HarrisDemocratic40.1%32,023TrumpRepublican58.4%46,612OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,201
R+18.3- Lead
- 14,589
- Total
- 79,836
- vs nation
- R+16.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Tennessee 22nd State Senate 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
BidenDemocratic42.3%31,855TrumpRepublican55.0%41,395OtherAll other candidates2.7%2,061
R+12.7- Lead
- 9,540
- Total
- 75,311
- vs nation
- R+17.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.7%21,386TrumpRepublican56.1%31,818OtherAll other candidates6.2%3,520
R+18.4- Lead
- 10,432
- Total
- 56,724
- vs nation
- R+20.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic44.0%24,146RomneyRepublican54.2%29,759OtherAll other candidates1.8%963
R+10.2- Lead
- 5,613
- Total
- 54,868
- vs nation
- R+14.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.4%25,344McCainRepublican53.2%29,689OtherAll other candidates1.3%738
R+7.8- Lead
- 4,345
- Total
- 55,771
- vs nation
- R+15.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic41.0%19,780BushRepublican58.4%28,166OtherAll other candidates0.6%296
R+17.4- Lead
- 8,386
- Total
- 48,242
- vs nation
- R+14.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic48.2%18,546BushRepublican50.3%19,328OtherAll other candidates1.5%575
R+2.0- Lead
- 782
- Total
- 38,449
- vs nation
- R+2.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.1%16,260DoleRepublican45.0%14,889OtherAll other candidates6.0%1,971
D+4.1- Lead
- 1,371
- Total
- 33,120
- vs nation
- R+4.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 216,0922024 5-year
- Population density
- 414 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 521 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $74,5682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61.6 in 1944MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18.4 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 8, GA · twin score 86.3
presidential history
Party record book
Tennessee 22nd State Senate 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. Roosevelt1944
80.6%
2,928 votes · D+61.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 79.3%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
58.4%
28,166 votes · R+17.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 58.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
32,023votes
40.1% of the vote · R+18.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 31,855 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
46,612votes
58.4% of the vote · R+18.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 41,395 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
Adlai Stevenson1956
+63.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+48.1 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +59.7 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+20.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+18.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +17.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBill PowersState Senate · 22
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 | 39.9%27,796 | 60.1%41,943 | 69,739 |
| 2020 | R | 37.9%24,103 | 62.1%39,539 | 63,642 |
Tennessee 22nd State Senate District sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.6 points in 1944 and a Republican high of 18.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.3 points.
A population of 216,092, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,568 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 21.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 8
Georgia
86.3twin score
% Evangelicalmedian age% Catholic
State Senate District 21
Alabama
86.1twin score
median age% Evangelical% Catholic≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 11
South Carolina
84.1twin score
% Evangelicalelasticity% Catholic
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 22nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 22nd State Senate District voted Republican by 18.3 points (R+18.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,836 votes cast, 32,023 went Democratic and 46,612 went Republican.
When did Tennessee 22nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tennessee 22nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Tennessee 22nd State Senate District?
Tennessee 22nd State Senate District has a population of 216,092 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 22nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Tennessee 22nd State Senate District is $74,568 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 22nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 22nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.