HarrisDemocratic53.0%11,330TrumpRepublican45.8%9,798OtherAll other candidates1.2%252
D+7.2- Lead
- 1,532
- Total
- 21,380
- vs nation
- D+8.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Tennessee 80th State House District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic58.0%13,914TrumpRepublican40.7%9,764OtherAll other candidates1.4%327
D+17.3- Lead
- 4,150
- Total
- 24,005
- vs nation
- D+12.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic59.5%13,289TrumpRepublican38.2%8,537OtherAll other candidates2.3%509
D+21.3- Lead
- 4,752
- Total
- 22,335
- vs nation
- D+19.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic65.3%16,387RomneyRepublican33.9%8,511OtherAll other candidates0.8%206
D+31.4- Lead
- 7,876
- Total
- 25,104
- vs nation
- D+27.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic65.6%17,839McCainRepublican33.5%9,106OtherAll other candidates0.8%229
D+32.1- Lead
- 8,733
- Total
- 27,174
- vs nation
- D+24.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic64.7%15,788BushRepublican34.7%8,463OtherAll other candidates0.6%145
D+30.0- Lead
- 7,325
- Total
- 24,396
- vs nation
- D+32.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic67.0%14,308BushRepublican32.1%6,863OtherAll other candidates0.9%190
D+34.9- Lead
- 7,445
- Total
- 21,361
- vs nation
- D+34.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic66.9%12,994DoleRepublican29.4%5,707OtherAll other candidates3.8%731
D+37.5- Lead
- 7,287
- Total
- 19,432
- vs nation
- D+29.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 66,6552024 5-year
- Population density
- 75 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 892 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $42,2772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 35.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 57.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90.4 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+12.7 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 98, AL · twin score 96.3
presidential history
Party record book
Tennessee 80th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
95.1%
5,654 votes · D+90.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 93.9%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
54.1%
6,720 votes · R+12.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 45.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
17,839votes
65.6% of the vote · D+32.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 16,387 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
9,798votes
45.8% of the vote · D+7.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,764 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+106.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+81.3 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +94.4 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
−6.6pts R vs U.S.
Place D+29.2 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −8.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJohnny ShawState House · 80
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 39.0%9,397 | 61.0%14,674 | 24,071 |
| 2020 | R | 42.2%10,810 | 57.8%14,796 | 25,606 |
Its 2024 presidential margin of D+7.2 ranked among Tennessee's closest, against D+32.1 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 48.5% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 12.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.2 points.
A population of 66,655, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,277 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 98 and State House District 45.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 98
Alabama
96.3twin score
% Black12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 45
Mississippi
95.7twin score
% Black% Evangelical% Catholic≠ population scale
State House District 71
Alabama
95.5twin score
% Black12-yr trend2012–2016 trajectory≠ American ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tennessee 80th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 80th State House District voted Democratic by 7.2 points (D+7.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,380 votes cast, 11,330 went Democratic and 9,798 went Republican.
When did Tennessee 80th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 80th State House District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Tennessee 80th State House District?
Tennessee 80th State House District has a population of 66,655 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 80th State House District?
Median household income in Tennessee 80th State House District is $42,277 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 80th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 80th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 36 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.