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Profile of Congressional District 3, TN


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2022 population: 771,173

2022 Census data
White:612,656 79.44%
Black:77,56810.06%
Indian:1,0990.14%
Asian:10,2761.33%
2+ races:26,5413.44%
Hispanic:39,8035.16%
Total non-White:158,51720.56%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 3, TN
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Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.1
160,507 20.8%
610,666 79.2%
145,956 18.9%
307,999
2.44
201,410 65.4%
150,372 74.7%
17,265 8.6%
106,589 34.6%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 3, TN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units343,817 
Median Value$213,600 
Occupied307,99989.6%
Vacant35,81810.4%
Owned210,75868.4%
Rented97,24131.6%
Median Rent$957 
Single-Family Units247,63172.0%
    Detached237,84969.2%
    Attached9,7822.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units39,86711.6%
Mobile Homes32,3799.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 3, TN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00014,8084.8%
$10,000 to $14,99916,0765.2%
$15,000 to $19,99912,2734.0%
$20,000 to $24,99913,8714.5%
$25,000 to $29,99913,0464.2%
$30,000 to $34,99914,1074.6%
$35,000 to $39,99914,2534.6%
$40,000 to $44,99913,1104.3%
$45,000 to $49,99912,1954.0%
$50,000 to $59,99923,3757.6%
$60,000 to $74,99929,8629.7%
$75,000 to $99,99941,05113.3%
$100,000 to $124,99929,7849.7%
$125,000 to $149,99919,1906.2%
$150,000 to $199,99920,4466.6%
$200,000 or more20,5526.7%
Median Household Income62,960 
Per Capita Income35,896 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,5865.4%
Public Assistance6,8942.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps40,03913.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed317,28569.0%
Unemployed17,1703.7%
In Armed Forces5220.1%
Total Labor Force334,97772.9%
Not in Labor Force124,82927.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector132,962110,08254.7%
Non-Profit12,57219,77338.9%
Self-Employed21,52111,95364.3%
Local Government9,22914,38739.1%
State Government4,8406,87141.3%
Federal Government7,3263,83065.7%
Total Private + Self154,483122,03555.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.33,96744,86143.1%
Total188,450166,89653.0%
Pct. Govt.13.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts52,85614.8%
Sales and Office Occupations73,01920.5%
Professional, Technical80,22022.5%
Service Occupations56,63615.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,0470.3%
All others93,32026.2%
White Collar 57.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing55,04615.5%
Retail trade39,44311.1%
Educational services and health care28,8598.1%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation24,1626.8%
Construction24,0376.8%
Other services20,0045.6%
Professional, scientific, management19,6895.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities18,4995.2%
Finance, insurance and real estate18,4365.2%
Public administration13,3073.7%
Wholesale trade7,4982.1%
Information3,2950.9%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining2,0010.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 3, TN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican20,3432.64%
Puerto Rican3,8680.50%
Cuban1,0940.14%
Dominican8900.12%
Total Central American8,5781.11%
Costa Rican440.01%
Guatemalan5,7280.74%
Honduran1,5970.21%
Nicaraguan2310.03%
Panamanian1470.02%
Salvadoran8260.11%
Other Central American50.00%
Total South American2,9210.38%
Argentinean2420.03%
Bolivian1000.01%
Chilean1160.02%
Colombian5940.08%
Ecuadorian2300.03%
Paraguayan180.00%
Peruvian8630.11%
Uruguayan370.00%
Venezuelan7210.09%
Other Hispanic2,1090.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,7010.35%
Chinese1,5380.20%
Filipino1,3500.18%
Korean1,3000.17%
Vietnamese1,1620.15%
Japanese3510.05%
Thai1890.02%
Cambodian1590.02%
Laotian1490.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English682,26093.6%
Spanish27,9013.8%
Other Indo-European3,3640.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,9720.4%
German, other Germanic2,5710.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,9880.3%
Other Asian1,6640.2%
Arabic1,4470.2%
Other1,3430.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English95,97412.4%
Irish87,33311.3%
German81,44310.6%
American73,6819.6%
Scottish18,9192.5%
Scotch-Irish17,3912.3%
Italian15,9402.1%
European15,0562.0%
French12,4831.6%
Polish8,9081.2%
Dutch8,5731.1%
Welsh6,6940.9%
British5,4270.7%
Swedish4,1080.5%
Norwegian3,4610.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen752,38397.6%
Not a citizen18,7902.4%
Native737,50695.6%
Foreign-born33,6674.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 3, TN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
22,803 4.2%36,682 6.7%165,558 30.3%171,193 31.4%92,997 17.0%56,526 10.4%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 22,803 4.2%
9-12 Years 36,682 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 165,558 30.3%
Some College 171,193 31.4%
Bach. Degree 92,997 17.0%
Grad Degree 56,526 10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 3, TN

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 TN03Chuck Fleischmann* (R) 136,639 68.4% Meg Gorman (D) 60,334 30.2% 2,857 1.4% 199,830
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 TN03Chuck Fleischmann* (R) 215,571 67.3% Meg Gorman (D) 97,687 30.5% 7,041 2.2% 320,299
2018-11-06 TN03Chuck Fleischmann* (R) 156,512 63.7% Danielle Mitchell (D) 84,731 34.5% 4,522 1.8% 245,765
2016-11-08 TN03Chuck Fleischmann* (R) 176,613 66.4% Melody Shekari (D) 76,727 28.8% 12,666 4.8% 266,006
2014-11-04 TN03Chuck Fleischmann* (R) 97,344 62.4% Mary Headrick (D) 53,983 34.6% 4,770 3.1% 156,097
2012-11-06 TN03Chuck Fleischmann* (R) 157,830 61.4% Mary Headrick (D) 91,094 35.5% 7,985 3.1% 256,909
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 TN03Chuck Fleischmann (R) 92,032 56.8% John Wolfe (D) 45,387 28.0% 24,637 15.2% 162,056
2008-11-04 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 184,964 69.4% Doug Vandagriff (D) 73,059 27.4% 8,605 3.2% 266,628
2006-11-07 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 130,791 65.7% Brent Benedict (D) 68,324 34.3% 0 0.0% 199,115
2004-11-02 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 166,154 64.7% John Wolfe (D) 84,295 32.8% 6,187 2.4% 256,636
2002-11-05 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 112,254 64.5% John Wolfe (D) 58,824 33.8% 2,843 1.6% 173,921
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 139,840 63.9% William Callaway (D) 75,785 34.6% 3,315 1.5% 218,940
1998-11-03 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 75,100 66.0% James Lewis (D) 37,144 32.6% 1,542 1.4% 113,786
1996-11-05 TN03Zach Wamp* (R) 113,408 56.3% Chuck Jolly (D) 85,714 42.5% 2,322 1.2% 201,444
1994-11-08 TN03Zach Wamp (R) 84,583 52.3% Randy Button (D) 73,839 45.6% 3,431 2.1% 161,853
1992-11-03 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 105,693 48.8% Zach Wamp (R) 102,763 47.5% 8,077 3.7% 216,533
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 49,662 53.0% Grady Rhoden (R) 36,855 39.3% 7,148 7.6% 93,665
1988-11-08 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 108,264 57.4% Harold Coker (R) 80,372 42.6% 2 0.0% 188,638
1986-11-04 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 75,034 53.9% Jim Golden (R) 64,084 46.1% 2 0.0% 139,120
1984-11-06 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 99,465 52.4% John Davis (R) 90,216 47.6% 2 0.0% 189,683
1982-11-02 TN03Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard* (D) 84,967 61.8% Glen Byers (R) 49,885 36.3% 2,641 1.9% 137,493
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 TN03Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard* (D) 117,355 61.1% Glen Byers (R) 74,761 38.9% 40 0.0% 192,156
1978-11-07 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 108,282 88.9% Dan East (I) 13,535 11.1% 21 0.0% 121,838
1976-11-02 TN03Marilyn Lloyd* (D) 123,872 67.5% LaMar Baker (R) 57,116 31.1% 2,581 1.4% 183,569
1974-11-04 TN03Marilyn Lloyd (D) 61,926 51.1% LaMar Baker* (R) 55,580 45.9% 3,692 3.0% 121,198
1972-11-07 TN03LaMar Baker* (R) 82,561 55.2% Howard Sompayrac (D) 62,536 41.8% 4,346 2.9% 149,443
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 TN03LaMar Baker (R) 61,527 51.3% Richard Winningham (D) 54,662 45.6% 3,813 3.2% 120,002
1968-11-05 TN03Bill Brock* (R) 76,390 57.0% William Pope (D) 57,565 43.0% 0 0.0% 133,955
1966-11-08 TN03Bill Brock* (R) 67,705 64.2% Franklin Haney (D) 37,720 35.8% 0 0.0% 105,425
1964-11-03 TN03Bill Brock* (R) 71,005 54.6% Robert Summitt (D) 59,027 45.4% 0 0.0% 130,032
1962-11-06 TN03Bill Brock (R) 47,604 51.1% Wilkes Thrasher (D) 45,597 48.9% 0 0.0% 93,201
1960-11-08 TN03James Frazier, Jr.* (D) 62,827 100.0% 0 0.0% 62,827
1958-11-04 TN03James Frazier, Jr.* (D) 31,267 100.0% 0 0.0% 31,267
1956-11-06 TN03James Frazier, Jr.* (D) 55,715 53.7% P.H. Woods (R) 47,954 46.3% 0 0.0% 103,669
1954-11-02 TN03James Frazier, Jr.* (D) 30,558 59.2% O.M. Spence (R) 21,081 40.8% 0 0.0% 51,639
1952-11-04 TN03James Frazier, Jr.* (D) 56,473 70.0% Joseph Parker (R) 24,177 30.0% 0 0.0% 80,650
1950-11-07 TN03James Frazier, Jr.* (D) 23,807 100.0% 0 0.0% 23,807
1948-11-02 TN03James Frazier, Jr. (D) 44,683 67.3% W.E. Michael (R) 20,740 31.3% 934 1.4% 66,357
1946-11-05 TN03Estes Kefauver* (D) 26,779 90.8% George Bagwell (I) 2,725 9.2% 0 0.0% 29,504
1944-11-07 TN03Estes Kefauver* (D) 32,497 67.8% Foster Johnson (R) 11,541 24.1% 3,894 8.1% 47,932
1942-11-03 TN03Estes Kefauver* (D) 14,704 75.6% Walter Higgins (R) 3,831 19.7% 902 4.6% 19,437
1940-11-05 TN03Estes Kefauver* (D) 35,332 68.7% Jerome Taylor (R) 16,099 31.3% 0 0.0% 51,431
1939-09-13 sp TN03Estes Kefauver (D) 14,268 71.3% Casto Dodson (R) 5,355 26.8% 375 1.9% 19,998
1938-11-08 TN03Sam McReynolds* (D) 21,824 73.9% Joe Benson (R) 7,708 26.1% 0 0.0% 29,532
1936-11-03 TN03Sam McReynolds* (D) 32,065 68.0% William Hillery (R) 15,096 32.0% 0 0.0% 47,161
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 3, TN


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 226,469 65.0% Joe Biden (D) 115,371 33.1% 6,323 1.8% 348,163 4 18 11.40%
2020 57% Donald Trump* (R) 219,253 65.3% Joe Biden (D) 110,461 32.9% 5,892 1.8% 335,606 5 19 10.99%
2016 48% Donald Trump (R) 180,932 65.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 83,524 30.2% 12,001 4.3% 276,457 5 20 11.02%
2012 48% Mitt Romney (R) 172,227 63.4% Barack Obama* (D) 95,014 35.0% 4,504 1.7% 271,745 4 16 11.04%
2008 53% John McCain (R) 174,696 61.9% Barack Obama (D) 103,767 36.8% 3,603 1.3% 282,066 5 16 10.84%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 163,612 61.0% John Kerry (D) 102,390 38.2% 2,063 0.8% 268,065 4 10 11.01%
2000 50% George W. Bush (R) 122,646 54.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 99,641 44.1% 3,645 1.6% 225,932 3 6 10.88%
1996 46% Robert Dole (R) 93,799 46.9% Bill Clinton* (D) 92,780 46.4% 13,284 6.6% 199,863 1 6 10.55%
1992 54% Bill Clinton (D) 97,112 44.2% George Bush* (R) 97,073 44.1% 25,719 11.7% 219,904 2 7 11.09%
1988 50% George Bush (R) 117,220 62.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 70,874 37.7% 0 0.0% 188,094 4 9 11.50%
1984 52% Ronald Reagan* (R) 121,921 62.8% Walter Mondale (D) 72,122 37.2% 0 0.0% 194,043 5 4 11.33%
1980 53% Ronald Reagan (R) 113,363 56.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 82,568 41.2% 4,426 2.2% 200,357 8 6 12.39%
1976 51% Jimmy Carter (D) 96,126 52.0% Gerald Ford* (R) 88,578 48.0% 0 0.0% 184,704 5 0 12.51%
1972 47% Richard Nixon* (R) 108,187 72.3% George McGovern (D) 41,430 27.7% 0 0.0% 149,617 5 12 12.46%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 56,137 39.4% George Wallace (AIP) 47,956 33.6% 38,433 27.0% 142,526 2 -4 11.41%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 50.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 49.8% 0.0% 5 11 n/a
1960 52% Richard Nixon (R) 70,538 56.6% John Kennedy (D) 52,437 42.1% 1,645 1.3% 124,620 4 7 11.85%
1956 50% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 63,203 54.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 49,990 43.1% 2,698 2.3% 115,891 5 -3 12.34%
1952 45% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 54,999 54.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 45,837 45.2% 526 0.5% 101,362 4 -1 11.36%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 3, TN


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 776,693 78.4% 10.2% 0.2% 1.1% 4.2% 5.3%
2020 743,225 81.7% 10.5% 1.4% 2.1% 4.3%
2012 715,757 82.8% 10.9% 0.3% 1.1% 1.5% 3.4%
2010 692,346 82.3% 11.1% 0.3% 1.2% 1.4% 3.7%
2002 632,143 85.2% 11.1% 0.3% 0.9% 1.0% 1.6%
2000 595,855 84.3% 11.9% 0.3% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5%
1992 541,866 87.0% 11.6% 0.2% 0.6% 0.6%
1990 520,990 86.8% 12.0%
1982 516,692 86.4% 12.4% 0.1% 0.4% 0.7%
1980 575,429 11.0% 1.0%
1972 486,363 11.0%
1970 432,500 12.0%
1960 412,664
1950 380,649

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 3, TN

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.