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Tennessee 82nd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+23.02012R+28.32016R+40.72020R+45.22024R+52.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+52.0
2024
median income$60,981U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate15.6%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)16.6%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english4.6%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American14.6%
English10.2%
Irish10.1%
African American†20.6%
Mexican3.6%
Salvadoran0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Tennessee 82nd State House District

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Tennessee 82nd State House DistrictTrumpR+52.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 82nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 82nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+52.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 82nd State House District · R+52.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican75.6%19,978
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.6%6,240
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.8%201
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tennessee 82nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Crockett County, TNRepublicanR+58.7
Gibson County, TNRepublicanR+51.8
Lauderdale County, TNRepublicanR+37.0
Obion County, TNRepublicanR+64.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
23.6%Harris6,240
75.6%Trump19,978
0.8%Kennedy201
−52.0%
26,419
R
26.9%Biden7,367
72.0%Trump19,747
1.1%Jorgensen304
−45.2%
27,418
R
28.6%Clinton6,951
69.3%Trump16,852
2.1%Johnson506
−40.7%
24,309
R
35.8%Obama8,524
64.2%Romney15,254
0.0%
−28.3%
23,778
R
37.6%Obama10,090
60.6%McCain16,269
1.9%Nader503
−23.0%
26,862
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: −52.0% in 2024.−52.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−23.0%
2012−28.3%
2016−40.7%
2020−45.2%
2024−52.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RChris HurtState House · 82

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 52 points Republican, this district sits at the far end of Tennessee's partisan distribution, reflecting a rural or small-town constituency with deeply consolidated voting patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 52.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.0 points.

A population of 66,447, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,981 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 77 and State House District 30.

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 77
Tennessee
98.2twin score
2020–2024 trajectory% Evangelical12-yr trend
State House District 30
South Carolina
97.8twin score
2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend% Evangelical
State House District 79
Tennessee
97.4twin score
2020–2024 trajectory% Evangelical12-yr trend≠ 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 82nd State House District

counties it covers4
Crockett CountyGibson CountyLauderdale CountyObion County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 82nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 82nd State House District voted Republican by 52.0 points (R+52.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,419 votes cast, 6,240 went Democratic and 19,978 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 82nd State House District?
Tennessee 82nd State House District has a population of 66,447 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 82nd State House District?
Median household income in Tennessee 82nd State House District is $60,981 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 82nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 82nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.