th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Wilson County, TNRepublicanR+40.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.9%Harris10,093
73.0%Trump28,464
1.1%Kennedy433
−47.1%
38,990
R
26.3%Biden9,107
71.5%Trump24,748
2.2%Jorgensen762
−45.2%
34,617
R
25.7%Clinton6,624
69.3%Trump17,848
5.0%Johnson1,289
−43.6%
25,761
R
30.2%Obama6,973
69.8%Romney16,138
0.0%
−39.7%
23,111
R
33.0%Obama8,141
65.2%McCain16,080
1.7%Nader430
−32.2%
24,651
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −47.1% in 2024.−47.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−32.2%
2012−39.7%
2016−43.6%
2020−45.2%
2024−47.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RClark BoydState House · 46

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.1, this district sits well outside competitive territory, reflecting the heavily Republican rural or exurban composition typical of Tennessee's most one-sided state house seats.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.1 points.

A population of 72,506, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,081 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 44 and State House District 19.

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 44
Tennessee
95.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State House District 19
Tennessee
94.5twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ median income
State House District 47
South Carolina
93.9twin score
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 46th State House District

counties it covers1
Wilson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 46th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 46th State House District voted Republican by 47.1 points (R+47.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,990 votes cast, 10,093 went Democratic and 28,464 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 46th State House District?
Tennessee 46th State House District has a population of 72,506 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 46th State House District?
Median household income in Tennessee 46th State House District is $83,081 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 46th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 46th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.