† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
9 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMemphis, TN-MS-ARUnited States
African American†45.1%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%
English8.0%9.5%
American6.2%5.3%
Irish6.0%9.4%
German5.1%12.5%
Italian1.8%4.8%
Scottish1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.9%—
French0.9%1.6%
Mexican4.2%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.5%
Honduran0.6%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Venezuelan0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.3%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
United States
Median age
36.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
United States
Median household income
$67,403
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
5.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
United States
Catholic
4.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
32.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
35.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.8%
5.2%
Black Protestant
17.0%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+55.9%
1896
+24.8%
1900
+38.7%
1904
+51.6%
1908
+42.4%
1912
+60.4%
1916
+57.5%
1920
+41.5%
1924
+44.0%
1928
+36.4%
1932
+75.7%
1936
+93.9%
1940
+80.5%
1944
+67.4%
1948
+16.7%
1952
+9.9%
1956
+2.6%
1960
+1.2%
1964
+1.4%
1968
+5.8%
1972
−34.5%
1976
+10.5%
1980
+6.5%
1984
−3.5%
1988
−4.9%
1992
+8.5%
1996
+10.4%
2000
+7.3%
2004
+5.7%
2008
+13.5%
2012
+12.2%
2016
+10.6%
2020
+13.2%
2024
+6.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
52.4%Harris264,640
45.8%Trump231,564
1.8%
D+6.5
R+6.7
D+8.0
505,081
D
55.8%Biden313,247
42.6%Trump239,039
1.7%
D+13.2
D+2.6
D+8.8
561,602
D
53.6%Clinton265,987
43.0%Trump213,548
3.3%
D+10.6
R+1.6
D+8.5
496,084
D
55.6%Obama297,435
43.4%Romney232,296
1.0%
D+12.2
R+1.3
D+8.3
534,925
D
56.4%Obama321,271
42.9%McCain244,375
0.7%
D+13.5
D+7.8
D+6.2
569,554
D
52.5%Kerry269,203
46.9%Bush240,167
0.6%
D+5.7
R+1.6
D+8.1
512,403
D
53.0%Gore233,152
45.7%Bush201,188
1.3%
D+7.3
R+3.1
D+6.7
440,138
D
52.9%Clinton223,534
42.5%Dole179,630
4.6%
D+10.4
D+1.9
D+1.9
422,789
D
51.1%Clinton234,986
42.5%Bush195,783
6.4%
D+8.5
D+13.4
D+3.0
460,200
R
47.3%Dukakis182,108
52.1%Bush200,886
0.6%
R+4.9
R+1.4
D+2.9
385,400
R
47.9%Mondale196,392
51.4%Reagan210,546
0.7%
R+3.5
R+9.9
D+14.8
409,638
D
51.8%Carter197,018
45.3%Reagan172,349
2.8%
D+6.5
R+4.0
D+16.2
380,201
D
54.6%Carter188,004
44.2%Ford152,030
1.2%
D+10.5
D+44.9
D+8.4
344,117
R
31.8%McGovern94,397
66.2%Nixon196,837
2.0%
R+34.5
R+40.3
R+11.3
297,252
O
34.6%Humphrey97,218
28.8%Nixon80,904
36.5%
Wallace +1.9
D+4.4
D+6.5
280,651
D
50.7%Johnson123,543
49.3%Goldwater120,035
0.0%
D+1.4
D+0.2
R+21.1
243,647
D
48.8%Kennedy96,747
47.6%Nixon94,331
3.5%
D+1.2
R+1.4
D+1.1
198,078
D
48.2%Stevenson74,736
45.6%Eisenhower70,671
6.2%
D+2.6
R+7.3
D+18.0
154,980
D
54.9%Stevenson87,488
45.0%Eisenhower71,720
0.1%
D+9.9
R+6.8
D+20.6
159,428
O
35.5%Truman28,369
18.9%Dewey15,060
45.6%
Thurmond +10.1
R+50.7
D+12.2
79,853
D
83.6%Roosevelt61,666
16.3%Dewey11,985
0.1%
D+67.4
R+13.1
D+59.9
73,737
D
90.2%Roosevelt73,504
9.7%Willkie7,878
0.1%
D+80.5
R+13.4
D+70.6
81,498
D
96.9%Roosevelt75,769
3.0%Landon2,337
0.1%
D+93.9
D+18.2
D+69.7
78,188
D
87.3%Roosevelt49,960
11.6%Hoover6,641
1.1%
D+75.7
D+39.3
D+57.9
57,211
D
68.1%Smith28,164
31.7%Hoover13,098
0.2%
D+36.4
R+7.6
D+53.9
41,358
D
68.7%Davis21,816
24.7%Coolidge7,840
6.6%
D+44.0
D+2.5
D+69.2
31,756
D
70.3%Cox25,177
28.8%Harding10,316
1.0%
D+41.5
R+16.1
D+67.7
35,838
D
78.2%Wilson19,220
20.7%Hughes5,079
1.1%
D+57.5
R+2.9
D+54.4
24,577
D
68.5%Wilson11,586
8.1%Taft1,362
23.5%
D+60.4
D+18.1
D+40.9
16,916
D
70.2%Bryan11,350
27.8%Taft4,496
2.0%
D+42.4
R+9.2
D+51.9
16,171
D
74.8%Parker12,922
23.3%Roosevelt4,017
1.9%
D+51.6
D+12.8
D+71.2
17,273
D
68.8%Bryan13,306
30.1%McKinley5,815
1.1%
D+38.7
D+14.0
D+46.3
19,333
D
61.3%Bryan15,056
36.5%McKinley8,971
2.1%
D+24.8
R+31.1
D+30.9
24,552
D
73.3%Cleveland13,949
17.4%Harrison3,309
9.3%
D+55.9
—
D+54.3
19,030
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
800,570
2018
846,365
2020
879,025
2022
885,715
2024
912,694
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−10,302 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −87,658 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Memphis, TN-MS-AR in Memphis, TN-MS-AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−3,360
2012
−1,900
2013
−8,462
2014
−7,741
2015
−7,600
2016
−6,443
2017
−5,269
2018
−3,492
2019
−3,449
2021
−5,289
2022
−5,924
2023
−8,479
2024
−9,948
2025
−10,302
The Memphis metro straddles Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, with Shelby County's dense urban core driving reliably Democratic presidential margins above 60% even as surrounding exurban and rural counties trend sharply Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 34.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.5 points.
A population of 1,341,924, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,403 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbus, GA-AL and Columbia, SC.
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How did Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi voted Democratic by 6.5 points (D+6.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 505,081 votes cast, 264,640 went Democratic and 231,564 went Republican.
When did Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi?
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi has a population of 1,341,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi?
Median household income in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi is $67,403 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
