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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·Tennessee

Tennessee 6th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-one straight presidential cycles.

One of Tennessee's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
309,266
2024 ACS

Tennessee 6th State Senate District, Tennessee: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
309,2662024 5-year
Median household income
$74,2222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.1%2024 5-year
Black
8.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−19.4%
54,77381,872139,978
R
−15.0%
57,21777,944138,037
R
−23.7%
39,35366,195113,091
R
−29.2%
37,17568,661107,965
R
−23.0%
43,94570,731116,463
R
−25.1%
41,31569,347111,665
R
−17.2%
38,15854,35694,245
R
−6.9%
38,27644,28687,648
R
−4.8%
37,36541,68789,170
R
−27.1%
26,17945,74572,300
R
−27.7%
27,19248,16975,721
R
−17.5%
28,56041,40273,592
R
−2.7%
33,19235,05669,100
R
−44.9%
15,06840,52256,630
R
−25.2%
15,35129,54256,332
R
−0.4%
26,57626,78553,361
R
−22.6%
20,02131,80052,134
R
−21.3%
18,63128,89448,085
R
−24.8%
16,69927,76244,547
R
−13.1%
9,98013,18924,531
R
−5.7%
11,56712,98224,691
D
+18.5%
12,6598,68521,469
D
+23.8%
12,4157,62520,103
D
+4.7%
6,7316,11713,097
R
−43.3%
3,6099,15412,794
R
−19.9%
4,3406,70211,881
R
−27.5%
4,2567,51311,848
R
−15.6%
2,6373,6246,328
D
+20.9%
2,5471,2426,253
R
−16.8%
2,5603,6416,437
R
−14.4%
2,0002,6974,849
D
+4.7%
2,7472,4925,377
R
−21.3%
2,5163,9076,531
R
−2.3%
2,4952,6175,330
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.7%
American
13.1%
German
11.1%
Irish
10.0%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.7%
French
1.5%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
5.2%
5.8%
55–64
6.2%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
6.4%
35–44
6.5%
6.9%
25–34
7.0%
6.0%
18–24
5.9%
7.9%
5–17
7.6%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,222
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$74,222
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.4%
Other Christian
14.3%
Methodist
7.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41.6, this Middle or East Tennessee district consistently delivers some of the widest GOP margins in the state senate map, reflecting a largely rural, white, non-college electorate.

The Republican margin in Tennessee 6th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,222, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 309,266 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Tennessee voted Republican by 19.4 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 139,978 votes cast, 54,773 went Democratic and 81,872 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 6, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Tennessee?
State Senate District 6, Tennessee has a population of 309,266 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 6, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Tennessee is $74,222 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, 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.