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State House District 62·Tennessee

Tennessee 62nd State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Tennessee's widest presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+61
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
76,500
2024 ACS

Tennessee 62nd State House District, Tennessee: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+61MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
76,5002024 5-year
Median household income
$66,5702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.1%2024 5-year
Black
5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−60.9%
6,02525,29531,636
R
−55.5%
6,45423,25230,265
R
−55.5%
5,14118,90024,813
R
−43.6%
6,52616,88523,737
R
−36.3%
7,71616,74424,884
R
−23.4%
8,57713,85022,576
D
+0.0%
9,7199,71619,724
D
+6.1%
8,8047,70718,034
D
+17.4%
9,6076,36418,608
R
−8.1%
6,5747,74114,393
R
−1.3%
7,3157,51114,947
D
+28.1%
9,6165,32615,293
D
+44.8%
11,1344,19715,484
R
−24.6%
3,8356,46810,715
O
+7.5%
3,6662,66513,349
D
+45.5%
9,0233,38212,404
D
+35.4%
7,7003,64511,441
D
+41.4%
7,5803,11810,777
D
+32.4%
7,3953,77411,176
D
+46.5%
4,3691,0507,133
D
+63.5%
5,2211,1566,405
D
+69.8%
5,2199166,168
D
+70.5%
4,8368255,689
D
+69.4%
4,7028365,572
D
+24.3%
3,1271,9015,039
D
+49.4%
3,4441,1414,664
D
+18.3%
3,8852,6806,567
D
+47.3%
4,6661,6656,339
D
+37.2%
4,2961,9196,382
D
+33.4%
3,8041,8885,738
D
+39.2%
4,0101,7055,887
D
+39.5%
4,2191,7796,175
D
+30.0%
5,1382,7148,080
D
+32.8%
4,0601,8216,824
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.9%
English
11.8%
Irish
9.1%
German
7.9%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.4%
French
0.8%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
20.5%
Other Christian
10.6%
Methodist
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tennessee 62nd State House District peaked at seventy-one points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,570 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 62, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 62, Tennessee voted Republican by 60.9 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,636 votes cast, 6,025 went Democratic and 25,295 went Republican.
What is State House District 62, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 62, Tennessee as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 62, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 62, Tennessee?
State House District 62, Tennessee has a population of 76,500 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 62, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 62, Tennessee is $66,570 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 62, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.