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The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held general elections for mayor and all 41 metro council seats, including vice-mayor, on August 1, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was May 16, 2019. A runoff election was held on September 12, 2019.^[1]

A special election for the District 29 seat on the metro council was held on February 12, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was January 3, 2019. A runoff election took place on March 19, 2019.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

Note: The city of Nashville operates under a consolidated government with Davidson County. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 35 numbered districts and five at-large districts within the county. The mayor is elected by the entire county. The cities of Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Goodlettsville, Oak Hill, and Ridgetop each have their own governing bodies, but residents are able to vote for the mayor of Nashville and the Metro Council.^[2]

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Vice-mayor

	2020 → ← 2017
2019 Nashville elections
Election dates
	Filing deadline: May 16, 2019
	General election: August 1, 2019; Runoff election: September 12, 2019
Election stats
	Offices up: Mayor and metro council
	Total seats up: 43 (click here for mayoral elections);
	Election type: Nonpartisan
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor

Incumbent Jim Shulman defeated Robert Sawyers Sr. in the general election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor on August 1, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Shulman (Nonpartisan)	80.4	68,097
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Nonpartisan)	18.1	15,327
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	1,238

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,662
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)

Metro council

General runoff election

Metro Council
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Office	Candidates
at-large (5 seats)	Burkley Allen (i) Fabian Bedne (i) Steve Glover (i) Sharon Hurt (i) Howard Jones Gary Moore Zulfat Suara Sheri Weiner
District 2	DeCosta Hastings (i) Kyonzté Toombs
District 7	Emily Benedict Clint Camp
District 13	Russ Bradford Andrew Dixon
District 16	Tony Tenpenny Ginny Welsch
District 21	Edward Kindall (i) Brandon Taylor
District 23	Mina Johnson (i) Thom Druffel
District 26	Jeremy Elrod (i) Courtney Johnston
District 30	Sherry Jones Sandra Sepulveda

Note: Incumbent Bob Mendes was elected outright in the general election on August 1, 2019, and did not advance to the general runoff election. Because of Mendes' win, only four seats were up in the general runoff election on September 12, 2019.^[3]

General election

Metro Council
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Candidates
at-large (5 seats)	Burkley Allen (i) Fabian Bedne (i) Steve Glover (i) Sharon Hurt (i) Bob Mendes (i) Michael Craddock Matthew DelRossi James Dillard Rueben Dockery Adam Dread Howard Jones Gicola Lane Gary Moore Zulfat Suara Sheri Weiner
District 1	Jonathan Hall (i) Finis Luther Dailey III Rudolph Mamula
District 2	DeCosta Hastings (i) Yolanda Hockett Andre Southall Kyonzté Toombs
District 3	Barry Barlow Jennifer Gamble Elise Hudson
District 4	Robert Swope (i) Mike Cortese
District 5	Charles Flowers Jr. Pam Murray Sean Parker
District 6	Brett A. Withers (i)
District 7	Emily Benedict Clint Camp Stephen Downs Daniel Fitzpatrick Jacob Green Stephanie Johnson Randy Reed Cole Rogers
District 8	Nancy VanReece (i) Danny Williams
District 9	Thomas George Tonya Hancock David McMurry
District 10	Tim Garrett Zach Young
District 11	Larry H. Hagar (i)
District 12	Erin Evans Geric Smith
District 13	Russ Bradford Andrew Dixon Dan Meredith
District 14	Kevin Rhoten (i)
District 15	Jeff Syracuse (i)
District 16	Paul King Tony Tenpenny Ginny Welsch
District 17	Colby Sledge (i)
District 18	Tom Cash John Green
District 19	Freddie O'Connell (i) Did not make the ballot: Joshua Parant
District 20	Mary Roberts (i) Tori Goddard
District 21	Edward Kindall (i) Denise Bentley Ted Chapin Melissa Covington Brandon Taylor
District 22	Art Allen Gloria Hausser Todd Sneed
District 23	Mina Johnson (i) Thom Druffel Rob McKinney
District 24	Kathleen Murphy (i)
District 25	Russ Pulley (i)
District 26	Jeremy Elrod (i) Chip Cruze Courtney Johnston
District 27	Robert Nash
District 28	Tanaka Vercher (i) Riki Dwivedi
District 29	Delishia Porterfield (i) Constance Smith-Burwell
District 30	Reuben Ford Lydia Hubbell Sherry Jones Sandra Sepulveda
District 31	John Rutherford
District 32	Cheryl Mayes Joy Styles
District 33	Antoinette Lee (i) Martez Coleman
District 34	Angie Henderson (i) Terry Jo Bichell
District 35	Dave Rosenberg (i) Michelle Foreman

Note: Incumbent Bob Mendes was elected outright in the general election on August 1, 2019, and did not advance to the general runoff election. Mendes' eight runners-up advanced to a general runoff election on September 12, 2019.^[3]

Special election

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 29

Delishia Porterfield defeated Nicola La Mattina in the special general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 29 on March 19, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)	51.1	561
	Submit photo	Nicola La Mattina (Nonpartisan)	48.9	536

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,097
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General election

Special general election for Nashville Metro Council District 29

Delishia Porterfield and Nicola La Mattina advanced to a runoff. They defeated Constance Smith-Burwell and Vicky Tataryn in the special general election for Nashville Metro Council District 29 on February 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)	44.1	402
✔	Submit photo	Nicola La Mattina (Nonpartisan)	41.3	376
	Submit photo	Constance Smith-Burwell (Nonpartisan)	8.1	74
		Vicky Tataryn (Nonpartisan)	6.4	58
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 911
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Past elections

2018

See also: Mayoral special election in Nashville, Tennessee (2018)

General election

Special general election for Mayor of Nashville

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mayor of Nashville on May 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Briley (Nonpartisan)	54.4	44,845
		Carol Swain (Nonpartisan)	22.9	18,850
		Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)	5.6	4,608
		Harold Love (Nonpartisan)	5.3	4,349
		Ralph Bristol (Nonpartisan)	5.3	4,341
		Jeff Obafemi Carr (Nonpartisan)	4.6	3,790
	Submit photo	David Hiland (Nonpartisan)	0.4	325
	Submit photo	Ludye Wallace (Nonpartisan)	0.4	324
	Submit photo	Carlin Alford (Nonpartisan)	0.3	243
	Submit photo	Albert Hacker (Nonpartisan)	0.2	169
		Julia Clark-Johnson (Nonpartisan)	0.2	168
		Jeffrey Napier (Nonpartisan)	0.2	141
		Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan)	0.1	93
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	122

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,368
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2017)

Antoinette Lee defeated Tim Herndon in the runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 33.

Nashville Metro Council District 33, Special Election Runoff, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Antoinette Lee	54.81%	655
Tim Herndon	45.19%	540
Total Votes		1,195
Source: Nashville.gov, "September 19 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed September 19, 2017

Antoinette Lee and Tim Herndon defeated Jack Byrd III, Martez Coleman, and Michael Mayhew in the Nashville Metro Council District 33 special election.^[4]

Nashville Metro Council District 33, Special Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Antoinette Lee	39.04%	415
Tim Herndon	37.82%	402
Jack Byrd III	12.79%	136
Martez Coleman	6.59%	70
Michael Mayhew	3.76%	40
Total Votes		1,063
Source: Nashville.gov, "August 15 Election Results," accessed September 14, 2017

2015

See also: Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015

All Districts Runoff results

Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Cooper	14.5%	56,802
Erica Gilmore	12.8%	49,996
Bob Mendes	10.5%	41,160
Sharon W Hurt	9.8%	38,317
Jim Shulman	9.6%	37,676
Erin Coleman	8.9%	34,877
Karen Bennett	8.5%	33,052
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.	8.4%	32,807
Robert Duvall	8.2%	31,925
Jason Holleman	8.1%	31,763
Write-in	0.5%	2,122
Total Votes		223,951
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 1 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Loniel Greene, Jr.	50.4%	2,064
Nick Leonardo	49.5%	2,027
Write-in	0.2%	8
Total Votes		4,099
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 2 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
DeCosta Hastings	54.5%	1,349
Robert "Bobby" Stockard	45.4%	1,123
Write-in	0.1%	3
Total Votes		2,475
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 3 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brenda Haywood	54.9%	1,675
Terry Clayton	44.9%	1,371
Write-in	0.2%	6
Total Votes		3,052
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 5 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Davis Incumbent	52.1%	1,081
Sarah Martin	47.7%	990
Write-in	0.2%	4
Total Votes		2,075
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 8 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nancy VanReece	59.3%	1,347
Chris Swann	40.4%	918
Write-in	0.4%	8
Total Votes		2,273
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 13 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Holly Huezo	52.8%	907
Mark Cole	46.9%	805
Write-in	0.3%	6
Total Votes		1,718
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 17 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Colby Sledge	55.5%	1,357
Paula Foster	44.1%	1,077
Write-in	0.4%	9
Total Votes		2,443
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 20 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary Carolyn Roberts	51.7%	981
Marisa Frank	48.1%	912
Write-in	0.3%	5
Total Votes		1,898
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 23 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mina Johnson	58.9%	3,381
Jim Roberts	40.6%	2,327
Write-in	0.5%	30
Total Votes		5,738
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

General results

Nashville City Council At-large General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Erica Gilmore	9.6%	36,675
John Cooper	9.2%	35,080
Bob Mendes	6.5%	24,581
Jim Shulman	5.7%	21,869
Sharon W Hurt	5.3%	20,086
Robert Duvall	5%	18,877
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.	4.7%	18,064
Karen Bennett	4.6%	17,390
Jason Holleman	4.4%	16,612
Erin Coleman	4.3%	16,557
Don Majors	4.3%	16,214
Adam Dread	4.2%	16,146
Walter Hunt	4.2%	16,090
Sandra Moore	3.9%	14,991
Buddy Baker	3.3%	12,695
Ronnie Greer, Sr.	3.3%	12,454
Ken Jakes	3.1%	11,922
Frank Harrison	2.5%	9,659
John Lasiter	2.4%	9,151
Elizabeth Dachowski	2.2%	8,525
Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr.	2%	7,738
Jody Ball	1.5%	5,709
James Keeton	1.1%	4,026
Leroy Johnny Ellis	1%	3,880
Martin Holsinger	0.6%	2,245
Al Carota	0.6%	2,097
Write-in	0.4%	1,374
Total Votes		138,291
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 1 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nick Leonardo	32.8%	1,363
Loniel Greene, Jr.	31.4%	1,307
Ruby Baker	13%	541
Sylvester Armor	7.6%	317
Roosevelt Williamson	6.3%	264
Rueben Dockery	4.1%	170
John H. Montgomery	2.4%	101
Jonathan Richardson	2.2%	91
Write-in	0.1%	5
Total Votes		3,792
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 2 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
DeCosta Hastings	38.9%	1,059
Robert "Bobby" Stockard	34.9%	949
Carrie Searcy	19%	516
Laura Fortier	5.2%	142
Danavan Hylton	1.8%	49
Write-in	0.1%	4
Total Votes		2,715
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 3 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brenda Haywood	47.7%	1,480
Terry Clayton	27.1%	841
Timothy R. Coleman	24.9%	772
Write-in	0.2%	7
Total Votes		3,100
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 4 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Robert Swope	53.5%	1,662
Peter Tuttle	46.2%	1,435
Write-in	0.4%	11
Total Votes		3,108
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 5 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Davis Incumbent	40.2%	834
Sarah Martin	35.1%	729
Pam Murray	24.6%	511
Write-in	0.1%	2
Total Votes		2,076
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 6 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brett A. Withers	61.7%	2,149
Peter Westerholm Incumbent	37.9%	1,320
Write-in	0.4%	14
Total Votes		3,483
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 7 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anthony Davis Incumbent	55%	1,724
Stephen Clements	24.6%	771
Randy Reed	20.1%	629
Write-in	0.3%	10
Total Votes		3,134
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 8 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nancy VanReece	39%	871
Chris Swann	25%	558
Ramona L. Gholston	13.7%	307
Danny Williams	8.9%	199
Robert Sawyers, Sr.	8.4%	187
Nina Ground	4.7%	104
Write-in	0.4%	10
Total Votes		2,122
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 9 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Pridemore Incumbent	64.1%	1,127
Roderick Mc Daniel	35.7%	628
Write-in	0.2%	4
Total Votes		1,759
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 13 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Holly Huezo	45.3%	686
Mark Cole	37.3%	565
Furtesha Carter	16.9%	256
Write-in	0.6%	9
Total Votes		1,516
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 15 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Syracuse	68.6%	2,050
James B. Garrett	31.3%	934
Write-in	0.1%	4
Total Votes		2,988
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 16 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Freeman	56.3%	1,067
Tony Tenpenny Incumbent	43.3%	821
Write-in	0.4%	7
Total Votes		1,895
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 17 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Colby Sledge	37.7%	938
Paula Foster	28.1%	700
Chris Cotton	20.9%	520
Tony Watson	13.1%	325
Write-in	0.3%	7
Total Votes		2,490
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 19 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Freddie O'Connell	54.3%	900
Amanda Harrison	19.4%	322
Keith Caldwell	14.3%	237
Bill Shick	11.5%	190
Write-in	0.5%	8
Total Votes		1,657
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 20 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary Carolyn Roberts	42.7%	757
Marisa Frank	37%	657
Frank Stabile	20%	354
Write-in	0.3%	6
Total Votes		1,774
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 21 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Edward Kindall	57.6%	1,001
Leah Dupree	42.2%	733
Write-in	0.2%	3
Total Votes		1,737
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 23 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mina Johnson	42.6%	2,162
Jim Roberts	30.5%	1,551
Write-in	14.2%	719
Timothy Lee	12.8%	648
Total Votes		5,080
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 24 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathleen Murphy	56.3%	2,680
Allen Grant	43.4%	2,063
Write-in	0.3%	14
Total Votes		4,757
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 26 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeremy Elrod	64.4%	1,596
James Mitchell	27%	669
Luseni Kromah	8.4%	207
Write-in	0.2%	6
Total Votes		2,478
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 27 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Davette Blalock Incumbent	61.6%	1,094
Clement Ledbetter	38%	674
Write-in	0.5%	8
Total Votes		1,776
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 28 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tanaka Vercher	54.5%	849
Melissa Smithson	38.5%	599
Daniel Lewis	6.9%	107
Write-in	0.1%	2
Total Votes		1,557
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 29 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Karen Y. Johnson Incumbent	81.8%	1,988
Vicky Tataryn	18%	437
Write-in	0.2%	4
Total Votes		2,429
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 32 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jacobia Dowell Incumbent	64.9%	1,039
William Kizzie	26.8%	429
Ronald A. Haskins	8.1%	130
Write-in	0.2%	3
Total Votes		1,601
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 33 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sam Coleman	71%	1,730
Jimmy Gafford	28.7%	699
Write-in	0.2%	6
Total Votes		2,435
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 34 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Angie Henderson	54.9%	2,973
Steve Butler	45%	2,441
Write-in	0.1%	5
Total Votes		5,419
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 35 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dave Rosenberg	60.4%	2,530
Lonnie Spivak	22.2%	931
Vic Lineweaver	17.2%	722
Write-in	0.2%	7
Total Votes		4,190
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Ballot measures

See also: August 1, 2019 ballot measures in Tennessee

• Amendment 1: Nashville Mayor Required to Submit Department Performance and Debt Information a

A yes vote was a vote in favor of requiring the mayor to submit the following information to the metro council each year:

performance and efficiency metrics for departments and agencies that receive city funding,
total city debt and comparisons to previous years,
debt per capita;
a summary of unissued but already authorized debt.

A no vote was a vote against requiring the mayor to submit information about city debt and the performance and efficiency of city-funded departments and agencies, thereby retaining the existing budget reporting requirements.

• Amendment 2: Nashville Board of Education Vacancy Process a

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the charter to say that metro education board vacancies are filled by the city legislative body rather than by remaining education board members, thereby making the charter compatible with state law.

A no vote was a vote against amending the charter concerning metro education board vacancies, thereby leaving the charter language incompatible with state law.

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About the city

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Nashville is a city in Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. In 1962, the governments of the city of Nashville and Davidson County merged to form the Nashville-Davidson Metro Government. As of 2010, its population was 626,681.

City government

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The city of Nashville uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Nashville, Tennessee
	Nashville	Tennessee
Population	626,681	6,346,105
Land area (sq mi)	503	41,237
Race and ethnicity**
White	64%	77.6%
Black/African American	27.1%	16.8%
Asian	3.6%	1.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.3%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Other (single race)	2.3%	1.4%
Multiple	2.6%	2.2%
Hispanic/Latino	10.2%	5.4%
Education
High school graduation rate	89.1%	87.5%
College graduation rate	41.7%	27.3%
Income
Median household income	$60,388	$53,320
Persons below poverty level	14.9%	15.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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Partisan data

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Presidential voting pattern

Tennessee voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Tennessee were Republican.
Tennessee had two Democratic and seven Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

Republicans held six of Tennessee's 18 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
Tennessee's governor was Republican Bill Lee.

State legislature

Republicans controlled the Tennessee State Senate with a 28-5 majority.
Republicans controlled the Tennessee House of Representatives with a 73-26 majority.

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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Tennessee quick stats

Became a state in 1796
16th state admitted to the United States
Tennessee was the first state readmitted to the union after the Civil War.
Members of the Tennessee State Senate: 33
Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives: 99
U.S. senators: 2
U.S. representatives: 9

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Demographic data for Tennessee
	Tennessee	U.S.
Total population:	6,595,056	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	41,235	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	16.8%	12.6%
Asian:	1.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	4.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.5%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.9%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$45,219	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	21.4%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Hardeman County, Tennessee	7.92%	5.91%	6.18%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Tennessee with 60.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Tennessee supported Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates equally. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Tennessee. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[5]^[6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 20 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 50.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 22 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	26.48%	71.78%	R+45.3	19.62%	76.53%	R+56.9	R
2	25.47%	72.94%	R+47.5	22.34%	73.09%	R+50.8	R
3	23.44%	74.89%	R+51.5	15.82%	81.34%	R+65.5	R
4	24.92%	73.37%	R+48.5	17.60%	79.09%	R+61.5	R
5	26.22%	72.04%	R+45.8	18.39%	78.32%	R+59.9	R
6	27.88%	70.48%	R+42.6	24.82%	70.87%	R+46.1	R
7	32.16%	65.69%	R+33.5	28.10%	67.14%	R+39	R
8	25.60%	72.64%	R+47	22.13%	73.51%	R+51.4	R
9	25.47%	72.83%	R+47.4	16.67%	80.51%	R+63.8	R
10	26.13%	72.49%	R+46.4	19.78%	76.98%	R+57.2	R
11	24.31%	73.99%	R+49.7	16.57%	80.41%	R+63.8	R
12	21.96%	76.64%	R+54.7	18.10%	78.27%	R+60.2	R
13	46.29%	51.08%	R+4.8	46.53%	46.55%	R+0	R
14	27.16%	71.40%	R+44.2	31.73%	62.39%	R+30.7	R
15	64.97%	32.36%	D+32.6	63.19%	30.19%	D+33	D
16	26.02%	72.27%	R+46.3	25.79%	69.20%	R+43.4	R
17	23.13%	75.42%	R+52.3	17.26%	79.08%	R+61.8	R
18	37.12%	60.80%	R+23.7	40.01%	52.84%	R+12.8	R
19	24.61%	73.61%	R+49	20.94%	74.82%	R+53.9	R
20	26.93%	71.34%	R+44.4	24.49%	70.69%	R+46.2	R
21	25.45%	73.18%	R+47.7	21.22%	75.52%	R+54.3	R
22	23.71%	74.79%	R+51.1	16.46%	80.41%	R+64	R
23	25.15%	73.42%	R+48.3	17.86%	79.49%	R+61.6	R
24	24.40%	74.21%	R+49.8	21.09%	74.46%	R+53.4	R
25	26.28%	72.36%	R+46.1	20.11%	77.28%	R+57.2	R
26	34.03%	64.08%	R+30.1	31.79%	62.75%	R+31	R
27	34.43%	63.74%	R+29.3	31.70%	62.61%	R+30.9	R
28	80.31%	18.45%	D+61.9	77.92%	17.79%	D+60.1	D
29	33.45%	64.95%	R+31.5	29.81%	65.70%	R+35.9	R
30	37.06%	61.14%	R+24.1	34.33%	60.41%	R+26.1	R
31	27.30%	71.02%	R+43.7	18.77%	78.05%	R+59.3	R
32	26.67%	71.68%	R+45	21.60%	74.28%	R+52.7	R
33	35.25%	62.79%	R+27.5	31.54%	63.16%	R+31.6	R
34	33.18%	65.32%	R+32.1	31.29%	63.52%	R+32.2	R
35	23.70%	74.95%	R+51.3	15.89%	81.43%	R+65.5	R
36	26.89%	71.70%	R+44.8	18.57%	78.26%	R+59.7	R
37	38.33%	59.99%	R+21.7	36.08%	58.84%	R+22.8	R
38	24.89%	73.79%	R+48.9	16.00%	81.84%	R+65.8	R
39	33.22%	65.17%	R+32	24.43%	72.61%	R+48.2	R
40	31.85%	66.76%	R+34.9	23.97%	72.67%	R+48.7	R
41	32.24%	66.34%	R+34.1	20.31%	77.25%	R+56.9	D
42	30.46%	67.77%	R+37.3	25.64%	70.08%	R+44.4	R
43	35.21%	62.96%	R+27.8	22.37%	74.65%	R+52.3	R
44	31.04%	67.73%	R+36.7	26.55%	69.59%	R+43	R
45	26.81%	71.94%	R+45.1	25.43%	70.33%	R+44.9	R
46	31.50%	67.04%	R+35.5	25.22%	70.47%	R+45.3	R
47	30.99%	67.13%	R+36.1	23.89%	72.27%	R+48.4	R
48	36.74%	61.61%	R+24.9	33.92%	60.93%	R+27	R
49	39.71%	58.68%	R+19	37.26%	57.65%	R+20.4	R
50	41.70%	56.68%	R+15	44.24%	50.66%	R+6.4	D
51	66.01%	31.55%	D+34.5	67.37%	26.85%	D+40.5	D
52	67.26%	31.18%	D+36.1	67.30%	27.78%	D+39.5	D
53	51.53%	46.59%	D+4.9	54.11%	38.90%	D+15.2	D
54	83.83%	15.06%	D+68.8	81.44%	15.31%	D+66.1	D
55	56.64%	40.99%	D+15.7	62.66%	30.37%	D+32.3	D
56	37.97%	60.61%	R+22.6	47.22%	46.82%	D+0.4	R
57	27.13%	71.48%	R+44.4	24.99%	70.38%	R+45.4	R
58	86.45%	11.94%	D+74.5	82.52%	12.58%	D+69.9	D
59	70.87%	27.77%	D+43.1	70.12%	26.06%	D+44.1	D
60	42.92%	55.47%	R+12.6	44.82%	49.40%	R+4.6	D
61	25.02%	73.85%	R+48.8	31.20%	63.62%	R+32.4	R
62	29.19%	69.47%	R+40.3	22.37%	74.69%	R+52.3	R
63	24.83%	73.95%	R+49.1	28.09%	66.72%	R+38.6	R
64	31.94%	66.63%	R+34.7	25.56%	70.79%	R+45.2	R
65	29.11%	69.35%	R+40.2	29.72%	64.68%	R+35	R
66	31.53%	67.11%	R+35.6	24.53%	71.72%	R+47.2	R
67	54.58%	43.95%	D+10.6	47.83%	45.50%	D+2.3	D
68	35.78%	62.76%	R+27	31.26%	63.72%	R+32.5	R
69	40.73%	57.62%	R+16.9	29.72%	66.98%	R+37.3	R
70	31.22%	67.54%	R+36.3	22.18%	75.41%	R+53.2	R
71	24.67%	73.66%	R+49	15.60%	81.73%	R+66.1	R
72	27.58%	70.95%	R+43.4	18.81%	78.70%	R+59.9	R
73	32.43%	66.66%	R+34.2	30.38%	66.96%	R+36.6	R
74	44.75%	53.51%	R+8.8	32.44%	62.91%	R+30.5	R
75	35.99%	62.32%	R+26.3	23.49%	73.77%	R+50.3	R
76	31.38%	67.25%	R+35.9	24.03%	73.21%	R+49.2	R
77	26.95%	71.89%	R+44.9	19.93%	77.87%	R+57.9	R
78	31.74%	66.52%	R+34.8	24.60%	71.32%	R+46.7	R
79	32.57%	66.24%	R+33.7	25.73%	71.87%	R+46.1	R
80	65.84%	33.40%	D+32.4	59.47%	38.32%	D+21.2	D
81	29.62%	69.23%	R+39.6	24.73%	72.28%	R+47.6	R
82	47.11%	52.21%	R+5.1	39.75%	58.51%	R+18.8	D
83	35.52%	63.50%	R+28	42.62%	53.17%	R+10.6	R
84	88.19%	11.41%	D+76.8	87.27%	10.83%	D+76.4	D
85	86.69%	12.90%	D+73.8	86.70%	11.57%	D+75.1	D
86	76.09%	23.16%	D+52.9	72.98%	24.31%	D+48.7	D
87	86.77%	12.68%	D+74.1	86.66%	11.18%	D+75.5	D
88	76.07%	23.17%	D+52.9	75.43%	21.94%	D+53.5	D
89	29.02%	69.00%	R+40	30.19%	63.68%	R+33.5	R
90	82.88%	15.83%	D+67.1	82.77%	13.27%	D+69.5	D
91	89.73%	9.60%	D+80.1	86.97%	10.77%	D+76.2	D
92	32.45%	65.92%	R+33.5	23.60%	73.36%	R+49.8	R
93	78.51%	20.54%	D+58	76.41%	20.35%	D+56.1	D
94	31.77%	67.08%	R+35.3	26.34%	71.15%	R+44.8	R
95	23.35%	75.79%	R+52.4	28.51%	67.82%	R+39.3	R
96	43.76%	55.37%	R+11.6	50.57%	45.95%	D+4.6	D
97	37.56%	61.31%	R+23.8	41.60%	54.17%	R+12.6	R
98	81.57%	17.71%	D+63.9	80.24%	17.34%	D+62.9	D
99	28.53%	70.51%	R+42	29.33%	67.14%	R+37.8	R
Total	39.08%	59.48%	R+20.4	34.91%	61.06%	R+26.2	-
Source: Daily Kos

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Footnotes

[1] Davidson County Election Commission, "2019 Davidson County Election Calendar," accessed March 29, 2019

[Nash-2] City of Nashville, "Government," accessed September 22, 2014

[MendesWin-3] 3.0 ^3.1 The Tennessean, "Bob Mendes wins at-large Nashville Metro Council seat; 8 others head to runoff," August 2, 2019

[4] Nashville.gov, "Metropolitan Special Election for Council District 33, Sample Ballot" accessed July 20, 2017

[5] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[6] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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