Davidson County, Tennessee: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+27%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 715,3882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,8532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+70 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Westchester County, NY · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Davidson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Davidson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +44.7% |
| 1896 | +13.1% |
| 1900 | +45.0% |
| 1904 | +58.6% |
| 1908 | +49.8% |
| 1912 | +64.8% |
| 1916 | +47.0% |
| 1920 | +32.2% |
| 1924 | +39.7% |
| 1928 | −6.5% |
| 1932 | +49.6% |
| 1936 | +69.8% |
| 1940 | +51.8% |
| 1944 | +44.4% |
| 1948 | +33.1% |
| 1952 | +17.9% |
| 1956 | +20.8% |
| 1960 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | +27.3% |
| 1968 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | −25.1% |
| 1976 | +23.7% |
| 1980 | +21.6% |
| 1984 | −4.6% |
| 1988 | −4.9% |
| 1992 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +17.4% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +21.0% |
| 2012 | +18.5% |
| 2016 | +25.8% |
| 2020 | +32.1% |
| 2024 | +27.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 181,862 | 102,256 | 292,189 | ||
| D | 199,703 | 100,218 | 309,658 | ||
| D | 148,864 | 84,550 | 249,068 | ||
| D | 143,120 | 97,622 | 245,534 | ||
| D | 158,423 | 102,915 | 264,486 | ||
| D | 132,737 | 107,839 | 242,302 | ||
| D | 120,508 | 84,117 | 208,588 | ||
| D | 110,805 | 78,453 | 200,382 | ||
| D | 106,355 | 76,567 | 203,807 | ||
| R | 89,270 | 98,599 | 188,946 | ||
| R | 89,498 | 98,155 | 188,814 | ||
| D | 103,741 | 65,772 | 175,606 | ||
| D | 99,007 | 60,662 | 161,598 | ||
| R | 48,869 | 82,636 | 134,797 | ||
| O | 44,543 | 44,175 | 136,607 | ||
| D | 79,387 | 45,335 | 124,722 | ||
| D | 59,649 | 52,077 | 112,597 | ||
| D | 56,822 | 37,077 | 94,874 | ||
| D | 51,562 | 35,916 | 87,630 | ||
| D | 20,877 | 8,410 | 37,643 | ||
| D | 26,493 | 10,174 | 36,760 | ||
| D | 27,589 | 8,763 | 36,352 | ||
| D | 25,530 | 4,467 | 30,158 | ||
| D | 21,233 | 7,004 | 28,666 | ||
| R | 13,442 | 15,322 | 28,798 | ||
| D | 11,363 | 4,516 | 17,249 | ||
| D | 13,354 | 6,811 | 20,346 | ||
| D | 8,958 | 3,168 | 12,320 | ||
| D | 9,517 | 1,428 | 12,481 | ||
| D | 8,309 | 2,721 | 11,232 | ||
| D | 7,735 | 1,900 | 9,956 | ||
| D | 6,869 | 2,501 | 9,700 | ||
| D | 7,511 | 5,720 | 13,659 | ||
| D | 8,480 | 2,993 | 12,265 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
8.9%
Irish
8.0%
American
5.6%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.5%
African American
19.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,853
Davidson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Davidson County$77,853
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Davidson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other languages3.8%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Davidson County anchors Tennessee's Democratic vote, driven by a dense urban core, a large Black population, and a substantial younger professional class that has grown steadily as Nashville's economy expanded over the past decade.
The Democratic margin here reached seventy points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 715,388, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,853 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Westchester County and Snohomish County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Davidson County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Davidson County, Tennessee voted Democratic by 27.2 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 292,189 votes cast, 181,862 went Democratic and 102,256 went Republican.
What is Davidson County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Davidson County, Tennessee in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 4 times, and other 1 times.
When did Davidson County, Tennessee last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Davidson County, Tennessee voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Davidson County, Tennessee?
Davidson County, Tennessee has a population of 715,388 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Davidson County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Davidson County, Tennessee is $77,853 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Davidson County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Davidson County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.