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1876–2024
State House District 68·Tennessee

Tennessee 68th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 18 points.

One of Tennessee's more lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
115,191
2024 ACS

Tennessee 68th State House District, Tennessee: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1944.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
115,1912024 5-year
Median household income
$75,6132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.7%2024 5-year
Black
19.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+62 in 1944MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+18 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.4%
16,10423,51340,331
R
−12.7%
15,97520,75437,761
R
−18.5%
10,67515,91028,346
R
−10.3%
12,05214,87927,411
R
−7.9%
12,65114,84527,804
R
−17.5%
9,87314,08324,105
R
−2.1%
9,2579,66419,208
D
+4.1%
8,1167,44516,542
D
+4.8%
7,1376,40115,418
R
−15.8%
4,4996,19810,752
R
−14.1%
4,8896,50711,494
D
+14.8%
5,6934,18310,182
D
+34.6%
6,0562,9149,075
R
−15.4%
2,8003,8566,838
O
+15.9%
2,7241,5987,096
D
+56.7%
5,0071,3846,391
D
+49.5%
3,7561,2545,052
D
+48.1%
3,9521,3675,379
D
+38.1%
2,8331,2664,112
D
+59.1%
1,6283182,216
D
+61.6%
1,4623451,813
D
+58.6%
1,5544031,963
D
+59.2%
1,6304122,056
D
+54.9%
1,3513931,744
D
+3.4%
9188571,775
D
+34.1%
9574631,447
D
+17.8%
1,2618762,157
D
+32.6%
9724881,485
D
+46.2%
8062531,197
D
+21.5%
1,4579362,421
D
+31.8%
8354151,320
D
+9.9%
1,1068932,156
R
−2.1%
1,3791,4432,996
D
+8.8%
1,1839482,674
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.8%
English
10.4%
Irish
9.7%
American
7.5%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 31.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
0.4%
1.2%
75–84
1.6%
3.0%
65–74
3.5%
4.5%
55–64
5.0%
5.1%
45–54
5.5%
7.2%
35–44
7.2%
9.4%
25–34
8.9%
5.4%
18–24
5.0%
9.6%
5–17
9.3%
4.1%
<5
3.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,613
State House District 68 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 68$75,613
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.7%
Other Christian
14.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.8%
Methodist
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33, this mid-sized district of roughly 73,000 residents sits firmly outside competitive territory, making down-ballot races typically dependent on primary outcomes rather than general-election contests.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Tennessee 68th State House District, by a two points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighteen points in 2016. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Tennessee 68th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,613, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 68, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 68, Tennessee voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,331 votes cast, 16,104 went Democratic and 23,513 went Republican.
What is State House District 68, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 68, 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 68, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 68, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 68, Tennessee?
State House District 68, Tennessee has a population of 115,191 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 68, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 68, Tennessee is $75,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 68, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 68, 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.