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Tennessee 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+23.62012R+28.32016R+28.42020R+21.72024R+26.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+26.3
2024
median income$85,269U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age38.0U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate10.2%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.5%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english11.9%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English13.8%
American11.5%
German11.0%
African American†10.3%
African0.4%
Mexican4.5%
Honduran0.8%
Guatemalan0.7%
Aztec0.6%
Asian Indian0.7%
Filipino0.4%
Chinese0.3%
religion

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

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

Tennessee 17th State Senate District

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Tennessee 17th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+26.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+26.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 17th State Senate District · R+26.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.5%66,063
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.2%38,242
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.4%1,446
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tennessee 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Davidson County, TNDemocraticD+27.2
Wilson County, TNRepublicanR+40.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.2%Harris38,242
62.5%Trump66,063
1.4%Kennedy1,446
−26.3%
105,751
R
37.8%Biden38,557
59.5%Trump60,661
2.6%Jorgensen2,664
−21.7%
101,882
R
33.0%Clinton26,248
61.4%Trump48,810
5.5%Johnson4,390
−28.4%
79,448
R
35.9%Obama25,872
64.1%Romney46,254
0.0%
−28.3%
72,126
R
37.5%Obama28,086
61.1%McCain45,797
1.4%Nader1,078
−23.6%
74,961
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: −26.3% in 2024.−26.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−23.6%
2012−28.3%
2016−28.4%
2020−21.7%
2024−26.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMark PodyState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting a rural and small-town electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely post their strongest numbers.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 28.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.3 points.

A population of 216,082, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,269 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 18.

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 6
Tennessee
92.8twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 18
Tennessee
92.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 7
Tennessee
90.9twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% Evangelical

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 17th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Davidson CountyWilson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,751 votes cast, 38,242 went Democratic and 66,063 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 17th State Senate District?
Tennessee 17th State Senate District has a population of 216,082 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Tennessee 17th State Senate District is $85,269 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.