Tennessee 25th State Senate District, Tennessee: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 204,5352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,1722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 25, 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 | 23,722 | 58,959 | 83,443 | ||
| R | 27,062 | 58,663 | 86,847 | ||
| R | 23,431 | 50,735 | 76,470 | ||
| R | 29,483 | 48,722 | 79,013 | ||
| R | 33,520 | 50,672 | 85,149 | ||
| R | 33,190 | 45,070 | 78,683 | ||
| R | 32,416 | 35,957 | 69,054 | ||
| D | 29,248 | 28,883 | 61,141 | ||
| D | 31,596 | 30,484 | 68,234 | ||
| R | 22,747 | 35,030 | 58,075 | ||
| R | 24,892 | 36,478 | 61,558 | ||
| R | 29,073 | 30,061 | 60,168 | ||
| D | 31,271 | 24,344 | 56,272 | ||
| R | 11,508 | 33,718 | 46,759 | ||
| O | 11,820 | 15,825 | 51,442 | ||
| D | 23,976 | 23,129 | 47,104 | ||
| R | 18,617 | 21,080 | 40,990 | ||
| D | 20,914 | 16,358 | 38,571 | ||
| D | 21,252 | 17,785 | 39,188 | ||
| D | 14,385 | 7,476 | 26,906 | ||
| D | 15,225 | 8,105 | 23,388 | ||
| D | 18,991 | 7,436 | 26,539 | ||
| D | 18,673 | 4,926 | 23,796 | ||
| D | 15,054 | 3,944 | 19,179 | ||
| D | 10,078 | 6,712 | 16,802 | ||
| D | 10,120 | 4,944 | 15,578 | ||
| D | 14,958 | 11,972 | 26,989 | ||
| D | 9,517 | 5,688 | 15,382 | ||
| D | 8,124 | 3,584 | 14,721 | ||
| D | 8,822 | 6,700 | 15,717 | ||
| D | 8,733 | 6,250 | 15,347 | ||
| D | 10,024 | 7,099 | 17,474 | ||
| D | 12,704 | 7,396 | 20,316 | ||
| D | 8,767 | 4,795 | 15,201 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
American
10.7%
Irish
9.2%
German
6.7%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.5%
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: 39.8 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
$57,172
State Senate District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 25$57,172
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+70.1, this district ranks among the most heavily partisan in the state, suggesting a voter base with remarkably consistent Republican alignment across nearly all recent election cycles.
The Democratic margin in Tennessee 25th State Senate District peaked at fifty-eight points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,172 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 25, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 25, Tennessee voted Republican by 42.2 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,443 votes cast, 23,722 went Democratic and 58,959 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 25, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, Tennessee as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 25, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 25, Tennessee?
State Senate District 25, Tennessee has a population of 204,535 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 25, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 25, Tennessee is $57,172 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State Senate District 25, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.