TENNESSEE | 11
Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 est. 6,651,194 Total Registration, Nov. 2016 4,110,318 > (Tennessee does not register voters by party). Tennessee has: 95 counties. Largest counties: Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford. Largest cities: Memphis, Nashville-Davidson, Knoxville, Chattanooga. Government
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Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,899,384. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 51.2%. Voter registration deadline: Oct. 11, 2016. Early voting in person: Oct. 19-Nov. 3, 2016. |
Total votes cast: 2,545,271 ...includes: Absentee by mail voters: 64,199 Early voters: 1,625,790 |
Overview: As expected Tennessee ended up squarely in
the Trump
column. The Republican ticket amassed a plurality of 652,230
votes (26.00 percentage points), carrying all but three counties (Shelby,
Davidson, and Haywood). 66.4% of votes were cast absentee by mail
or early vote. There were few visits by the principals: Tim Kaine did a fundraiser at Valentino's Ristorante in Nashville on Aug. 23; Jill Stein rallied at Amurica Studios in Memphis on Oct. 3; and Bill Weld rallied at Minglewood Hall in Memphis on the evening of Nov. 2. Additionally Donald Trump Jr. did a fundraiser at the home of Sandy and Mike Stresser in Franklin on Sept. 1. Constitution Party nominee Darrell Castle, a Tennessee native who practices law in Memphis, failed to make the ballot in his home state. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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Democrats 75 Delegates: 44 District, 14 At-Large, 9 PLEO, 8 Unpledged. details |
Republicans 58 Delegates: 3 RNC; 28 at-large; 27 by CD (3 x 9). details |
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1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
Clinton 47.08% |
Clinton 48.00% |
Bush 51.14% |
Bush 56.80% |
McCain 56.90% |
Romney 59.48% |
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Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,563,192. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 57.0%. Early votes: 1,407,021 (56.76% of total). Absentee by mail votes: 65,323. Total registration: 4,013,242. |
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2012
Overview The Romney-Ryan ticket won with a plurality of 501,621 votes (20.40 percentage points), carrying all but four counties (Shelby, Davidson, Hardeman and Haywood). There were a few visits, most for fundraising: Mitt Romney (June 12 fundraiser in Nashville area; Romney also used the airport in Blountville a couple of times en route to events in Eastern Virginia), Ann Romney (Sept. 14 fundraiser in Chattanooga) and Paul Ryan (Sept. 27 fundraisers in Knoxville and Memphis); Joe Biden (May 7 fundraiser in Nashville) and Michelle Obama (June 28 A.M.E. Church Conference in Nashville and fundraiser in Memphis; April 17 fundraiser in Nashville); Green party nominee Jill Stein made four stops in Western and Central TN on Nov. 1; and Libertarian VP nominee Jim Gray appeared in Bristol and Johnson City on Oct. 15). Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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Voting Eligible Population*: 4,533,233. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 57.3%. Early votes: 1,516,031 (57.90% of total). Absentee by mail votes: 63,929. Total Registration: 3,946,481. |
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2008
Overview McCain improved upon Bush's 2004 showing, gaining a plurality of 391,741 votes (15.07 percentage points) and carrying all but six counties (Shelby, Davidson, Hardeman, Haywood, Houston and Jackson). The presidential campaign came to Tennessee for the second presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville on Oct. 7, 2008, but otherwise was quiet (visits). A minor party note: Constitution Party vice presidential nominee Darrell Castle is a Tennessee native. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Voting Eligible Population*: 4,328,446. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.3%. Early voting: Oct. 13-28, 2004 (15 days). Early votes: 1,107,398 (45.08% of total). Absentee by mail votes: 54,495. Total Registration: 3,704,040. |
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2004
Overview Bush won Tennessee with a comfortable plurality of 347,898 votes (14.27 percentage points), carrying 77 counties to 18 for Kerry. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000 |
Voting Eligible Population*: 4,162,996. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.9%.
Absentee by mail votes: 47,954. |
Total Votes Cast:
2,100,241 |
2000
Overview Vice President Gore represented Tennessee for 16 years as a congressman and Senator. He still owns a farm in Carthage near where his mother lives. He moved his national campaign headquarters to Nashville from Washington, DC in October 1999. However, he still could not carry his home state; Gov. Bush won with a plurality of 80,299 votes (3.86 percentage points), carrying 59 counties to 36 for Gore. General Election Activity |
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