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Tennessee 23rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+24.12012R+31.82016R+46.12020R+47.12024R+51.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+51.1
2024
median income$78,543U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age40.0U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.8%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english5.6%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English15.7%
American14.4%
Irish11.6%
Mexican3.8%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Guatemalan0.3%
African American†4.1%
African0.2%
religion

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

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

Tennessee 23rd State Senate District

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Tennessee 23rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+51.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 23rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 23rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+51.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 23rd State Senate District · R+51.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican75.0%76,099
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.9%24,253
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.1%1,157
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 23rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cheatham County, TNRepublicanR+45.9
Dickson County, TNRepublicanR+51.9
Hickman County, TNRepublicanR+61.1
Humphreys County, TNRepublicanR+56.1
Montgomery County, TNRepublicanR+18.4
Robertson County, TNRepublicanR+50.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
23.9%Harris24,253
75.0%Trump76,099
1.1%Kennedy1,157
−51.1%
101,509
R
25.6%Biden25,076
72.7%Trump71,106
1.7%Jorgensen1,631
−47.1%
97,813
R
24.9%Clinton19,341
71.0%Trump55,088
4.1%Johnson3,169
−46.1%
77,598
R
34.1%Obama24,900
65.9%Romney48,071
0.0%
−31.8%
72,971
R
36.9%Obama29,764
61.0%McCain49,225
2.1%Nader1,689
−24.1%
80,678
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: −51.1% in 2024.−51.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−24.1%
2012−31.8%
2016−46.1%
2020−47.1%
2024−51.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RKerry RobertsState Senate · 23

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.9, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican state senate constituencies in Tennessee, reflecting the Republican rural and small-town communities that anchor its electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 51.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.1 points.

A population of 216,082, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,543 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 12.

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 16
Tennessee
97.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 12
Tennessee
96.6twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median age
State Senate District 15
Tennessee
96.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median income

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 23rd State Senate District

counties it covers5
Cheatham CountyDickson CountyHickman CountyHumphreys CountyRobertson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 23rd State Senate District voted Republican by 51.1 points (R+51.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,509 votes cast, 24,253 went Democratic and 76,099 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 23rd State Senate District?
Tennessee 23rd 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 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Tennessee 23rd State Senate District is $78,543 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 23rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.