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Tennessee 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+25.12012R+31.62016R+44.72020R+48.02024R+53.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+53.8
2024
median income$56,433U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age42.7U.S. 39.1 · TN 39.3
poverty rate16.4%U.S. 12.5% · TN 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)17.4%U.S. 35.6% · TN 31.3%
non-english3.5%U.S. 22.3% · TN 8.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English12.5%
American10.5%
Irish10.5%
African American†14.8%
African1.7%
Mexican1.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Tennessee 26th State Senate District

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Tennessee 26th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+53.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Tennessee 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Tennessee 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+53.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Tennessee 26th State Senate District · R+53.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.5%74,176
Kamala HarrisDemocratic22.6%21,962
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent0.9%857
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 8 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 (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tennessee 26th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Chester County, TNRepublicanR+64.9
Fayette County, TNRepublicanR+42.3
Hardeman County, TNRepublicanR+24.1
Hardin County, TNRepublicanR+71.0
Haywood County, TNDemocraticD+0.4
Lawrence County, TNRepublicanR+68.9
McNairy County, TNRepublicanR+68.4
Wayne County, TNRepublicanR+76.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
22.6%Harris21,962
76.5%Trump74,176
0.9%Kennedy857
−53.8%
96,995
R
25.3%Biden24,348
73.3%Trump70,486
1.4%Jorgensen1,368
−48.0%
96,202
R
26.4%Clinton22,007
71.1%Trump59,343
2.5%Johnson2,118
−44.7%
83,468
R
34.2%Obama28,608
65.8%Romney55,041
0.0%
−31.6%
83,649
R
36.4%Obama31,928
61.5%McCain53,967
2.1%Nader1,851
−25.1%
87,746
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: −53.8% in 2024.−53.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−25.1%
2012−31.6%
2016−44.7%
2020−48.0%
2024−53.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPage WalleyState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+53.8, against R+25.1 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 43.9% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 53.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.8 points.

A population of 215,745, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,433 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 24 and State Senate District 25.

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 24
Tennessee
96.4twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 25
Tennessee
95.7twin score
% Evangelical2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 6
Alabama
95.7twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ American ancestry

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 26th State Senate District

counties it covers8
Chester CountyFayette CountyHardeman CountyHardin CountyHaywood CountyLawrence CountyMcNairy CountyWayne County

Frequently asked questions

How did Tennessee 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 26th State Senate District voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+53.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 96,995 votes cast, 21,962 went Democratic and 74,176 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 26th State Senate District?
Tennessee 26th State Senate District has a population of 215,745 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 26th State Senate District?
Median household income in Tennessee 26th State Senate District is $56,433 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tennessee 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.