Tennessee 16th State Senate District, Tennessee: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 216,5602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,5672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 16, TNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 19,049 | 73,513 | 93,611 | ||
| R | 20,147 | 67,466 | 89,387 | ||
| R | 17,772 | 54,687 | 75,043 | ||
| R | 23,329 | 47,751 | 72,322 | ||
| R | 27,754 | 48,224 | 77,439 | ||
| R | 33,627 | 42,041 | 76,193 | ||
| D | 35,737 | 30,295 | 67,121 | ||
| D | 31,435 | 23,898 | 60,401 | ||
| D | 35,933 | 20,787 | 64,976 | ||
| R | 24,310 | 25,558 | 50,167 | ||
| R | 25,690 | 25,923 | 51,912 | ||
| D | 31,561 | 18,962 | 51,676 | ||
| D | 33,270 | 12,846 | 46,578 | ||
| R | 12,100 | 20,758 | 33,880 | ||
| O | 11,575 | 10,210 | 42,702 | ||
| D | 27,816 | 10,842 | 38,659 | ||
| D | 21,264 | 11,433 | 32,986 | ||
| D | 22,224 | 9,883 | 32,367 | ||
| D | 20,930 | 10,212 | 31,250 | ||
| D | 15,346 | 4,537 | 23,597 | ||
| D | 16,757 | 5,155 | 21,978 | ||
| D | 17,270 | 4,398 | 21,731 | ||
| D | 15,870 | 4,287 | 20,226 | ||
| D | 13,698 | 3,215 | 17,053 | ||
| D | 8,658 | 6,360 | 15,053 | ||
| D | 9,697 | 3,620 | 13,713 | ||
| D | 12,722 | 7,498 | 20,408 | ||
| D | 11,094 | 4,037 | 15,352 | ||
| D | 10,195 | 3,242 | 14,573 | ||
| D | 9,126 | 4,011 | 13,440 | ||
| D | 9,074 | 3,762 | 13,427 | ||
| D | 10,005 | 3,883 | 14,260 | ||
| D | 11,838 | 4,482 | 16,736 | ||
| D | 9,463 | 3,732 | 15,939 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.5%
English
15.1%
Irish
9.7%
German
7.9%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.2%
Italian
1.2%
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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,567
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$59,567
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+36, this Middle or East Tennessee district anchors the GOP's supermajority coalition in Nashville, where rural voter concentration consistently produces lopsided statewide results.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tennessee 16th State Senate District peaked at sixty-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eleven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $59,567 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 16, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Tennessee voted Republican by 58.2 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 93,611 votes cast, 19,049 went Democratic and 73,513 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Tennessee as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 16, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Tennessee?
State Senate District 16, Tennessee has a population of 216,560 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 16, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Tennessee is $59,567 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.