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Tennessee 8th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+44.32012R+53.82016R+62.62020R+62.22024R+66.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+66.2
2024
median income$59,843U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age43.5U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate14.6%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)18.8%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english4.4%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English15.9%
American11.7%
Irish11.3%
Mexican2.7%
Honduran0.9%
Puerto Rican0.6%
African American†0.7%
Jamaican0.1%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Union County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Tennessee 8th State Senate District

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Tennessee 8th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+66.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 8th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 8th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+66.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 8th State Senate District · R+66.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.7%78,845
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.4%15,673
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.9%845
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tennessee 8th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Claiborne County, TNRepublicanR+70.1
Grainger County, TNRepublicanR+73.7
Hancock County, TNRepublicanR+76.5
Jefferson County, TNRepublicanR+64.0
Sevier County, TNRepublicanR+61.1
Union County, TNRepublicanR+71.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
16.4%Harris15,673
82.7%Trump78,845
0.9%Kennedy845
−66.2%
95,363
R
18.1%Biden16,362
80.3%Trump72,558
1.5%Jorgensen1,392
−62.2%
90,312
R
16.9%Clinton12,366
79.5%Trump58,192
3.6%Johnson2,646
−62.6%
73,204
R
23.1%Obama15,602
76.9%Romney51,961
0.0%
−53.8%
67,563
R
26.8%Obama18,968
71.1%McCain50,255
2.0%Nader1,432
−44.3%
70,655
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −66.2% in 2024.−66.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−44.3%
2012−53.8%
2016−62.6%
2020−62.2%
2024−66.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJessie SealState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, this Middle or East Tennessee district ranks among the state's most one-sided, where general-election outcomes are typically decided well before November.

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 90% 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 9 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 9
Tennessee
99.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 2
Tennessee
98.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 4
Tennessee
98.2twin score
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 CountyGrainger CountyHancock CountyJefferson CountySevier CountyUnion 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 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.