Tennessee

Tennessee joined the Union as the 16th state in June 1796; it would be the last state admitted during the 18th century. Tennessee seceded from the Union during the Civil War and did not participate in the 1864 election. Like many southern states, Tennessee voted almost exclusively Democratic from Reconstruction until after World War II. Since the 1950s, Republicans have usually won here, although there have been a few exceptions, most recently Bill Clinton (with home-state Senator Al Gore as vice president) in 1992 and 1996. Interestingly, Gore lost the state in 2000 when he headed the Democratic ticket. In 2020, Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden by 23%, the fifth consecutive double-digit GOP win in what is currently a deep red state.

ELECTORAL VOTES

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2024 ELECTION

Safe Republican
2024 Tennessee Polls

Recent Presidential Elections

2020
37.5% 60.7%
2016
34.7% 60.7%
2012
39.1% 59.5%
2008
41.8% 56.9%
2004
42.5% 56.8%
2000
47.3% 51.2%
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Presidential Voting History

State voted with the overall winning candidate

1976
D
1980
R
1984
R
1988
R
1992
D
1996
D
2000
R
2004
R
2008
R
2012
R
2016
R
2020
R

Electoral College Votes

Democratic-Republican
Democratic
Whig
Constitutional Union
Republican
States' Rights Democratic

Colored bars represent electoral votes by party. Tap or hover to see names.

Gray indicates available electoral votes that were either not cast or cast for a candidate not on the ballot.

An empty column indicates the state did not participate in that election.

U.S. Senate Voting History

Class 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
1
D
R
R
R
R
R
2
D
R
R
R
R
R
3

Data: MIT Election Data and Science Lab / Harvard Dataverse through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

There are three classes of Senators; one is up for election every second year. Each state has one Senator in two of the three classes.

U.S. House Voting History

District 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
1
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
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R
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R
2
R
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R
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R
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R
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R
R
R
3
D
D
D
D
R
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R
R
R
R
4
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
5
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
6
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
7
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
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R
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R
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8
D
D
D
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D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
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R
9
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

Data: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

Vertical lines before 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022 show Census-related redistricting breakpoints. Geographic borders associated with district numbers may have changed.

Governor Voting History

1978
R
1982
R
1986
D
1990
D
1994
R
1998
R
2002
D
2006
D
2010
R
2014
R
2018
R
2022
R

Data: Wikipedia through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.