Tennessee 29th 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. Roosevelt1936
99.3%
17,879 votes · D+98.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 96.9%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
36.0%
13,702 votes · D+25.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 23.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
74,364votes
85.4% of the vote · D+71.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 67,401 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
14,549votes
23.1% of the vote · D+53.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 13,702 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
Alton B. Parker1904
+107.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+87.8 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +101.6 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
−34.7pts R vs U.S.
Place D+57.3 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · −41.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRaumesh AkbariState Senate · 29
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.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
61.8%41,796
38.2%25,841
67,637
2020
D
63.2%51,434
36.8%29,888
81,322
Tennessee 29th State Senate District sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.7 points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.8 points.
A population of 203,170, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,863 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 19.
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How did Tennessee 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 29th State Senate District voted Democratic by 62.8 points (D+62.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 63,398 votes cast, 51,031 went Democratic and 11,226 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 29th State Senate District?
Tennessee 29th State Senate District has a population of 203,170 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 29th State Senate District?
Median household income in Tennessee 29th State Senate District is $47,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Tennessee 29th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tennessee 29th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.