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1876–2024
State Senate District 3·Tennessee

Tennessee 3rd State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

One of Tennessee's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+48
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
211,051
2024 ACS

Tennessee 3rd State Senate District, Tennessee: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+48MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
211,0512024 5-year
Median household income
$58,5722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.7%2024 5-year
Black
3.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+70 in 1928MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−48.3%
23,78569,25794,153
R
−45.5%
24,40166,46092,446
R
−50.5%
17,45656,52977,372
R
−43.2%
20,58652,89474,803
R
−38.1%
23,35352,78577,300
R
−36.6%
23,13850,11073,759
R
−24.1%
23,29638,40762,667
R
−19.6%
21,16332,61958,449
R
−17.8%
21,34232,07160,203
R
−37.3%
16,04135,34751,716
R
−43.7%
15,08538,74754,143
R
−26.4%
18,73632,80353,252
R
−7.7%
22,84626,67649,993
R
−58.9%
7,92131,79040,541
R
−43.4%
7,53625,44241,283
R
−14.2%
16,49721,96138,458
R
−49.8%
10,26130,90241,454
R
−52.5%
8,74628,36337,347
R
−48.6%
8,45424,61833,269
R
−38.0%
6,26214,40421,424
R
−38.8%
6,16914,04920,305
R
−29.6%
6,20211,45317,769
R
−29.4%
6,81512,52119,421
R
−34.9%
5,34211,14116,600
R
−70.2%
2,25012,87115,133
R
−56.6%
2,6439,69212,450
R
−63.7%
3,22414,53417,762
R
−48.6%
2,5917,49110,090
O
−10.3%
2,2643,30710,120
R
−53.8%
2,2647,5499,825
R
−54.7%
1,8656,4698,418
R
−52.7%
2,0926,8659,062
R
−50.4%
2,3297,1869,645
R
−33.5%
2,4085,0307,828
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.9%
English
17.3%
German
10.9%
Irish
10.3%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.1%
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: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.8%
75–84
3.5%
5.7%
65–74
6.3%
6.8%
55–64
7.0%
6.4%
45–54
6.5%
5.9%
35–44
5.7%
6.6%
25–34
6.1%
5.0%
18–24
5.6%
7.2%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,572
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$58,572
Tennessee$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.2%
Other Christian
18.3%
Methodist
5.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+58, this northeast Tennessee district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, leaving little competitive space for statewide or legislative contests.

The Republican margin in Tennessee 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at seventy points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,572, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 211,051 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Tennessee voted Republican by 48.3 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,153 votes cast, 23,785 went Democratic and 69,257 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Tennessee?
State Senate District 3, Tennessee has a population of 211,051 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 3, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Tennessee is $58,572 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.