Congressional District 9 Congressional District (TN) — Elections 1876–2024

Tennessee 9th Congressional District, Tennessee: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 675,6472024 5-year
Median household income: $64,3002024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 36.1%2024 5-year
Black: 50.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+93 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+20.4%	144,161	94,384	243,905
2020	D	+26.1%	175,453	101,850	281,807
2016	D	+23.5%	148,982	90,673	248,498
2012	D	+22.8%	166,094	103,998	272,705
2008	D	+24.3%	183,177	111,116	296,107
2004	D	+13.5%	155,428	118,268	275,297
2000	D	+13.0%	136,313	104,525	244,145
1996	D	+12.6%	128,991	99,327	236,063
1992	D	+9.8%	136,587	110,709	263,010
1988	R	−3.0%	106,576	113,202	221,036
1984	R	−1.6%	117,902	121,689	240,753
1980	D	+6.2%	113,813	100,172	220,416
1976	D	+7.4%	106,316	91,575	200,069
1972	R	−33.0%	57,584	116,027	177,206
1968	D	+3.6%	57,984	51,990	166,450
1964	D	+5.3%	79,896	71,826	151,722
1960	D	+0.4%	62,326	61,825	126,477
1956	R	−0.4%	45,991	46,356	97,558
1952	D	+6.9%	53,069	46,179	99,383
1948	O	+16.8%	18,364	10,274	48,087
1944	D	+64.7%	36,188	7,732	43,979
1940	D	+78.3%	43,490	5,261	48,825
1936	D	+93.3%	45,528	1,539	47,123
1932	D	+71.7%	28,352	4,502	33,255
1928	D	+22.7%	13,645	8,585	22,295
1924	D	+31.0%	10,632	5,261	17,313
1920	D	+32.0%	12,737	6,506	19,455
1916	D	+44.7%	8,796	3,307	12,281
1912	D	+54.3%	5,251	729	8,329
1908	D	+37.4%	6,106	2,728	9,039
1904	D	+49.4%	7,119	2,341	9,667
1900	D	+24.4%	4,652	2,804	7,559
1896	D	+6.1%	5,262	4,641	10,160
1892	D	+60.7%	5,640	1,164	7,378
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

7.3%

Irish

5.5%

American

5.4%

German

4.8%

Italian

1.8%

Scottish

1.3%

French

0.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

1.0%

1.7%

75–84

2.3%

4.1%

65–74

5.2%

5.5%

55–64

6.3%

5.6%

45–54

6.2%

6.1%

35–44

6.8%

7.0%

25–34

7.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

9.5%

5–17

9.2%

3.4%

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,300

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$64,300

Tennessee$56,447

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.6%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1826.2%

Working age (18–64)14.8%

Seniors (65+)14.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.6%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

24.3%

Other Christian

18.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

6.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.8%

Methodist

5.7%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Non-Christian

3.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Tennessee 9th Congressional District sits in the Border South and Appalachia. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Tennessee 9th Congressional District reached its widest at ninety-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,300, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 675,647 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Tennessee vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Tennessee voted Democratic by 20.4 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 243,905 votes cast, 144,161 went Democratic and 94,384 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 9, Tennessee's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Tennessee as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 4 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 9, Tennessee last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Tennessee voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Tennessee?

Congressional District 9, Tennessee has a population of 675,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Tennessee?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Tennessee is $64,300 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Tennessee?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Tennessee 9th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions