congressional districtTennessee 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.6
2008R+13.1
2012R+18.3
2016R+21.1
2020R+18.2
2024R+22.4
net swing · 2004→2024R+7.8R+14.6 → R+22.4
vs. U.S. · 2024R+20.9R+22.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 61.3% of 590,198 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
137,625
218,555
5,390
361,570
590,198
61.3%
2020
138,497
201,728
7,484
347,709
555,449†
62.6%
2016
102,504
161,222
14,011
277,737
519,714†
53.4%
2012
106,983
155,786
4,192
266,961
485,639†
55.0%
2008
119,853
156,638
4,060
280,551
464,657†
60.4%
2004
109,806
147,653
1,394
258,853
443,676†
58.3%
† 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.
——
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-7TennesseeUnited States
English14.1%13.3%9.5%
American11.7%11.3%5.3%
German11.1%9.1%12.5%
Irish10.0%9.3%9.4%
Italian2.9%2.2%4.8%
Scottish2.4%2.2%1.3%
French1.7%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.5%1.7%—
African American†12.1%14.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican3.6%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.6%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.5%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.6%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Burmese0.2%——
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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-7
Tennessee
United States
Median age
35.6
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.6%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
TN-7
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$75,800
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.5%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
TN-7
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.3%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.5%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
TN-7
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 7th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.6%
2008
−13.1%
2012
−18.3%
2016
−21.1%
2020
−18.2%
2024
−22.4%
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
7
R
38.0%122,764
59.5%191,992
322,656
2022
7
R
38.1%68,973
60.0%108,421
180,822
2020
7
R
27.3%95,839
69.9%245,188
350,635
2018
7
R
32.1%81,661
66.9%170,071
254,384
2016
7
R
23.5%65,226
72.2%200,407
277,513
2014
7
R
26.8%42,280
70.0%110,534
157,907
2012
7
R
24.0%61,679
71.0%182,730
257,306
2010
7
R
24.8%54,347
72.4%158,916
219,583
2008
7
R
31.4%99,549
68.6%217,332
316,881
2006
7
R
31.8%73,369
66.0%152,288
230,582
2004
7
R
0.0%0
100.0%232,404
232,404
2002
7
R
26.5%51,790
70.7%138,314
195,558
2000
7
R
29.1%71,587
69.6%171,056
245,649
1998
7
R
0.0%0
99.5%91,503
91,980
1996
7
R
33.3%64,512
65.4%126,737
193,742
1994
7
R
38.6%65,851
60.2%102,587
170,383
1992
7
R
35.5%72,062
61.7%125,101
202,866
1990
7
R
38.0%40,516
62.0%66,141
106,676
1988
7
R
19.9%35,237
80.1%142,025
177,266
1986
7
R
27.7%35,966
72.3%93,902
129,878
1984
7
R
0.0%0
100.0%107,257
107,278
1982
7
R
49.5%72,359
50.5%73,835
146,197
1980
7
D
77.3%133,606
22.7%39,227
172,835
1978
7
D
72.9%96,863
27.1%36,003
132,866
1976
7
D
100.0%105,684
0.0%0
105,699
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
38.3%139,791
59.5%217,166
364,962
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 · Republican59.5%217,166
Gloria Johnson · Democrat38.3%139,791
Tharon Chandler · Independent1.0%3,780
Pamela Jeanine "P" Moses · Independent0.9%3,200
Hastina Robinson · Independent0.3%1,025
Tennessee's 7th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Sumner, Robertson, and Dickson counties and parts of Davidson and Montgomery. About 767,600 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 35.6.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+18.6 in 2012, R+21.1 in 2016, R+18.2 in 2020, and R+22.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.4 points.
A population of 767,609, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,800 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 2.
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How did Tennessee 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 7th Congressional District voted Republican by 22.4 points (R+22.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 361,570 votes cast, 137,625 went Democratic and 218,555 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 7th Congressional District?
Tennessee 7th Congressional District has a population of 767,609 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in Tennessee 7th Congressional District is $75,800 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Tennessee 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Tennessee 7th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
