Election Results for Nashville, TN-KY Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	85,558	14.0
Deaths:	76,048	12.5
Net Migration:	74,947	12.3
Net Immigration:	6,581	1.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +158,439	R +16,288	D + 4.9%
D +142,151
2020 vs. 2012	R +198,766	R +79,671	R + 1.0%
D +119,095
2020 vs. 2008	R +201,939	R +133,569	R + 7.1%
D +68,370

2016 vs. 2008	R +43,500	R +117,281	R + 12.0%
D -73,781
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	803,700	59.7%	Joe Biden (D)	514,032	38.2%	28,540 [+]	2.1%	1,346,272	13	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 14,672 (1.1%);
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	645,261	60.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	371,881	34.7%	53,542 [+]	5.0%	1,070,684	14	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 33,374 (3.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,381 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 6,484 (0.6%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	604,934	59.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	394,937	38.9%	16,520 [+]	1.6%	1,016,391	12	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,044 (0.8%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	601,761	56.6%	Barack Obama (D)	445,662	41.9%	15,995 [+]	1.5%	1,063,418	11	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 5,576 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 3,533 (0.3%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	555,620	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	418,336	42.7%	6,447 [+]	0.7%	980,403	6	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 3,795 (0.4%);
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	403,451	49.5%	George W. Bush (R)	398,574	48.9%	13,285 [+]	1.6%	815,310	1	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,585 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,499 (0.2%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	361,456	49.9%	Robert Dole (R)	311,845	43.1%	51,033 [+]	7.0%	724,334	2	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 45,108 (6.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,329 (0.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,267 (0.3%);
1992	51%	Bill Clinton (D)	365,648	50.2%	George Bush* (R)	277,571	38.1%	85,875 [+]	11.8%	729,094	1	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 83,105 (11.4%);
1988	44%	George Bush (R)	327,801	55.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	258,274	43.8%	3,167 [+]	0.5%	589,242	2	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 773 (0.1%);
1984	47%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	331,075	55.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	266,329	44.3%	4,271	0.7%	601,675	-4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	317,391	56.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	234,072	41.3%	15,733 [+]	2.8%	567,196	-9	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 11,313 (2.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,779 (0.5%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	324,813	64.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	176,398	34.8%	5,464 [+]	1.1%	506,675	-13	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,750 (0.3%);
1972	40%	Richard Nixon* (R)	244,672	62.1%	George McGovern (D)	138,803	35.2%	10,738 [+]	2.7%	394,213	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 10,630 (2.7%);
1968	54%	George Wallace (AIP)	170,813	39.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	132,437	30.7%	128,461 [+]	29.8%	431,711	-13	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 128,309 (29.7%);
1964	51%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	261,044	66.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	129,420	33.1%	150	0.0%	390,614	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	49%	John Kennedy (D)	200,305	55.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	158,046	43.8%	2,841	0.8%	361,192	-6	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	46%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	205,344	62.0%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	123,256	37.2%	2,739	0.8%	331,339	-20	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	45%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	194,226	60.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	124,132	38.9%	928	0.3%	319,286	-16	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	31%	Harry Truman* (D)	127,111	60.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	55,909	26.6%	27,288 [+]	13.0%	210,308	-19	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 24,740 (11.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 567 (0.3%);
1944	31%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	135,475	66.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	66,684	32.9%	564	0.3%	202,723	-13	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	32%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	146,010	70.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	60,970	29.4%	552	0.3%	207,532	-15	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	31%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	130,274	72.0%	Alf Landon (R)	49,964	27.6%	694 [+]	0.4%	180,932	-9	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 182 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 175 (0.1%);
1932	32%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	128,601	71.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	49,377	27.5%	1,327 [+]	0.7%	179,305	-12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 567 (0.3%);
1928	32%	Herbert Hoover (R)	84,324	50.2%	Al Smith (D)	83,599	49.7%	191 [+]	0.1%	168,114	-8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 (0.0%);
1924	29%	John Davis (D)	89,470	60.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	54,654	37.0%	3,488 [+]	2.4%	147,612	-17	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,259 (2.2%);
1920	41%	James Cox (D)	114,131	54.8%	Warren Harding (R)	93,013	44.7%	977 [+]	0.5%	208,121	-16	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 580 (0.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	29%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	86,240	61.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	52,694	37.5%	1,430 [+]	1.0%	140,364	-9	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 213 (0.2%); Allan Benson (Soc) 183 (0.1%);
1912	28%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	79,463	59.5%	William Taft* (R)	38,569	28.9%	15,426 [+]	11.6%	133,458	6	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 12,891 (9.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,099 (1.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 404 (0.3%);
1908	29%	William J. Bryan (D)	79,487	59.0%	William Taft (R)	53,529	39.8%	1,638 [+]	1.2%	134,654	-12	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	28%	Alton Parker (D)	73,847	59.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	47,951	38.5%	2,896 [+]	2.3%	124,694	-18	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	31%	William J. Bryan (D)	82,491	59.1%	William McKinley* (R)	54,264	38.9%	2,732 [+]	2.0%	139,487	-13	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

514,032

38.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

803,700

59.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

14,672

1.1%

Other

13,868

1.0%

TOTAL

1,346,272

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

371,881

34.7%

Donald Trump (R)

645,261

60.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

33,374

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,381

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

6,484

0.6%

Other

6,303

0.6%

TOTAL

1,070,684

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

394,937

38.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

604,934

59.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,044

0.8%

Other

8,476

0.8%

TOTAL

1,016,391

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

445,662

41.9%

John McCain (R)

601,761

56.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,576

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

3,533

0.3%

Other

6,886

0.6%

TOTAL

1,063,418

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

555,620

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

418,336

42.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

3,795

0.4%

Other

2,652

0.3%

TOTAL

980,403

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

398,574

48.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

403,451

49.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8,585

1.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,499

0.2%

Other

3,201

0.4%

TOTAL

815,310

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 1

1996 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

361,456

49.9%

Robert Dole (R)

311,845

43.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

45,108

6.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,329

0.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

2,267

0.3%

Other

1,329

0.2%

TOTAL

724,334

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 2

1992 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

365,648

50.2%

George Bush* (R)

277,571

38.1%

Ross Perot (I)

83,105

11.4%

Other

2,770

0.4%

TOTAL

729,094

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

327,801

55.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

258,274

43.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

773

0.1%

Other

2,394

0.4%

TOTAL

589,242

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

331,075

55.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

266,329

44.3%

Other

4,271

0.7%

TOTAL

601,675

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

234,072

41.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

317,391

56.0%

John Anderson (I)

11,313

2.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,779

0.5%

Other

1,641

0.3%

TOTAL

567,196

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

324,813

64.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

176,398

34.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,750

0.3%

Other

3,714

0.7%

TOTAL

506,675

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

244,672

62.1%

George McGovern (D)

138,803

35.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

10,630

2.7%

Other

108

0.0%

TOTAL

394,213

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

132,437

30.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

128,309

29.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

170,813

39.6%

Other

152

0.0%

TOTAL

431,711

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -13

1964 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

261,044

66.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

129,420

33.1%

Other

150

0.0%

TOTAL

390,614

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

200,305

55.5%

Richard Nixon (R)

158,046

43.8%

Other

2,841

0.8%

TOTAL

361,192

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

123,256

37.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

205,344

62.0%

Other

2,739

0.8%

TOTAL

331,339

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -20

1952 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

124,132

38.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

194,226

60.8%

Other

928

0.3%

TOTAL

319,286

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -16

1948 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

127,111

60.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

55,909

26.6%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

24,740

11.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

567

0.3%

Other

1,981

0.9%

TOTAL

210,308

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -19

1944 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

135,475

66.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

66,684

32.9%

Other

564

0.3%

TOTAL

202,723

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -13

1940 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

146,010

70.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

60,970

29.4%

Other

552

0.3%

TOTAL

207,532

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -15

1936 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

130,274

72.0%

Alf Landon (R)

49,964

27.6%

William Lemke (Union)

182

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

175

0.1%

Other

337

0.2%

TOTAL

180,932

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -9

1932 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

128,601

71.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

49,377

27.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

567

0.3%

Other

760

0.4%

TOTAL

179,305

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

84,324

50.2%

Al Smith (D)

83,599

49.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

179

0.1%

TOTAL

168,114

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

54,654

37.0%

John Davis (D)

89,470

60.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,259

2.2%

Other

229

0.2%

TOTAL

147,612

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

93,013

44.7%

James Cox (D)

114,131

54.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

580

0.3%

Other

397

0.2%

TOTAL

208,121

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -16

1916 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

86,240

61.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

52,694

37.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

183

0.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

213

0.2%

Other

1,034

0.7%

TOTAL

140,364

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -9

1912 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

79,463

59.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

12,891

9.7%

William Taft* (R)

38,569

28.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,099

1.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

404

0.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

133,458

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 6

1908 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

53,529

39.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

79,487

59.0%

Other

1,638

1.2%

TOTAL

134,654

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -12

1904 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

47,951

38.5%

Alton Parker (D)

73,847

59.2%

Other

2,896

2.3%

TOTAL

124,694

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -18

1900 President, Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

54,264

38.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

82,491

59.1%

Other

2,732

2.0%

TOTAL

139,487

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -13

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	2,326,747	74.17%	13.7%
Black:	405,096	12.91%	24.6%
Indian:	9,535	0.30%	30.3%
Asian:	79,005	2.52%	72.2%
2+ races:	72,632	2.32%	65.6%
Hispanic:	244,153	7.78%	60.0%

Total non-White:	810,421	25.83%	40.2%

Change in White population:	280,661	10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	232,554	8.9

Nashville, TN-KY Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nashville, TN-KY Market Area