State Senate District 2 State Senate District (TN) — Elections 1876–2024

Tennessee 2nd State Senate District, Tennessee: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 216,4932024 5-year
Median household income: $71,0472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.7%2024 5-year
Black: 2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 0 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−54.0%	23,651	80,568	105,420
2020	R	−50.1%	24,210	74,606	100,535
2016	R	−52.3%	17,272	59,014	79,845
2012	R	−45.3%	19,996	54,135	75,387
2008	R	−39.1%	23,401	54,273	78,897
2004	R	−34.7%	24,103	49,991	74,688
2000	R	−22.9%	23,498	37,795	62,322
1996	R	−9.3%	22,953	28,090	55,399
1992	R	−7.1%	23,649	27,748	57,765
1988	R	−29.9%	16,310	30,328	46,852
1984	R	−32.3%	16,154	31,675	48,107
1980	R	−22.8%	17,288	27,852	46,237
1976	R	−0.7%	21,659	21,970	44,025
1972	R	−42.8%	9,893	25,104	35,578
1968	R	−27.8%	9,841	20,026	36,684
1964	R	−9.9%	15,262	18,606	33,868
1960	R	−30.3%	11,461	21,545	33,243
1956	R	−32.1%	10,453	20,446	31,104
1952	R	−26.9%	10,949	19,045	30,076
1948	R	−17.3%	8,315	11,888	20,608
1944	D	+4.3%	11,195	10,264	21,515
1940	D	+14.7%	11,296	8,397	19,783
1936	D	+0.5%	9,735	9,631	19,414
1932	D	+4.0%	7,141	6,582	13,824
1928	R	−42.2%	3,844	9,477	13,340
1924	R	−19.8%	4,447	6,664	11,215
1920	R	−37.2%	4,279	9,364	13,669
1916	R	−22.5%	3,126	4,961	8,144
1912	D	+9.5%	2,905	2,174	7,656
1908	R	−29.8%	3,063	5,678	8,771
1904	R	−27.2%	2,763	4,845	7,662
1900	R	−20.4%	3,290	5,013	8,440
1896	R	−22.4%	3,406	5,411	8,936
1892	R	−16.8%	2,934	4,199	7,521
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

14.1%

Irish

12.1%

German

11.3%

American

9.3%

Scottish

2.8%

Italian

2.1%

French

1.8%

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: 44.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.4%

5.8%

65–74

6.6%

7.3%

55–64

7.6%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

5.7%

35–44

5.9%

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

3.8%

18–24

3.6%

7.8%

5–17

7.3%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,047

State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 2$71,047

Tennessee$69,595

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.3%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.7%

speak English only

Spanish3.0%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

32.0%

Other Christian

10.2%

Methodist

6.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+52.4, 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.

The Republican margin in Tennessee 2nd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,047, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 216,493 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, State Senate District 2, Tennessee voted Republican by 54.0 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,420 votes cast, 23,651 went Democratic and 80,568 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 2, Tennessee's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, Tennessee as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.

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

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

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

State Senate District 2, Tennessee has a population of 216,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in State Senate District 2, Tennessee is $71,047 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Tennessee 2nd State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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