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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area


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2022 population: 2,046,828   ( 375,938 from 2010 , 57,303 from 2020)
Land area: 5689.4 square miles
Population density: 359.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,451,121 70.90% 16.9%
Black:308,68415.08% 23.5%
Indian:5,2480.26% 24.1%
Asian:65,7823.21% 77.1%
2+ races:45,4302.22% 67.8%
Hispanic:170,5638.33% 56.1%
Total non-White:595,70729.10% 38.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:54,669 13.7
Deaths:43,36610.9
Net Migration: 40,43510.2
Net Immigration: 5,9141.5
Change in White population:210,133 12.6
Change in Non-White pop.:165,805 9.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +100,938 D +19,075 D + 6.3%
D +120,013
2020 vs. 2012 R +108,335 D +15,133 D + 6.0%
D +123,468
2020 vs. 2008 R +110,859 R +19,668 D + 0.2%
D +91,191
2016 vs. 2008 R +9,921 R +38,743 R + 6.1%
D -28,822
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 58% Donald Trump* (R) 493,356 54.0% Joe Biden (D) 399,251 43.7% 20,955 [+] 2.3% 913,562 7 0.58%
2016 50% Donald Trump (R) 392,418 55.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 279,238 39.2% 39,877 [+] 5.6% 711,533 9 0.52%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 385,021 57.3% Barack Obama* (D) 275,783 41.0% 11,041 [+] 1.6% 671,845 10 0.52%
2008 58% John McCain (R) 382,497 54.6% Barack Obama (D) 308,060 44.0% 10,047 [+] 1.4% 700,604 9 0.53%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 352,328 56.2% John Kerry (D) 270,758 43.2% 3,989 [+] 0.6% 627,075 5 0.51%
2000 50% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 253,668 49.9% George W. Bush (R) 246,509 48.4% 8,632 [+] 1.7% 508,809 1 0.48%
1996 48% Bill Clinton* (D) 222,869 49.7% Robert Dole (R) 196,874 43.9% 28,809 [+] 6.4% 448,552 3 0.47%
1992 52% Bill Clinton (D) 217,376 49.1% George Bush* (R) 173,153 39.1% 52,532 [+] 11.9% 443,061 2 0.42%
1988 46% George Bush (R) 203,942 56.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 156,780 43.2% 2,014 [+] 0.6% 362,736 3 0.40%
1984 49% Ronald Reagan* (R) 199,514 55.5% Walter Mondale (D) 157,528 43.8% 2,434 0.7% 359,476 -3 0.39%
1980 48% Jimmy Carter* (D) 188,544 57.2% Ronald Reagan (R) 130,829 39.7% 10,174 [+] 3.1% 329,547 -11 0.38%
1976 47% Jimmy Carter (D) 183,051 62.8% Gerald Ford* (R) 105,233 36.1% 3,308 [+] 1.1% 291,592 -12 0.36%
1972 40% Richard Nixon* (R) 141,765 62.5% George McGovern (D) 78,538 34.7% 6,355 [+] 2.8% 226,658 2 0.29%
1968 52% George Wallace (AIP) 96,778 40.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 70,823 29.9% 69,490 [+] 29.3% 237,091 -14 0.32%
1964 48% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 138,225 66.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 70,641 33.8% 3 0.0% 208,869 -5 0.30%
1960 46% John Kennedy (D) 104,192 55.9% Richard Nixon (R) 80,629 43.3% 1,570 0.8% 186,391 -6 0.27%
1956 42% Adlai Stevenson (D) 104,395 64.1% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 56,875 34.9% 1,596 1.0% 162,866 -22 0.26%
1952 43% Adlai Stevenson (D) 98,549 62.5% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 58,692 37.2% 366 0.2% 157,607 -18 0.26%
1948 24% Harry Truman* (D) 50,085 61.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 16,559 20.2% 15,146 [+] 18.5% 81,790 -25 0.17%
1944 24% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 57,748 74.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 19,739 25.4% 223 0.3% 77,710 -20 0.16%
1940 24% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 59,708 78.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 16,631 21.7% 168 0.2% 76,507 -23 0.15%
1936 23% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 53,365 83.2% Alf Landon (R) 10,457 16.3% 307 [+] 0.5% 64,129 -20 0.14%
1932 23% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 49,045 79.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,298 19.8% 650 [+] 1.0% 61,993 -20 0.16%
1928 24% Al Smith (D) 31,963 54.1% Herbert Hoover (R) 27,018 45.8% 61 [+] 0.1% 59,042 -12 0.16%
1924 19% John Davis (D) 30,738 70.2% Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,143 25.5% 1,889 [+] 4.3% 43,770 -29 0.15%
1920 28% James Cox (D) 39,377 62.4% Warren Harding (R) 23,499 37.2% 238 [+] 0.4% 63,114 -23 0.24%
1916 21% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 31,256 70.8% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12,459 28.2% 444 [+] 1.0% 44,159 -18 0.24%
1912 22% Woodrow Wilson (D) 31,689 69.4% William Taft* (R) 9,791 21.4% 4,203 [+] 9.2% 45,683 -2 0.30%
1908 21% William J. Bryan (D) 28,705 68.9% William Taft (R) 12,447 29.9% 499 [+] 1.2% 41,651 -22 0.28%
1904 21% Alton Parker (D) 27,505 68.3% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 11,673 29.0% 1,094 [+] 2.7% 40,272 -27 0.30%
1900 24% William J. Bryan (D) 30,254 65.5% William McKinley* (R) 14,934 32.3% 1,017 [+] 2.2% 46,205 -19 0.33%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 399,251 43.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 493,356 54.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 10,065 1.1%
Other 10,890 1.2%
TOTAL 913,562
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 7


2016 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 279,238 39.2%
Donald Trump (R) 392,418 55.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 24,978 3.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 5,336 0.7%
Evan McMullin (I) 5,226 0.7%
Other 4,337 0.6%
TOTAL 711,533
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 9


2012 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 275,783 41.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 385,021 57.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,549 0.8%
Other 5,492 0.8%
TOTAL 671,845
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 10


2008 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 308,060 44.0%
John McCain (R) 382,497 54.6%
Ralph Nader (I) 3,184 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,338 0.3%
Other 4,525 0.6%
TOTAL 700,604
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 9


2004 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 352,328 56.2%
John Kerry (D) 270,758 43.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,331 0.4%
Other 1,658 0.3%
TOTAL 627,075
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 5


2000 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 246,509 48.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 253,668 49.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,016 1.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 700 0.1%
Other 1,916 0.4%
TOTAL 508,809
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 1


1996 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 222,869 49.7%
Robert Dole (R) 196,874 43.9%
Ross Perot (Ref) 24,878 5.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,712 0.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,543 0.3%
Other 676 0.2%
TOTAL 448,552
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 3


1992 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 217,376 49.1%
George Bush* (R) 173,153 39.1%
Ross Perot (I) 50,869 11.5%
Other 1,663 0.4%
TOTAL 443,061
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 2


1988 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 203,942 56.2%
Michael Dukakis (D) 156,780 43.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 513 0.1%
Other 1,501 0.4%
TOTAL 362,736
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 3


1984 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 199,514 55.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 157,528 43.8%
Other 2,434 0.7%
TOTAL 359,476
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 130,829 39.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 188,544 57.2%
John Anderson (I) 7,812 2.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,737 0.5%
Other 625 0.2%
TOTAL 329,547
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -11


1976 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 183,051 62.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 105,233 36.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,159 0.4%
Other 2,149 0.7%
TOTAL 291,592
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -12


1972 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 141,765 62.5%
George McGovern (D) 78,538 34.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 6,342 2.8%
Other 13 0.0%
TOTAL 226,658
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 2


1964 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 138,225 66.2%
Barry Goldwater (R) 70,641 33.8%
Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL 208,869
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -5


1960 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 104,192 55.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 80,629 43.3%
Other 1,570 0.8%
TOTAL 186,391
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): -6


1956 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 56,875 34.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 104,395 64.1%
Other 1,596 1.0%
TOTAL 162,866
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): -22


1952 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 58,692 37.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 98,549 62.5%
Other 366 0.2%
TOTAL 157,607
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -18


1948 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 50,085 61.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 16,559 20.2%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 14,659 17.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 290 0.4%
Other 197 0.2%
TOTAL 81,790
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -25


1944 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 57,748 74.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 19,739 25.4%
Other 223 0.3%
TOTAL 77,710
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -20


1940 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 59,708 78.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 16,631 21.7%
Other 168 0.2%
TOTAL 76,507
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -23


1936 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 53,365 83.2%
Alf Landon (R) 10,457 16.3%
William Lemke (Union) 118 0.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 84 0.1%
Other 105 0.2%
TOTAL 64,129
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -20


1932 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 49,045 79.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,298 19.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 378 0.6%
Other 272 0.4%
TOTAL 61,993
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -20


1928 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 27,018 45.8%
Al Smith (D) 31,963 54.1%
Other 61 0.1%
TOTAL 59,042
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -12


1924 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,143 25.5%
John Davis (D) 30,738 70.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,814 4.1%
Other 75 0.2%
TOTAL 43,770
Turnout: 19% Diff (US): -29


1920 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 23,499 37.2%
James Cox (D) 39,377 62.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 238 0.4%
TOTAL 63,114
Turnout: 28% Diff (US): -23


1916 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 31,256 70.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12,459 28.2%
Other 444 1.0%
TOTAL 44,159
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -18


1912 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 31,689 69.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,450 7.6%
William Taft* (R) 9,791 21.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 615 1.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 138 0.3%
TOTAL 45,683
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -2


1908 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 12,447 29.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 28,705 68.9%
Other 499 1.2%
TOTAL 41,651
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -22


1904 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 11,673 29.0%
Alton Parker (D) 27,505 68.3%
Other 1,094 2.7%
TOTAL 40,272
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -27


1900 President, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 14,934 32.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 30,254 65.5%
Other 1,017 2.2%
TOTAL 46,205
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -19
* incumbent