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Tennessee 79th 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

American19.8%11.3%5.3%

English12.9%13.3%9.5%

Irish9.7%9.3%9.4%

German6.4%9.1%12.5%

Scottish1.8%2.2%1.3%

Italian1.7%2.2%4.8%

Scotch-Irish1.6%1.7%—

French1.1%1.3%1.6%

African American†12.3%14.3%9.9%

African1.4%0.6%0.5%

Mexican1.9%3.8%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%

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 79	Tennessee	United States
Median age	39.9	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.2%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.5%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN HD 79	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$54,270	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.7%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.6%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN HD 79	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.8%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.2%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$147,300	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$803	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.0%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	13.6%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN HD 79	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	26.2 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.9%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.3%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	5.5%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN HD 79	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.4%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN HD 79	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 79	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.6%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.9%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.433	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

HarrisDemocratic21.2%5,988TrumpRepublican77.9%22,014OtherAll other candidates0.9%241

R+56.7

Lead: 16,026
Total: 28,243
vs nation: R+55.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.5%6,820TrumpRepublican75.2%21,861OtherAll other candidates1.3%380

R+51.8

Lead: 15,041
Total: 29,061
vs nation: R+56.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic23.9%6,037TrumpRepublican73.3%18,552OtherAll other candidates2.9%723

R+49.4

Lead: 12,515
Total: 25,312
vs nation: R+51.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic31.3%7,993RomneyRepublican67.3%17,187OtherAll other candidates1.4%353

R+36.0

Lead: 9,194
Total: 25,533
vs nation: R+39.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic33.8%9,342McCainRepublican64.6%17,862OtherAll other candidates1.6%455

R+30.8

Lead: 8,520
Total: 27,659
vs nation: R+38.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic42.0%10,874BushRepublican57.3%14,828OtherAll other candidates0.6%168

R+15.3

Lead: 3,954
Total: 25,870
vs nation: R+12.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic47.3%10,831BushRepublican51.4%11,772OtherAll other candidates1.3%298

R+4.1

Lead: 941
Total: 22,901
vs nation: R+4.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.8%10,545DoleRepublican43.6%9,241OtherAll other candidates6.6%1,401

D+6.2

Lead: 1,304
Total: 21,187
vs nation: R+2.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+56.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 66,5122024 5-year
Population density: 66 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,001 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $54,2702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.9%2024 5-year
Black: 13.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32.1 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 76, TN · twin score 98.7

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 79th 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

65.6%

5,622 votes · D+32.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 63.9%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

77.9%

22,014 votes · R+56.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 75.2%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

12,219votes

58.1% of the vote · D+17.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · 11,952 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

22,014votes

77.9% of the vote · R+56.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 21,861 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

+37.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+12.5 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +23.8 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+56.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.8 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +55.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBrock MartinState House · 79

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	17.6%4,664	82.4%21,773	26,437
2020	R	20.1%5,370	79.9%21,362	26,732

With a 56.7-point Republican presidential margin, District 79 sits among the state's most heavily one-sided constituencies, where general-election competition is rare and primary outcomes typically decide representation.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 56.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.7 points.

A population of 66,512, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,270 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 76 and State House District 13.

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 76

2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical

State House District 13

2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical

State House District 77

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

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 79th State House District

counties it covers3

Carroll County Gibson County Henderson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 79th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 79th State House District voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+56.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,243 votes cast, 5,988 went Democratic and 22,014 went Republican.

When did Tennessee 79th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 79th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Tennessee 79th State House District?

Tennessee 79th State House District has a population of 66,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 79th State House District?

Median household income in Tennessee 79th State House District is $54,270 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 79th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 79th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.