Tennessee 70th State House District, Tennessee: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 77,2472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,0822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 70, 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 | 6,225 | 27,373 | 33,910 | ||
| R | 6,778 | 25,607 | 32,832 | ||
| R | 5,978 | 21,016 | 27,711 | ||
| R | 8,079 | 18,629 | 27,054 | ||
| R | 9,716 | 18,197 | 28,373 | ||
| R | 11,701 | 16,365 | 28,275 | ||
| D | 12,249 | 11,895 | 24,523 | ||
| D | 11,030 | 9,403 | 22,329 | ||
| D | 12,432 | 8,269 | 23,678 | ||
| R | 8,847 | 9,616 | 18,539 | ||
| R | 9,307 | 9,668 | 19,086 | ||
| D | 11,192 | 8,286 | 20,228 | ||
| D | 12,600 | 5,928 | 18,682 | ||
| R | 4,588 | 8,594 | 13,656 | ||
| O | 4,511 | 4,567 | 17,683 | ||
| D | 10,816 | 5,121 | 15,937 | ||
| D | 10,389 | 5,886 | 16,378 | ||
| D | 9,646 | 4,877 | 14,625 | ||
| D | 9,620 | 5,336 | 15,065 | ||
| D | 8,216 | 3,294 | 12,620 | ||
| D | 9,060 | 3,761 | 12,825 | ||
| D | 8,178 | 2,128 | 10,340 | ||
| D | 8,496 | 2,903 | 11,451 | ||
| D | 6,371 | 1,816 | 8,251 | ||
| D | 5,606 | 3,644 | 9,259 | ||
| D | 5,073 | 2,340 | 7,538 | ||
| D | 6,012 | 5,176 | 11,197 | ||
| D | 5,744 | 2,915 | 8,678 | ||
| D | 5,370 | 2,486 | 8,850 | ||
| D | 5,212 | 2,999 | 8,264 | ||
| D | 4,681 | 2,752 | 7,631 | ||
| D | 4,968 | 2,901 | 8,032 | ||
| D | 6,516 | 3,628 | 10,272 | ||
| D | 4,728 | 2,324 | 8,442 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.4%
American
14.5%
Irish
9.8%
German
8.0%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.0%
French
1.0%
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: 41.8 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
$60,082
State House District 70 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 70$60,082
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.1, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting a rural or small-town constituency where statewide Republican coalitions run deep and consistent.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Tennessee 70th State House District, by a sixteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Tennessee 70th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $60,082, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 70, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 70, Tennessee voted Republican by 62.4 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,910 votes cast, 6,225 went Democratic and 27,373 went Republican.
What is State House District 70, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 70, 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 70, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 70, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 70, Tennessee?
State House District 70, Tennessee has a population of 77,247 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 70, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 70, Tennessee is $60,082 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 70, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 70, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.