Tennessee 17th State Senate District, Tennessee: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 243,0862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,6012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+70 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 17, 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 | 45,283 | 68,466 | 115,674 | ||
| R | 45,785 | 62,098 | 110,810 | ||
| R | 31,926 | 49,363 | 86,077 | ||
| R | 31,559 | 47,607 | 80,524 | ||
| R | 34,554 | 46,717 | 82,320 | ||
| R | 30,918 | 41,628 | 73,000 | ||
| D | 30,760 | 28,754 | 60,492 | ||
| D | 26,711 | 23,060 | 53,153 | ||
| D | 26,393 | 21,082 | 53,917 | ||
| R | 18,879 | 24,935 | 44,057 | ||
| R | 18,979 | 24,423 | 43,697 | ||
| D | 23,472 | 15,285 | 39,966 | ||
| D | 22,203 | 11,844 | 34,404 | ||
| R | 8,855 | 16,224 | 25,745 | ||
| O | 8,165 | 7,942 | 27,397 | ||
| D | 15,622 | 8,049 | 23,671 | ||
| D | 11,886 | 9,520 | 21,565 | ||
| D | 11,917 | 6,635 | 18,724 | ||
| D | 11,146 | 6,681 | 17,845 | ||
| D | 5,593 | 1,845 | 9,134 | ||
| D | 6,270 | 2,141 | 8,422 | ||
| D | 6,271 | 1,688 | 7,964 | ||
| D | 6,116 | 1,060 | 7,199 | ||
| D | 5,215 | 1,392 | 6,676 | ||
| D | 3,213 | 2,855 | 6,078 | ||
| D | 3,382 | 1,112 | 4,687 | ||
| D | 3,733 | 2,334 | 6,093 | ||
| D | 3,590 | 1,214 | 4,827 | ||
| D | 3,446 | 850 | 4,775 | ||
| D | 3,191 | 1,223 | 4,439 | ||
| D | 3,297 | 1,190 | 4,560 | ||
| D | 3,483 | 1,356 | 4,951 | ||
| D | 4,321 | 2,242 | 6,649 | ||
| D | 3,522 | 1,495 | 5,533 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
American
11.0%
German
10.5%
Irish
9.2%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.5%
French
1.8%
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: 38.0 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
$89,601
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$89,601
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.6%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Tennessee 17th State Senate District, by a fifteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty points.
The political shift has tracked, in Tennessee 17th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $89,601, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 17, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Tennessee voted Republican by 20.0 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 115,674 votes cast, 45,283 went Democratic and 68,466 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, Tennessee as a "Old Confederacy" 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 17, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Tennessee?
State Senate District 17, Tennessee has a population of 243,086 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 17, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Tennessee is $89,601 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.