congressional districtTennessee 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+28.2
2008R+29.3
2012R+36.4
2016R+35.2
2020R+29.2
2024R+33.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+5.7R+28.2 → R+33.9
vs. U.S. · 2024R+32.4R+33.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 60.1% of 610,264 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
118,776
242,945
5,062
366,783
610,264
60.1%
2020
122,695
226,777
6,769
356,241
577,786†
61.7%
2016
85,249
186,895
16,533
288,677
553,931†
52.1%
2012
84,460
184,037
4,978
273,475
535,950†
51.0%
2008
100,790
186,420
5,241
292,451
523,076†
55.9%
2004
99,387
178,249
2,371
280,007
510,201†
54.9%
† 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-2TennesseeUnited States
English14.7%13.3%9.5%
American11.8%11.3%5.3%
German10.9%9.1%12.5%
Irish10.4%9.3%9.4%
Scottish2.7%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.6%1.7%—
Italian2.5%2.2%4.8%
French1.3%1.3%1.6%
African American†5.3%14.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Mexican2.7%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.6%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.5%0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
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-2
Tennessee
United States
Median age
40.1
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
TN-2
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$72,572
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.6%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
TN-2
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
TN-2
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 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.2%
2008
−29.3%
2012
−36.4%
2016
−35.2%
2020
−29.2%
2024
−33.9%
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
2
R
30.7%111,316
69.3%250,782
362,098
2022
2
R
32.1%66,673
67.9%141,089
207,762
2020
2
R
31.1%109,684
67.6%238,907
353,197
2018
2
R
33.1%86,668
65.9%172,856
262,134
2016
2
R
24.4%68,401
75.6%212,455
280,856
2014
2
R
22.6%37,612
72.5%120,883
166,751
2012
2
R
20.6%54,522
74.4%196,894
264,505
2010
2
R
14.6%25,400
81.8%141,796
173,380
2008
2
R
21.9%63,639
78.1%227,120
290,759
2006
2
R
22.3%45,025
77.7%157,095
202,120
2004
2
R
19.1%52,155
79.1%215,795
272,928
2002
2
R
19.9%37,035
79.0%146,887
185,981
2000
2
R
0.0%0
89.3%187,154
209,485
1998
2
R
0.0%0
88.6%90,860
102,502
1996
2
R
28.6%61,020
70.7%150,953
213,574
1994
2
R
0.0%0
90.5%128,937
142,482
1992
2
R
25.7%52,887
72.2%148,377
205,401
1990
2
R
0.0%0
80.6%62,797
77,944
1988
2
R
43.8%77,540
56.2%99,631
177,174
1986
2
R
23.8%30,088
76.2%96,396
126,486
1984
2
R
22.7%38,846
77.3%132,604
171,453
1982
2
R
0.0%0
100.0%109,045
109,057
1980
2
R
23.9%46,578
76.1%147,947
194,527
1978
2
R
18.2%27,745
81.8%125,082
152,833
1976
2
R
37.2%69,449
62.8%117,256
186,707
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
33.0%120,610
65.4%238,848
365,288
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 · Republican65.4%238,848
Gloria Johnson · Democrat33.0%120,610
Tharon Chandler · Independent0.8%2,998
Pamela Jeanine "P" Moses · Independent0.6%2,173
Hastina Robinson · Independent0.2%659
Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Knox, Blount, Loudon, Claiborne, and Grainger counties. About 768,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 40.1.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was R+37.1 in 2012, R+35.2 in 2016, R+29.2 in 2020, and R+33.9 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.9 points.
A population of 767,972, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,572 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 1.
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How did Tennessee 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+33.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 366,783 votes cast, 118,776 went Democratic and 242,945 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 2nd Congressional District?
Tennessee 2nd Congressional District has a population of 767,972 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Tennessee 2nd Congressional District is $72,572 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Tennessee 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
