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Tennessee 2nd State Senate 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

English14.3%13.3%9.5%

Irish12.3%9.3%9.4%

German11.5%9.1%12.5%

American9.4%11.3%5.3%

Scottish2.8%2.2%1.3%

Scotch-Irish2.4%1.7%—

Italian2.1%2.2%4.8%

French1.8%1.3%1.6%

Mexican2.3%3.8%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%

Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%

African American†2.1%14.3%9.9%

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 SD 2	Tennessee	United States
Median age	44.3	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	7.4%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN SD 2	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$72,138	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.4%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.8%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN SD 2	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	76.6%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	23.4%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$280,900	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$944	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	43.6%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.8%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN SD 2	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	26.5 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.8%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.5%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	10.9%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN SD 2	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.3%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	3.0%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN SD 2	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 SD 2	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.8%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.4%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.2%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.444	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

HarrisDemocratic22.4%22,871TrumpRepublican76.5%78,240OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,138

R+54.2

Lead: 55,369
Total: 102,249
vs nation: R+52.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.0%23,407TrumpRepublican74.3%72,443OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,653

R+50.3

Lead: 49,036
Total: 97,503
vs nation: R+54.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.6%16,699TrumpRepublican74.0%57,178OtherAll other candidates4.4%3,421

R+52.4

Lead: 40,479
Total: 77,298
vs nation: R+54.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic26.5%19,337RomneyRepublican71.9%52,441OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,199

R+45.4

Lead: 33,104
Total: 72,977
vs nation: R+49.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic29.7%22,639McCainRepublican68.8%52,523OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,181

R+39.1

Lead: 29,884
Total: 76,343
vs nation: R+46.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.3%23,337BushRepublican66.9%48,383OtherAll other candidates0.8%569

R+34.6

Lead: 25,046
Total: 72,289
vs nation: R+32.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.8%22,774BushRepublican60.6%36,553OtherAll other candidates1.6%986

R+22.8

Lead: 13,779
Total: 60,313
vs nation: R+23.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic41.5%22,213DoleRepublican50.7%27,136OtherAll other candidates7.8%4,196

R+9.2

Lead: 4,923
Total: 53,545
vs nation: R+17.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+54.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 203,2172024 5-year
Population density: 122 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,664 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $72,1382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.2%2024 5-year
Black: 2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14.9 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 8, TN · twin score 98.9

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 2nd State Senate 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. Roosevelt1940

57.2%

11,138 votes · D+14.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 · 53.9%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

76.5%

78,240 votes · R+54.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 74.3%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

23,407votes

24.0% of the vote · R+50.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 23,337 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

78,240votes

76.5% of the vote · R+54.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 72,443 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

+5.8pts D vs U.S.

Place R+19.4 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · +4.9 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+54.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+50.3 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +54.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RTom HatcherState Senate · 2

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	21.2%20,496	78.8%76,129	96,625
2020	R	22.3%20,235	77.7%70,478	90,713

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.2, this upper-East Tennessee district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, reflecting the region's deep rural and small-town conservative lean.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.9 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.2 points.

A population of 203,217, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,138 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 4.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 8

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 4

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 1

2012–2024 trajectory

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 2nd State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 54.2 points (R+54.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 102,249 votes cast, 22,871 went Democratic and 78,240 went Republican.

When did Tennessee 2nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in Tennessee 2nd State Senate District?

Tennessee 2nd State Senate District has a population of 203,217 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 2nd State Senate District?

Median household income in Tennessee 2nd State Senate District is $72,138 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 2nd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.