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State Senate District 32·Tennessee

Tennessee 32nd State Senate District delivered R+9 in 2024.

One of Tennessee's most reliably conservative legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
TN
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
202,810
2024 ACS

Tennessee 32nd State Senate District, Tennessee: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
202,8102024 5-year
Median household income
$65,1842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.3%2024 5-year
Black
39.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+5 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 1 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.5%
34,38440,88876,325
R
−0.9%
41,30742,08684,669
R
−1.4%
35,40136,45074,311
D
+2.8%
40,67838,40579,867
D
+5.1%
44,81740,45985,934

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.2%
English
7.8%
Irish
7.0%
German
6.1%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.1%
French
1.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.7%
Other Christian
16.7%
Methodist
6.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+53.2, this Middle or East Tennessee district ranks among the state's most one-sided, where general-election outcomes are effectively settled in the Republican primary.

The Democratic margin in Tennessee 32nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,184 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 32, Tennessee voted Republican by 8.5 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 76,325 votes cast, 34,384 went Democratic and 40,888 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 32, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Tennessee as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 32, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 32, Tennessee?
State Senate District 32, Tennessee has a population of 202,810 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 32, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 32, Tennessee is $65,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Tennessee from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.