Tennessee Congressional District 08

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
TN-08
State
Tennessee
District Number
08
Total Candidates
102
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
525,422
Active Voters
499,242 (95.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)22,615 (4.3%)92,473 (17.6%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)31,895 (6.1%)104,776 (19.9%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)50,555 (9.6%)89,711 (17.1%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)39,718 (7.6%)104,940 (20.0%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)33,857 (6.4%)105,053 (20.0%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)38,449 (7.3%)82,188 (15.6%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)22,807 (4.3%)75,254 (14.3%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 02/06/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
752,984
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
582,131

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic728,75196.8%
Hispanic24,2303.2%
White561,50674.6%
Black130,84217.4%
Asian11,6361.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2190.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4730.1%
Two or More Races1,4460.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic569,27597.8%
Hispanic12,8562.2%
White446,53876.7%
Black104,70618.0%
Asian9,4751.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,7761.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4070.1%
Two or More Races8330.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates