Tennessee 49th State House District, Tennessee: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,9182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,4702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 49, TNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,171 | 8,106 | 13,527 | ||
| R | 5,416 | 7,437 | 13,133 | ||
| R | 3,350 | 5,889 | 9,806 | ||
| R | 3,324 | 5,554 | 9,022 | ||
| R | 3,693 | 5,467 | 9,286 | ||
| R | 2,889 | 4,765 | 7,704 | ||
| R | 2,497 | 3,053 | 5,676 | ||
| R | 2,082 | 2,242 | 4,709 | ||
| D | 1,924 | 1,723 | 4,303 | ||
| R | 1,118 | 1,862 | 2,994 | ||
| R | 1,060 | 1,780 | 2,872 | ||
| D | 1,389 | 1,023 | 2,496 | ||
| D | 1,356 | 723 | 2,107 | ||
| R | 530 | 1,027 | 1,602 | ||
| O | 449 | 380 | 1,539 | ||
| D | 874 | 373 | 1,248 | ||
| D | 585 | 413 | 1,009 | ||
| D | 593 | 248 | 849 | ||
| D | 620 | 292 | 918 | ||
| D | 379 | 78 | 555 | ||
| D | 432 | 80 | 515 | ||
| D | 384 | 71 | 457 | ||
| D | 374 | 53 | 430 | ||
| D | 358 | 55 | 415 | ||
| D | 193 | 130 | 323 | ||
| D | 195 | 62 | 260 | ||
| D | 311 | 172 | 483 | ||
| D | 268 | 102 | 370 | ||
| D | 311 | 111 | 453 | ||
| D | 252 | 112 | 364 | ||
| D | 229 | 123 | 355 | ||
| D | 230 | 130 | 369 | ||
| D | 306 | 201 | 515 | ||
| D | 202 | 110 | 370 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
German
8.9%
American
8.4%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.5%
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: 34.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,470
State House District 49 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 49$85,470
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages2.5%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+75.8, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the state, reflecting a rural electorate where competitive general elections are effectively absent and primary contests carry the decisive weight.
The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Tennessee 49th State House District, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Tennessee 49th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,470, and a 9% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 49, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 49, Tennessee voted Republican by 21.7 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,527 votes cast, 5,171 went Democratic and 8,106 went Republican.
What is State House District 49, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 49, Tennessee as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 49, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 49, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 49, Tennessee?
State House District 49, Tennessee has a population of 32,918 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 49, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 49, Tennessee is $85,470 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 49, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 49, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.