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Tennessee 8th 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

English15.9%13.3%9.5%

American11.7%11.3%5.3%

Irish11.3%9.3%9.4%

German9.7%9.1%12.5%

Scottish3.0%2.2%1.3%

Scotch-Irish2.1%1.7%—

Italian2.1%2.2%4.8%

French1.0%1.3%1.6%

Mexican2.7%3.8%11.3%

Honduran0.9%0.5%0.3%

Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%

African American†0.7%14.3%9.9%

Jamaican0.1%—0.4%

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 8	Tennessee	United States
Median age	43.5	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	7.9%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.7%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	TN SD 8	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	$59,843	$69,595	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.6%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.8%	31.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	TN SD 8	Tennessee	United States
Owner-occupied homes	73.1%	66.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	26.9%	33.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$231,700	$286,700	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$931	$1,189	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.9%	48.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	19.6%	10.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	TN SD 8	Tennessee	United States
Mean commute	28.6 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.1%	7.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.2%	75.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	7.8%	12.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	TN SD 8	Tennessee	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.4%	8.7%	22.3%
Spanish	3.2%	5.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	TN SD 8	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 8	Tennessee	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.0%	6.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.3%	2.4%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.7%	3.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.5%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.465	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

HarrisDemocratic16.4%15,673TrumpRepublican82.7%78,845OtherAll other candidates0.9%845

R+66.2

Lead: 63,172
Total: 95,363
vs nation: R+64.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic18.1%16,362TrumpRepublican80.3%72,558OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,400

R+62.2

Lead: 56,196
Total: 90,320
vs nation: R+66.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic16.9%12,366TrumpRepublican79.5%58,192OtherAll other candidates3.6%2,646

R+62.6

Lead: 45,826
Total: 73,204
vs nation: R+64.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic23.1%15,688RomneyRepublican75.4%51,250OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,053

R+52.3

Lead: 35,562
Total: 67,991
vs nation: R+56.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic27.1%19,028McCainRepublican71.4%50,140OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,076

R+44.3

Lead: 31,112
Total: 70,244
vs nation: R+51.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.1%21,661BushRepublican67.2%45,337OtherAll other candidates0.7%456

R+35.1

Lead: 23,676
Total: 67,454
vs nation: R+32.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic36.9%20,634BushRepublican61.5%34,404OtherAll other candidates1.6%890

R+24.6

Lead: 13,770
Total: 55,928
vs nation: R+25.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.9%19,054DoleRepublican52.4%25,688OtherAll other candidates8.7%4,275

R+13.5

Lead: 6,634
Total: 49,017
vs nation: R+22.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+66.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 212,3272024 5-year
Population density: 126 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,684 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $59,8432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+66.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 2, TN · twin score 98.9

presidential history

Party record book

Tennessee 8th 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. Roosevelt1932

42.7%

7,494 votes · R+13.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 41.7%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

82.7%

78,845 votes · R+66.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 80.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

John Kerry2004

21,661votes

32.1% of the vote · R+35.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · 20,634 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

78,845votes

82.7% of the vote · R+66.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 72,558 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

Bill Clinton1992

−16.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+10.7 · U.S. D+5.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · −17.5 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+66.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+62.2 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +64.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJessie SealState Senate · 8

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	15.7%13,719	84.3%73,465	87,184
2020	R	17.4%14,451	82.6%68,717	83,168

Tennessee 8th State Senate District sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 66.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.2 points.

A population of 212,327, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,843 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 9.

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 2

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 9

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 1

2008–2024 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 8th State Senate District

counties it covers6

Claiborne County Grainger County Hancock County Jefferson County Sevier County Union County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Tennessee 8th State Senate District voted Republican by 66.2 points (R+66.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,363 votes cast, 15,673 went Democratic and 78,845 went Republican.

How many people live in Tennessee 8th State Senate District?

Tennessee 8th State Senate District has a population of 212,327 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Tennessee 8th State Senate District?

Median household income in Tennessee 8th State Senate District is $59,843 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Tennessee 8th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.