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Tennessee 62nd 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

American17.2%11.3%5.3%

English12.0%13.3%9.5%

Irish9.3%9.3%9.4%

German8.0%9.1%12.5%

Scottish1.4%2.2%1.3%

Italian1.4%2.2%4.8%

Scotch-Irish1.2%1.7%—

French0.8%1.3%1.6%

Mexican8.7%3.8%11.3%

Guatemalan1.4%0.6%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

African American†7.0%14.3%9.9%

African0.4%0.6%0.5%

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 62	Tennessee	United States
Median age	39.5	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.7%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN HD 62	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$65,651	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.6%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN HD 62	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	72.5%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	27.5%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$274,600	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$959	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	46.7%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	6.1%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN HD 62	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	28.7 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	12.3%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	77.0%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	9.6%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN HD 62	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.4%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	9.0%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN HD 62	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 62	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	6.6%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.4%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	5.2%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.3%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.436	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

HarrisDemocratic20.0%6,233TrumpRepublican78.9%24,586OtherAll other candidates1.1%329

R+58.9

Lead: 18,353
Total: 31,148
vs nation: R+57.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic22.4%6,701TrumpRepublican75.8%22,712OtherAll other candidates1.8%544

R+53.4

Lead: 16,011
Total: 29,957
vs nation: R+57.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.8%5,358TrumpRepublican75.1%18,473OtherAll other candidates3.2%783

R+53.3

Lead: 13,115
Total: 24,614
vs nation: R+55.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.8%6,824RomneyRepublican69.6%16,489OtherAll other candidates1.6%372

R+40.8

Lead: 9,665
Total: 23,685
vs nation: R+44.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic32.4%8,088McCainRepublican65.7%16,399OtherAll other candidates1.9%480

R+33.3

Lead: 8,311
Total: 24,967
vs nation: R+40.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic39.6%8,965BushRepublican59.7%13,527OtherAll other candidates0.7%169

R+20.1

Lead: 4,562
Total: 22,661
vs nation: R+17.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic50.8%10,145BushRepublican47.5%9,492OtherAll other candidates1.6%329

D+3.3

Lead: 653
Total: 19,966
vs nation: D+2.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic50.3%9,167DoleRepublican41.2%7,520OtherAll other candidates8.5%1,548

D+9.0

Lead: 1,647
Total: 18,235
vs nation: D+0.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+58.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 73,2002024 5-year
Population density: 83 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 882 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $65,6512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.2%2024 5-year
Black: 7.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+72.8 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 71, TN · twin score 98.0

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 62nd 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

86.2%

5,160 votes · D+72.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 85.9%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

78.9%

24,586 votes · R+58.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 75.8%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

11,631votes

73.1% of the vote · D+47.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · 10,145 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

24,586votes

78.9% of the vote · R+58.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,712 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

John W. Davis1924

+77.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+52.1 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · +62.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+57.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+53.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +57.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RPat MarshState House · 62

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	18.2%4,962	81.8%22,344	27,306
2020	R	23.1%6,322	76.9%20,998	27,320

District 62 recorded an R+58.9 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house districts in Tennessee. That kind of spread typically reflects a rural, low-density electorate with limited two-party competition at most ballot levels.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 58.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.9 points.

A population of 73,200, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,651 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 71 and State House District 47.

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 71

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 47

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 5

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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Places within Tennessee 62nd State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 62nd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 62nd State House District voted Republican by 58.9 points (R+58.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,148 votes cast, 6,233 went Democratic and 24,586 went Republican.

When did Tennessee 62nd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 62nd State House District voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in Tennessee 62nd State House District?

Tennessee 62nd State House District has a population of 73,200 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 62nd State House District?

Median household income in Tennessee 62nd State House District is $65,651 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 62nd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 62nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.