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Tennessee 81st State House District
presidential margin
2008R+33.02012R+35.72016R+44.12020R+45.42024R+50.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+50.4
2024
median income$72,946U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate14.1%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)19.7%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english2.9%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American13.8%
English10.1%
Irish9.9%
African American†18.3%
African0.2%
Mexican1.9%
Honduran0.2%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Tipton County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Tennessee 81st State House District

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Tennessee 81st State House DistrictTrumpR+50.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 81st State House DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 81st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+50.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 81st State House District · R+50.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.8%21,645
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.3%7,045
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.9%263
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tennessee 81st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Haywood County, TNDemocraticD+0.4
Tipton County, TNRepublicanR+52.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
24.3%Harris7,045
74.8%Trump21,645
0.9%Kennedy263
−50.4%
28,953
R
26.6%Biden7,902
72.0%Trump21,387
1.4%Jorgensen418
−45.4%
29,707
R
26.4%Clinton6,763
70.5%Trump18,072
3.2%Johnson813
−44.1%
25,648
R
32.2%Obama8,375
67.8%Romney17,667
0.0%
−35.7%
26,042
R
32.9%Obama9,129
65.9%McCain18,286
1.2%Nader322
−33.0%
27,737
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −50.4% in 2024.−50.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−33.0%
2012−35.7%
2016−44.1%
2020−45.4%
2024−50.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDebra MoodyState House · 81

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 61 points, District 81 ranks among the state's most one-sided legislative constituencies, reflecting the deep rural Republican alignment common across this part of Tennessee.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 50.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.4 points.

A population of 66,450, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,946 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 79 and State House District 92.

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 79
Tennessee
97.3twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State House District 92
Alabama
96.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
State House District 72
Georgia
96.5twin score
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 81st State House District

counties it covers2
Haywood CountyTipton County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 81st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 81st State House District voted Republican by 50.4 points (R+50.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,953 votes cast, 7,045 went Democratic and 21,645 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 81st State House District?
Tennessee 81st State House District has a population of 66,450 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 81st State House District?
Median household income in Tennessee 81st State House District is $72,946 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 81st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 81st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.