District ▲	Winner	Party	Votes	%	Margin
TN-01	James H \ QuillenREP	REP	113,442	100.0%	R+100.0
TN-02	John J DuncanREP	REP	171,453	77.3%	R+54.7
TN-03	Marilyn LloydDEM	DEM	189,683	52.4%	D+4.9
TN-04	Jim CooperDEM	DEM	124,863	75.2%	D+50.3
TN-05	William Hill BonerDEM	DEM	138,286	100.0%	D+100.0
TN-06	Bart GordonDEM	DEM	165,565	62.8%	D+25.6
TN-07	Don SundquistREP	REP	107,278	100.0%	R+100.0
TN-08	Edward JonesDEM	DEM	118,668	100.0%	D+100.0
TN-09	Harold E FordDEM	DEM	186,497	71.5%	D+43.1

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1984·U.S. House·Tennessee

Tennessee U.S. House

9 districtsD 6R 3

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State Context

How Tennessee frames this contest

Tennessee ran R+29.7 for president in 2024 — English ancestry 13.3% — Evangelical Protestant footprint 35.6% — 7.1M residents

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Presidential baseline

R+29.7

2024 statewide presidential margin

State population

7.1M

Residents in the current state profile

Largest ancestry

English

13.3% of the population

Largest religion

Evangelical Protestant

35.6% of the population

Benchmark framing

State context should read against the national baseline, not as an isolated result.

College attainment

31.3%

State

35.6%

U.S.

Delta −4.3pp

Median household income

$71,186

State

$83,960

U.S.

Delta −$12,774

Nonwhite share

29.0%

State

42.6%

U.S.

Delta −13.6pp

Coalition signals

Top ancestry signals

Religion footprint

Evangelical Protestant

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9 districts|D won 6|R won 3|Closest: TN-03

District ▲	Winner	Party	Votes	%	Margin
TN-01	James H \ QuillenREP	REP	113,442	100.0%	R+100.0
TN-02	John J DuncanREP	REP	171,453	77.3%	R+54.7
TN-03	Marilyn LloydDEM	DEM	189,683	52.4%	D+4.9
TN-04	Jim CooperDEM	DEM	124,863	75.2%	D+50.3
TN-05	William Hill BonerDEM	DEM	138,286	100.0%	D+100.0
TN-06	Bart GordonDEM	DEM	165,565	62.8%	D+25.6
TN-07	Don SundquistREP	REP	107,278	100.0%	R+100.0
TN-08	Edward JonesDEM	DEM	118,668	100.0%	D+100.0
TN-09	Harold E FordDEM	DEM	186,497	71.5%	D+43.1

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