congressional districtTennessee 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+26.0
2008R+21.7
2012R+21.7
2016R+21.3
2020R+15.6
2024R+20.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+5.8R+26.0 → R+20.1
vs. U.S. · 2024R+18.7R+20.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 57.8% of 556,446 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
126,065
190,803
4,544
321,412
556,446
57.8%
2020
144,866
199,446
5,256
349,568
563,256†
62.1%
2016
112,763
176,953
11,771
301,487
560,225†
53.8%
2012
121,059
189,188
3,451
313,698
550,352†
57.0%
2008
126,923
198,189
3,998
329,110
536,387†
61.4%
2004
115,516
197,278
1,887
314,681
522,422†
60.2%
† 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-8TennesseeUnited States
English11.5%13.3%9.5%
American10.8%11.3%5.3%
Irish8.7%9.3%9.4%
German7.1%9.1%12.5%
Italian2.2%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.8%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.7%—
French1.0%1.3%1.6%
African American†25.5%14.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Mexican3.9%3.8%11.3%
Honduran0.6%0.5%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.6%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Venezuelan0.3%0.2%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian1.0%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.4%0.2%0.6%
Filipino0.3%0.2%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
TN-8
Tennessee
United States
Median age
41.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
TN-8
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$69,163
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.7%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
TN-8
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
TN-8
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 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.0%
2008
−21.7%
2012
−21.7%
2016
−21.3%
2020
−15.6%
2024
−20.1%
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
8
R
25.6%85,043
72.3%240,411
332,315
2022
8
R
24.3%51,102
74.0%155,602
210,315
2020
8
R
29.5%97,890
68.5%227,216
331,853
2018
8
R
30.1%74,755
67.7%168,030
248,345
2016
8
R
25.1%70,925
68.8%194,386
282,733
2014
8
R
24.6%42,433
70.8%122,255
172,595
2012
8
R
28.4%79,490
68.3%190,923
279,422
2010
8
R
38.8%64,960
59.0%98,759
167,405
2008
8
D
100.0%180,465
0.0%0
180,519
2006
8
D
73.2%129,610
26.8%47,492
177,108
2004
8
D
74.3%173,623
25.6%59,853
233,567
2002
8
D
70.1%117,811
27.3%45,853
167,970
2000
8
D
72.3%143,127
27.7%54,929
198,080
1998
8
D
100.0%76,803
0.0%0
76,825
1996
8
D
67.3%123,681
29.9%55,024
183,898
1994
8
D
63.8%97,951
36.2%55,573
153,538
1992
8
D
83.7%136,852
0.0%0
163,432
1990
8
D
100.0%62,241
0.0%0
62,266
1988
8
D
62.4%94,571
37.6%56,893
151,465
1986
8
D
80.4%101,699
19.6%24,792
126,503
1984
8
D
100.0%118,653
0.0%0
118,668
1982
8
D
74.9%93,945
25.1%31,527
125,472
1980
8
D
99.9%110,139
0.0%0
110,207
1978
8
D
69.7%80,776
29.1%33,679
115,917
1976
8
D
60.7%100,683
38.5%63,819
165,954
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
38.0%117,603
59.9%185,407
309,413
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 · Republican59.9%185,407
Gloria Johnson · Democrat38.0%117,603
Tharon Chandler · Independent0.9%2,756
Pamela Jeanine "P" Moses · Independent0.9%2,699
Hastina Robinson · Independent0.3%948
Tennessee's 8th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Madison, Gibson, and Henderson counties and parts of Shelby and Tipton. About 767,800 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 41.3.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was R+22.0 in 2012, R+21.3 in 2016, R+15.6 in 2020, and R+20.1 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.1 points.
A population of 767,800, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,163 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 10.
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How did Tennessee 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 8th Congressional District voted Republican by 20.1 points (R+20.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 321,412 votes cast, 126,065 went Democratic and 190,803 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 8th Congressional District?
Tennessee 8th Congressional District has a population of 767,800 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Tennessee 8th Congressional District is $69,163 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Tennessee 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
