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Tennessee 4th 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

English20.6%13.3%9.5%

American14.5%11.3%5.3%

Irish11.8%9.3%9.4%

German11.2%9.1%12.5%

Scottish2.9%2.2%1.3%

Scotch-Irish2.7%1.7%—

Italian1.9%2.2%4.8%

French0.9%1.3%1.6%

Mexican1.2%3.8%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%

African American†1.5%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 4	Tennessee	United States
Median age	45.3	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	7.3%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.1%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN SD 4	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$58,167	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.4%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.0%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN SD 4	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	74.2%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.8%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$202,800	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$868	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.8%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.9%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN SD 4	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	23.3 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.0%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.6%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	10.8%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN SD 4	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.4%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN SD 4	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 4	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.6%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.2%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.460	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

HarrisDemocratic20.2%20,611TrumpRepublican78.8%80,220OtherAll other candidates1.0%976

R+58.6

Lead: 59,609
Total: 101,807
vs nation: R+57.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic21.5%21,355TrumpRepublican76.9%76,265OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,561

R+55.4

Lead: 54,910
Total: 99,181
vs nation: R+59.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic19.4%16,085TrumpRepublican76.6%63,627OtherAll other candidates4.0%3,340

R+57.2

Lead: 47,542
Total: 83,052
vs nation: R+59.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic25.6%20,409RomneyRepublican72.7%57,944OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,371

R+47.1

Lead: 37,535
Total: 79,724
vs nation: R+50.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.6%24,284McCainRepublican70.0%59,564OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,189

R+41.5

Lead: 35,280
Total: 85,037
vs nation: R+48.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic31.8%26,321BushRepublican67.6%56,002OtherAll other candidates0.7%549

R+35.8

Lead: 29,681
Total: 82,872
vs nation: R+33.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic38.6%28,107BushRepublican59.8%43,553OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,165

R+21.2

Lead: 15,446
Total: 72,825
vs nation: R+21.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.6%26,938DoleRepublican53.7%37,460OtherAll other candidates7.7%5,380

R+15.1

Lead: 10,522
Total: 69,778
vs nation: R+23.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+58.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 214,8842024 5-year
Population density: 239 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 901 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $58,1672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30.6 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 8, TN · twin score 98.1

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 4th 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

Samuel J. Tilden1876

56.9%

3,262 votes · D+13.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 56.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

78.8%

80,220 votes · R+58.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 76.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

29,284votes

49.5% of the vote · D+1.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · 28,107 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

80,220votes

78.8% of the vote · R+58.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 76,265 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

+26.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+1.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +21.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+59.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+55.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +59.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBobby HarshbargerState Senate · 4

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	19.9%18,792	80.1%75,539	94,331
2020	R	23.0%21,115	77.0%70,653	91,768

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+58.6, this Upper Cumberland or East Tennessee district ranks among the state's most one-sided, where competitive general elections are rare and primaries often decide outcomes.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.6 points.

A population of 214,884, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,167 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 2.

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 2

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 9

2008–2024 trajectory≠ English 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 4th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 4th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 4th State Senate District voted Republican by 58.6 points (R+58.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,807 votes cast, 20,611 went Democratic and 80,220 went Republican.

When did Tennessee 4th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 4th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Tennessee 4th State Senate District?

Tennessee 4th State Senate District has a population of 214,884 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 4th State Senate District?

Median household income in Tennessee 4th State Senate District is $58,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 4th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 4th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.