2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
Turnout64.04% Decrease2.svg [1] 5.26 pp
  TrumpPortrait (3x4a).jpg Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee Donald Trump Kamala Harris
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida California
Running mate JD Vance Tim Walz
Electoral vote110
Popular vote1,966,8651,056,265
Percentage64.19%34.47%

Tennessee Presidential Election Results 2024.svg
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2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee by precinct.svg

President before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

The 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Tennessee voters have chosen electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. [2]

Contents

Prior to the election, all major news organizations once again considered Tennessee a safe red state; the state has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000, including by double-digit margins since 2004.

On election night, Tennessee voted Republican for former president Donald Trump by a wide margin for the third time in a row, with him winning the state by 29.7%, a considerable increase from his 23.2% victory in 2020 and to a lesser extent his 26% victory in 2016. [3] He received more than 1.96 million Tennessee votes which was a record for votes cast for any candidate in state history. [4] This is the best performance from a Republican candidate for a presidential election in Tennessee since Richard Nixon's 37.9% victory in 1972.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Tennessee Democratic primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. President Biden won the state in a landslide, earning all 63 pledged delegates

Popular vote share by county
Biden
80-90%
>90% 2024 Tennessee Democratic Presidential Primary.svg
Popular vote share by county
  Biden
  •   80–90%
      >90%
Tennessee Democratic primary, March 5, 2024 [5] [6]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)122,80392.14%6363
Uncommitted 10,4757.86%00
Total:133,278100.00%63770

Republican primary

The Tennessee Republican primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Former president Donald J. Trump was challenged by Nikki Haley, the only other major candidate remaining in the Republican primaries. Trump won the state in a landslide, defeating Haley by 57.8 points and earning all 58 delegates.

Popular vote share by county
Trump
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
>90% 2024 Tennessee Republican Presidential Primary election by county.svg
Popular vote share by county
  Trump
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
      >90%
Tennessee Republican primary, March 5, 2024 [7] [8]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump 446,85077.33%58058
Nikki Haley 112,95819.55%000
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)7,9471.38%000
Uncommitted 4,8840.85%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)1,8740.32%000
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)1,7140.30%000
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)7220.13%000
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn)5330.09%000
David Stuckenberg3520.06%000
Total:577,834100.00%58058

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [9] Solid RDecember 19, 2023
Inside Elections [10] Solid RApril 26, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Safe RJune 29, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [12] Safe RDecember 14, 2023
CNalysis [13] Solid RDecember 30, 2023
CNN [14] Solid RJanuary 14, 2024
The Economist [15] Safe RJune 12, 2024
538 [3] Solid RJune 11, 2024
RCP [16] Solid RJune 26, 2024
NBC News [17] Safe ROctober 6, 2024

Polling

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
ActiVote [18] October 5−28, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%62%38%
ActiVote [19] September 24 – October 16, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%62%38%
ActiVote [20] July 26 – August 29, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%63%37%

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Cornel
West
Independent
Jill
Stein
Green
Chase
Oliver
Libertarian
Other /
Undecided
Targoz Market Research [21] [A] September 27 – October 8, 20241,200 (RV)± 2.8%54%35%5%1%1%4%
971 (LV)56%35%5%0%1%3%
Hypothetical polling with Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Donald J. Trump vs. Joe Biden

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies [22] [B] April 13–21, 2024510 (LV)59%35%6%
Targoz Market Research [23] [A] March 15 – April 2, 20241,139 (RV)± 2.8%60%31%9%
974 (LV)55%31%14%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University [24] February 29 – March 3, 2024216 (RV)58%34%8% [b]
201 (LV)59%34%7% [b]
Targoz Market Research [25] [A] December 14–28, 20231,139 (RV)± 2.7%61%30%9%
929 (LV)63%31%5%
Siena College [26] [C] November 5–10, 2023805 (A)± 3.8%49%20%31%
Targoz Market Research [27] [A] October 5–16, 20231,075 (RV)± 2.8%59%29%12%
835 (LV)61%30%9%
Emerson College [28] October 1–4, 2023410 (RV)± 4.8%55%22%23%
Targoz Market Research [29] [A] June 14–22, 20231,120 (RV)± 2.9%51%32%17%
1,046 (LV)54%34%11%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University [30] April 19–23, 2023502 (RV)42%26%31%

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Other /
Undecided
Targoz Market Research [31] [A] June 20 – July 1, 20241,152 (RV)± 2.8%55%28%7%10%
962 (LV)58%28%5%9%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University [32] April 26 – May 9, 20241,003 (RV)± 3.4%47%29%8%16% [c]
Targoz Market Research [23] [A] March 15 – April 2, 20241,139 (RV)± 2.8%48%25%16%11%
974 (LV)47%28%15%10%
Targoz Market Research [25] [A] December 14–28, 20231,187 (RV)± 2.7%48%23%17%12%
929 (LV)51%25%16%8%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University [33] November 14 – December 2, 20231,005 (RV)± 3.4%45%26%12%17%
Targoz Market Research [27] [A] October 5–16, 20231,164 (RV)± 2.8%46%18%22%14%
872 (LV)48%23%19%10%

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Joe Manchin as an Independent

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Joe
Manchin
Independent
Other /
Undecided
Targoz Market Research [27] [A] October 5–16, 20231,118 (RV)± 2.8%52%21%5%22%
844 (LV)53%23%6%18%
Hypothetical polling with other candidates

Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Robert
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies [22] [B] April 13–21, 2024510 (LV)52%35%13%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Robert
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies [22] [B] April 13–21, 2024510 (LV)55%31%14%

Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Targoz Market Research [29] [A] June 14–22, 20231,120 (RV)± 2.9%46%32%22%
977 (LV)52%36%11%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University [30] April 19–23, 2023502 (RV)33%24%40%

Results

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State Senate district results
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State House district results
2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican 1,966,865 64.19% +3.53%
Democratic 1,056,26534.47%−2.98%
Independent
21,5350.70%N/A
Green 8,9670.29%+0.14%
Independent
  • Jay Bowman
  • De Bowman
5,8650.19%N/A
Socialism and Liberation 3,4570.11%+0.03%
Socialist Workers
9880.03%−0.05%
Total votes3,063,942 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County [35] Donald Trump
Republican
Kamala Harris
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Anderson 24,58267.26%11,52531.53%4411.21%13,05735.73%36,548
Bedford 15,77278.51%4,12220.52%1960.97%11,65057.99%20,090
Benton 5,88681.07%1,31718.14%570.79%4,56962.93%7,260
Bledsoe 5,25484.87%89114.39%460.74%4,36370.48%6,191
Blount 50,69973.24%17,66425.52%8611.24%33,03547.72%69,224
Bradley 38,83678.86%9,85220.01%5581.13%28,98458.85%49,246
Campbell 13,11584.46%2,30514.84%1080.70%10,81069.62%15,528
Cannon 5,68282.58%1,13216.45%670.97%4,55066.13%6,881
Carroll 9,54780.35%2,23318.79%1020.86%7,31461.56%11,882
Carter 20,16781.15%4,45417.92%2310.93%15,71363.23%24,852
Cheatham 14,98772.26%5,46426.34%2901.40%9,52345.92%20,741
Chester 6,20681.91%1,28616.97%851.12%4,92064.94%7,577
Claiborne 11,46384.70%1,97114.56%1000.74%9,49270.14%13,534
Clay 3,11782.90%61416.33%290.77%2,50366.57%3,760
Cocke 13,10583.67%2,41515.42%1430.91%10,69068.25%15,663
Coffee 19,17476.91%5,44021.82%3181.27%13,73455.09%24,932
Crockett 4,67478.94%1,19620.20%510.86%3,47858.74%5,921
Cumberland 27,39979.09%6,99620.20%2470.71%20,40358.89%34,642
Davidson 102,25635.26%181,86262.70%5,9182.04%−79,606−27.44%290,036
Decatur 4,59684.08%81914.98%510.94%3,77769.10%5,466
DeKalb 7,59980.87%1,70618.16%910.97%5,89362.71%9,396
Dickson 19,00275.39%5,91323.46%2891.15%13,08951.93%25,204
Dyer 11,60380.61%2,70718.81%840.58%8,89661.80%14,394
Fayette 16,75670.71%6,72028.36%2200.93%10,03642.35%23,696
Fentress 8,55587.56%1,14911.76%670.68%7,40675.80%9,771
Franklin 15,01676.12%4,52922.96%1830.92%10,48753.16%19,728
Gibson 16,34675.51%5,10023.56%2020.93%11,24651.95%21,648
Giles 10,39477.07%2,97422.05%1190.88%7,42055.02%13,487
Grainger 9,63086.52%1,43212.87%680.61%8,19873.65%11,130
Greene 25,58682.28%5,14516.55%3641.17%20,44165.73%31,095
Grundy 5,33484.29%94814.98%460.73%4,38669.31%6,328
Hamblen 20,15479.03%5,13220.12%2150.85%15,02258.91%25,501
Hamilton 97,19555.72%74,43742.67%2,8061.61%22,75813.05%174,438
Hancock 2,55887.96%33411.49%160.55%2,22476.47%2,908
Hardeman 5,79361.63%3,52737.53%790.84%2,26624.10%9,399
Hardin 10,29385.11%1,70414.09%970.80%8,58971.02%12,094
Hawkins 22,06684.01%3,98715.18%2130.81%18,07968.83%26,266
Haywood 3,28649.40%3,31149.77%550.83%−25−0.37%6,652
Henderson 10,08383.70%1,90215.79%620.51%8,18167.91%12,047
Henry 11,62977.14%3,28621.80%1611.06%8,34355.34%15,076
Hickman 8,26580.17%1,96819.09%760.74%6,29761.08%10,309
Houston 2,98978.45%77320.29%481.26%2,21658.16%3,810
Humphreys 6,40077.44%1,76721.38%971.18%4,63356.06%8,264
Jackson 4,58680.80%1,04018.32%500.88%3,54662.48%5,676
Jefferson 21,06881.61%4,50317.44%2440.95%16,56564.17%25,815
Johnson 6,82984.29%1,21214.96%610.75%5,61769.33%8,102
Knox 130,81558.96%87,51639.45%3,5331.59%43,29919.51%221,864
Lake 1,49377.00%42922.12%170.88%1,06454.88%1,939
Lauderdale 5,63368.15%2,57131.10%620.75%3,06237.05%8,266
Lawrence 16,42984.11%2,93915.05%1650.84%13,49069.06%19,533
Lewis 4,85282.38%99116.83%470.79%3,86165.55%5,890
Lincoln 13,20881.89%2,78217.25%1380.86%10,42664.64%16,128
Loudon 25,22675.96%7,62522.96%3581.08%17,60153.00%33,209
Macon 8,95886.69%1,27712.36%980.95%7,68174.33%10,333
Madison 23,38558.52%16,11540.32%4641.16%7,27018.20%39,964
Marion 10,78877.43%3,02621.72%1190.85%7,76255.71%13,933
Marshall 12,42677.85%3,39021.24%1460.91%9,03656.61%15,962
Maury 37,37671.75%14,14527.15%5691.10%23,23144.60%52,090
McMinn 19,67381.73%4,20717.48%1920.79%15,46664.25%24,072
McNairy 9,43783.76%1,72715.33%1030.91%7,71068.43%11,267
Meigs 5,08583.37%96815.87%460.76%4,11767.50%6,099
Monroe 18,52682.99%3,60816.16%1890.85%14,91866.83%22,323
Montgomery 47,79558.46%32,73640.04%1,2241.50%15,05918.42%81,755
Moore 3,06083.74%54214.83%521.43%2,51868.91%3,654
Morgan 7,42786.76%1,05412.31%790.93%6,37374.45%8,560
Obion 10,59682.14%2,22117.22%830.64%8,37564.92%12,900
Overton 9,04281.69%1,93117.45%960.86%7,11164.24%11,069
Perry 3,13984.47%55815.02%190.51%2,58169.45%3,716
Pickett 2,44182.63%48716.49%260.88%1,95466.14%2,954
Polk 7,30283.67%1,35615.54%690.79%5,94668.13%8,727
Putnam 25,55473.14%8,99125.73%3941.13%16,56347.41%34,939
Rhea 11,97482.90%2,31216.01%1581.09%9,66266.89%14,444
Roane 21,01176.65%6,07322.15%3281.20%14,93854.50%27,412
Robertson 26,26074.88%8,42824.03%3821.09%17,83250.85%35,070
Rutherford 88,81160.15%56,65638.37%2,1891.48%32,15521.78%147,656
Scott 8,60889.62%9429.81%550.57%7,66679.81%9,605
Sequatchie 6,52282.66%1,29216.38%760.96%5,23066.28%7,890
Sevier 35,20780.07%8,32218.93%4411.00%26,88561.14%43,970
Shelby 118,91736.42%201,75961.80%5,8211.78%−82,842−25.38%326,497
Smith 7,65581.99%1,59517.08%860.93%6,06064.91%9,336
Stewart 5,38981.40%1,16017.52%711.08%4,22963.88%6,620
Sullivan 58,15476.98%16,62422.01%7631.01%41,53054.97%75,541
Sumner 68,76770.34%27,87428.51%1,1201.15%40,89341.83%97,761
Tipton 20,30375.95%6,17823.11%2520.94%14,12552.84%26,733
Trousdale 3,35979.02%85620.14%360.84%2,50358.88%4,251
Unicoi 6,87680.51%1,57818.48%871.01%5,29862.03%8,541
Union 7,38485.18%1,21614.03%690.79%6,16871.15%8,669
Van Buren 2,71883.25%52416.05%230.70%2,19467.20%3,265
Warren 13,19277.53%3,64721.43%1761.04%9,54556.10%17,015
Washington 42,29969.08%18,13129.61%8041.31%24,16839.47%61,234
Wayne 6,01688.07%76211.16%530.77%5,25476.91%6,831
Weakley 10,54178.70%2,72520.34%1280.96%7,81658.36%13,394
White 10,71782.88%2,10516.28%1090.84%8,61266.60%12,931
Williamson 94,56265.36%47,69532.97%2,4111.67%46,86732.39%144,668
Wilson 56,42569.44%23,85529.36%9741.20%32,57040.08%81,254
Totals1,966,86564.19%1,056,26534.47%40,8121.34%910,60029.72%3,063,942

By congressional district

Trump won eight of nine congressional districts. [36]

DistrictTrumpHarrisRepresentative
1st 78.41%20.57% Diana Harshbarger
2nd 66.24%32.38% Tim Burchett
3rd 67.29%31.40% Chuck Fleischmann
4th 71.19%27.61% Scott DesJarlais
5th 58.22%40.18% Andy Ogles
6th 66.96%31.80% John W. Rose
7th 60.31%38.24% Mark E. Green
8th 70.25%28.63% David Kustoff
9th 27.77%70.44% Steve Cohen

Detailed breakdown

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Precinct results in Nashville Metro Area
Trump
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Harris
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
>=90%
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Precinct results in Nashville Metro Area
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   ≥90%
  No data

The Nashville metropolitan area, which includes urban Davidson County (home to Tennessee’s state capital Nashville), along with the suburban counties of Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson; the exurban counties of Cheatham, Maury, and Robertson; and the rural counties of Cannon, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Smith, and Trousdale, voted as follows:

Precinct results in Davidson County
Harris
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
>=90%
Trump
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
>=90%
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Precinct results in Davidson County
  Harris
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   ≥90%
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   ≥90%
  No data

In Davidson County, Kamala Harris received 62.7% of the vote. The county has not supported a Republican presidential candidate since George H. W. Bush in 1988. Notably, Donald Trump performed surprisingly well in some of Nashville's urban core. He lost Downtown Nashville, home to landmarks like Broadway and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, by only 7.9%—a significant improvement from his 24.6% loss there in 2020. [39] [40] Trump's strongest performance in Davidson County came from its rural northern areas, such as Joelton. He also won in parts of southern Davidson County, including suburban areas like Forest Hills and Belle Meade. [41] [42]

The surrounding suburban, exurban, and rural counties voted heavily for Trump. He received high raw vote totals in Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson counties, all of which ranked among the fastest-growing areas of Tennessee in 2023. [43] In Rutherford County, Trump carried the city of Murfreesboro by 15.4%. [44] Across the Nashville metropolitan area, Trump received 58.0% of the vote, while Harris received 40.5%. [45]

Hamilton County

Precinct results in Hamilton County
Trump
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Harris
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Precinct results in Hamilton County
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   ≥90%

Hamilton County, home to Chattanooga, voted somewhat comfortably for Donald Trump, who received 55.7% of the vote. The last Democrat to win the county was Harry S. Truman in 1948, although George Wallace did win a plurality in 1968. [46] Kamala Harris won Chattanooga’s city limits by a 14.2% margin of victory. However, this was a decline from Joe Biden’s 18.8% margin during the 2020 election. Trump improved on his previous performance in the county, returning it to a double-digit margin after winning by only a single-digit margin in 2020.

Trump’s strength came from the suburban and mainly rural areas of Hamilton County, which outweighed Democratic support in the city. Outside Chattanooga, he dominated nearly all precincts, with his strongest performance in the northern and eastern rural parts of the county, which contributed to his comfortable overall lead in the county. [44]

Knox County

Precinct results in Knox County
Trump
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Harris
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
>=90%
Tie
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Precinct results in Knox County
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   ≥90%
  Tie
  No data

Knox County, home to Knoxville, voted comfortably for Donald Trump, who received 59.0% of the vote. This result continues the county’s long-standing Republican tradition, as it has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. Despite this Republican dominance, Kamala Harris won Knoxville’s city limits by a 11.4% margin of victory. However, this was a decline from Joe Biden’s 16.0% margin during the 2020 election. [44]

Trump's victory in Knox County was largely driven by his overwhelming support in the suburban and rural areas, which offset Harris’s strength in the urban core. Outside of Knoxville, Trump dominated nearly all precincts, with his strongest showing in the rural northern parts of the county. These regions played a pivotal role in securing his comfortable win.

Montgomery County

Precinct results in Montgomery County
Trump
40-50%
50-60%
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Precinct results in Montgomery County
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  •   60–70%
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  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
      50–60%

Montgomery County, home to Clarksville and Fort Campbell, voted comfortably for Donald Trump, who received 58.5% of the vote. The county has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996.

Clarksville’s urban core, including its diverse neighborhoods and precincts, showed competitive support for Kamala Harris. However, other precincts outside the urban core offset that Democratic strength, helping Trump carry the city by a 6.2% margin, an improvement from his narrow 0.4% margin in 2020. [48] Most of the rural and suburban precincts outside Clarksville, such as Cunningham, Palmyra, Port Royal, and Sango, voted overwhelmingly for Trump, contributing to his comfortable overall lead in the county. [49]

Shelby County

Precinct results in Shelby County
Harris
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80-90%
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Precinct results in Shelby County
  Harris
  •   40–50%
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      60–70%
      70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   ≥90%
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
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Shelby County, home to Memphis, and the most populated county in Tennessee voted decisively for Kamala Harris, who received 61.8% of the vote. The county has not supported a Republican presidential candidate since George H. W. Bush in 1988. Harris’s win in the county was driven largely by the predominantly black, Democratic-leaning population of Memphis, which forms the county's urban core.

Trump performed best in Shelby County’s eastern white suburbs, including Bartlett, Collierville, and Germantown which tend to lean more conservative. He also did well in northern parts of the county, including Millington, reflecting the stark demographic and geographical divide. [50] [42]

Analysis

A fast-growing Southern state in the heart of the Bible Belt, no Democrat has won Tennessee's electoral votes since Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas, who shared the ticket with favorite son Al Gore, in 1996, nor has it been contested at the presidential level since 2000, when Gore narrowly lost his home state by less than 4 points. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win at least 40% of the state vote was Barack Obama in 2008, and Republicans have occupied all statewide offices in Tennessee since 2011.

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Tennessee handed Republican Donald Trump a decisive victory, doing so by a margin of 910,600 votes, making it his third-largest state win in terms of vote count, following Texas and Florida, which are also in the South. This election marks the third consecutive cycle in which a presidential candidate secured over 60% of the Tennessean vote. Notably, Trump improved his margins in every county and gained significant support across all demographics, performing better in rural, exurban, suburban, and urban areas. [51]

Trump was able to increase his support in the Nashville metropolitan area, particularly in the suburban counties of Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, and Sumner, performing similarly to his 2016 results. He gained ground in every county and even recaptured support in the Democratic strongholds of Shelby and Davidson Counties, home to Memphis and Nashville, as well as in the Republican strongholds of Hamilton, Knox, and Montgomery Counties, home to Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Clarksville.

Trump also came close to flipping majority-Black Haywood County, losing it by just 25 votes. Notably, Haywood County voted Republican in the Senate and congressional race on the same ballot. This was the closest the county has come to voting Republican in a presidential race since 1972. [52]

By Grand Division

Results by Grand Division
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Results by Grand Division
Trump:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Trump won all three of Tennessee's Grand DivisionsWest, Middle, and East Tennessee. Middle and East Tennessee are solidly Republican, while West Tennessee, owing to its high Black population, was formerly loyal to the Democrats. It has become competitive for Republicans in recent elections. In 2020, Trump had won it with 49.43% to Biden's 49.06%. Democrats had previously won West Tennessee in 2004, 2008, and 2012. [53] [54]

Grand DivisionTrumpHarris
West 53.36%45.25%
Middle 62.84%35.75%
East 71.28%27.51%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. 1 2 "Another candidate" with 4%
  3. "Some other candidate" with 8%
  4. 1 2 3 Listed on the ballot without party affiliation.
  5. Replacement for Butch Ware, Stein's vice presidential nominee.
  6. Trend is the swing in county margins relative to the national swing in the popular vote

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee
  2. 1 2 3 Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign
  3. Poll sponsored by The Tennessean

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