Tennessee 78th State House District, Tennessee: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1948.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 64,0852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,6922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1948MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 78, 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 | 7,814 | 22,541 | 30,760 | ||
| R | 7,941 | 21,451 | 29,893 | ||
| R | 5,755 | 16,557 | 23,357 | ||
| R | 7,137 | 14,758 | 22,272 | ||
| R | 8,482 | 15,343 | 24,187 | ||
| R | 9,336 | 13,876 | 23,368 | ||
| D | 9,374 | 9,145 | 18,800 | ||
| D | 7,848 | 6,383 | 15,462 | ||
| D | 7,943 | 5,265 | 15,391 | ||
| R | 5,106 | 6,256 | 11,439 | ||
| R | 5,317 | 6,433 | 11,862 | ||
| D | 6,404 | 3,742 | 10,363 | ||
| D | 6,829 | 2,284 | 9,211 | ||
| R | 2,362 | 3,684 | 6,282 | ||
| O | 1,587 | 1,182 | 6,648 | ||
| D | 4,628 | 1,312 | 5,941 | ||
| D | 3,446 | 1,450 | 4,951 | ||
| D | 3,807 | 994 | 4,844 | ||
| D | 3,890 | 1,099 | 5,007 | ||
| D | 3,660 | 386 | 4,333 | ||
| D | 2,344 | 455 | 2,805 | ||
| D | 3,039 | 541 | 3,586 | ||
| D | 2,156 | 343 | 2,512 | ||
| D | 2,168 | 327 | 2,508 | ||
| D | 1,481 | 842 | 2,325 | ||
| D | 1,523 | 386 | 1,969 | ||
| D | 2,072 | 1,130 | 3,205 | ||
| D | 1,954 | 840 | 2,816 | ||
| D | 1,767 | 495 | 2,547 | ||
| D | 1,802 | 883 | 2,715 | ||
| D | 1,607 | 749 | 2,415 | ||
| D | 1,862 | 823 | 2,733 | ||
| D | 2,023 | 830 | 2,912 | ||
| D | 1,283 | 438 | 2,425 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.9%
Irish
11.4%
American
10.3%
German
10.1%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.4%
French
1.2%
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: 40.7 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
$84,692
State House District 78 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 78$84,692
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tennessee 78th State House District sits in the Border South and Appalachia. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 3 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tennessee 78th State House District peaked at seventy-six points in 1948; 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 nineteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $84,692 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 78, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 78, Tennessee voted Republican by 47.9 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,760 votes cast, 7,814 went Democratic and 22,541 went Republican.
What is State House District 78, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 78, 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 78, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 78, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 78, Tennessee?
State House District 78, Tennessee has a population of 64,085 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 78, Tennessee?
Median household income in State House District 78, Tennessee is $84,692 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State House District 78, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 78, 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.