congressional districtTennessee 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+36.7
2008R+41.1
2012R+47.4
2016R+56.8
2020R+54.2
2024R+57.8
net swing · 2004→2024R+21.1R+36.7 → R+57.8
vs. U.S. · 2024R+56.4R+57.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 56.7% of 614,621 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
71,642
273,134
3,571
348,347
614,621
56.7%
2020
74,138
256,566
5,646
336,350
597,141†
56.3%
2016
55,039
214,658
11,126
280,823
584,412†
48.1%
2012
68,544
195,985
4,490
269,019
572,639†
47.0%
2008
81,139
198,027
5,400
284,566
555,250†
51.3%
2004
85,443
185,605
1,861
272,909
537,862†
50.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupTN-1TennesseeUnited States
English17.4%13.3%9.5%
American15.3%11.3%5.3%
Irish10.8%9.3%9.4%
German10.5%9.1%12.5%
Scottish2.8%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.5%1.7%—
Italian2.0%2.2%4.8%
French1.0%1.3%1.6%
Mexican2.6%3.8%11.3%
Honduran0.5%0.5%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.6%0.5%
African American†1.7%14.3%9.9%
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
TN-1
Tennessee
United States
Median age
43.9
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.0%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
TN-1
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$57,829
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.3%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
TN-1
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
3.7%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
TN-1
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
—
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.5%
51.5%
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.
Tennessee 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−36.7%
2008
−41.1%
2012
−47.4%
2016
−56.8%
2020
−54.2%
2024
−57.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
R
19.4%64,021
78.1%257,825
330,199
2022
1
R
19.7%37,049
78.3%147,241
188,003
2020
1
R
22.5%68,617
74.7%228,181
305,423
2018
1
R
21.0%47,138
77.1%172,835
224,282
2016
1
R
15.4%39,024
78.4%198,293
253,025
2014
1
R
0.0%0
82.8%115,533
139,470
2012
1
R
19.9%47,663
76.0%182,252
239,672
2010
1
R
17.1%26,045
80.8%123,006
152,161
2008
1
R
24.5%57,525
71.8%168,343
234,381
2006
1
R
37.0%65,538
61.1%108,336
177,278
2004
1
R
24.1%56,361
73.9%172,543
233,560
2002
1
R
0.0%0
98.8%127,300
128,886
2000
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%157,828
157,848
1998
1
R
30.8%30,710
69.1%68,904
99,689
1996
1
R
32.3%58,657
64.8%117,676
181,708
1994
1
R
24.6%34,691
72.9%102,947
141,227
1992
1
R
28.1%47,809
67.5%114,797
170,158
1990
1
R
0.0%0
99.9%47,796
47,860
1988
1
R
19.8%29,469
80.2%119,526
148,998
1986
1
R
31.1%36,278
68.9%80,289
116,570
1984
1
R
0.0%0
100.0%113,407
113,442
1982
1
R
22.8%27,580
74.1%89,497
120,858
1980
1
R
0.0%0
86.2%130,296
151,129
1978
1
R
35.5%50,694
64.5%92,143
142,841
1976
1
R
41.2%69,507
57.9%97,781
168,734
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
20.0%68,313
78.2%266,359
340,738
2020
R
35.2%1,040,691
62.2%1,840,926
2,959,761
2018
R
43.9%985,450
54.7%1,227,483
2,243,740
2014
R
31.9%437,848
61.9%850,087
1,374,060
2012
R
30.4%705,882
64.9%1,506,443
2,320,189
2008
R
31.6%767,236
65.1%1,579,477
2,424,585
2006
R
48.0%879,976
50.7%929,911
1,833,695
2002
R
44.3%728,232
54.3%891,498
1,642,076
2000
R
32.2%621,152
65.1%1,255,444
1,928,354
1996
R
36.8%654,937
61.4%1,091,554
1,778,603
1994
R
42.1%623,164
56.4%834,226
1,480,352
1990
D
67.7%530,898
29.8%233,703
783,813
1988
D
65.1%1,020,061
34.5%541,033
1,567,136
1984
D
60.7%1,000,607
33.8%557,016
1,648,036
1982
D
61.9%780,113
38.1%479,642
1,259,755
1978
R
40.3%466,228
55.5%642,644
1,157,023
1976
D
52.5%751,180
47.0%673,231
1,432,015
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Marsha Blackburn · Republican78.2%266,359
Gloria Johnson · Democrat20.0%68,313
Tharon Chandler · Independent0.9%3,006
Pamela Jeanine "P" Moses · Independent0.7%2,277
Hastina Robinson · Independent0.2%783
Tennessee's 1st congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Sullivan, Washington, Sevier, Greene, and Hawkins counties. About 767,900 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 43.9.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+48.2 in 2012, R+56.8 in 2016, R+54.2 in 2020, and R+57.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.8 points.
A population of 767,868, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,829 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 2.
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How did Tennessee 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 57.8 points (R+57.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 348,347 votes cast, 71,642 went Democratic and 273,134 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 1st Congressional District?
Tennessee 1st Congressional District has a population of 767,868 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Tennessee 1st Congressional District is $57,829 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Tennessee 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
