Tennessee 16th State Senate District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 78.6% | 73,523 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 20.4% | 19,052 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 1.0% | 952 |
County-level results (7 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+55.1 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Franklin County, TN | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Grundy County, TN | Republican | R+69.3 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Warren County, TN | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20.4%Harris19,052 | 78.6%Trump73,523 | 1.0%Kennedy952 | 93,527 | ||
| R | 22.5%Biden20,128 | 75.5%Trump67,414 | 2.0%Jorgensen1,766 | 89,308 | ||
| R | 23.7%Clinton17,775 | 72.9%Trump54,695 | 3.4%Johnson2,585 | 75,055 | ||
| R | 32.7%Obama23,159 | 67.3%Romney47,692 | 0.0% | 70,851 | ||
| R | 35.6%Obama27,725 | 61.9%McCain48,187 | 2.5%Nader1,908 | 77,820 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −26.3% |
| 2012 | −34.6% |
| 2016 | −49.2% |
| 2020 | −52.9% |
| 2024 | −58.2% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 58.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.2 points.
A population of 210,544, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,428 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 23.
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