2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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Nominee Donald Trump (presumptive) Joe Biden (presumptive) Party Republican Democratic Home state Florida Delaware Running mate TBA Kamala Harris (presumptive)

Incumbent President Joe Biden Democratic

The 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Tennessee voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. ^[1]

A Southern state covered entirely in the Bible Belt, no Democrat has won Tennessee's electoral votes since Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas, who shared the ticket with favorite son Al Gore, in 1996, nor has it been contested at the presidential level since 2000, when Gore narrowly lost his home state by less than 4 points. Tennessee is expected to go safely for the GOP candidate in 2024. ^[2]

Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term. ^[3]

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Main article: 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

The Tennessee Democratic primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. President Biden won the state in a landslide, earning all 63 pledged delegates

Popular vote share by county

  Biden

•   80–90%
    >90%

Tennessee Democratic primary, March 5, 2024

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	122,803	92.14%	63		63
Uncommitted	10,475	7.86%	0		0
Total:	133,278	100.00%	63	7	70
Source: [4] [5]

Republican primary

Main article: 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

The Tennessee Republican primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Former president Donald Trump was challenged by Nikki Haley, the only other major candidate remaining in the Republican primaries. Trump won the state in a landslide, defeating Haley by 57.8 points and earning all 58 delegates.

Popular vote share by county

  Trump

•   60–70%
    70–80%
    80–90%
    >90%

Tennessee Republican primary, March 5, 2024

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	446,850	77.33%	58	0	58
Nikki Haley	112,958	19.55%	0	0	0
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)	7,947	1.38%	0	0	0
Uncommitted	4,884	0.85%	0	0	0
Chris Christie (withdrawn)	1,874	0.32%	0	0	0
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)	1,714	0.30%	0	0	0
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)	722	0.13%	0	0	0
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn)	533	0.09%	0	0	0
David Stuckenberg	352	0.06%	0	0	0
Total:	577,834	100.00%	58	0	58
Source: [6] [7]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report [8]	Solid R	December 19, 2023
Inside Elections [9]	Solid R	April 26, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10]	Solid R	June 29, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [11]	Solid R	December 14, 2023
CNalysis [12]	Solid R	December 30, 2023
CNN [13]	Solid R	January 14, 2024

Polling

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Joe Biden Democratic	Other / Undecided
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	March 15 – April 2, 2024	974 (LV)	± 2.8%	55%	31%	14%
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	December 14–28, 2023	929 (LV)	± 2.7%	63%	31%	5%
Siena College [upper-alpha 2]	November 5–10, 2023	805 (A)	–	49%	20%	31%
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	October 5–16, 2023	872 (LV)	± 2.8%	61%	30%	9%
Emerson College	October 1–4, 2023	410 (RV)	± 4.8%	55%	22%	23%
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	June 14–22, 2023	1,046 (V)	± 2.9%	54%	34%	11%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University	April 19–23, 2023	502 (RV)	–	42%	26%	31%

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Joe Biden Democratic	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent	Other / Undecided
SSRS/Vanderbilt University	April 26 – May 9, 2024	1,003 (RV)	± 3.4%	47%	29%	8%	16% [lower-alpha 2]
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	March 15 – April 2, 2024	974 (LV)	± 2.7%	47%	28%	15%	10%
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	December 14–28, 2023	933 (LV)	± 2.7%	51%	25%	16%	8%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University	November 14 – December 2, 2023	1,005 (RV)	± 3.4%	45%	26%	12%	17%
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	October 5–16, 2023	872 (LV)	± 2.8%	48%	23%	19%	10%

Hypothetical polling

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Joe Manchin as an Independent

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Joe Biden Democratic	Joe Manchin Independent	Other / Undecided
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	October 5–16, 2023	844 (LV)	± 2.8%	53%	23%	6%	18%

Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Ron DeSantis Republican	Joe Biden Democratic	Other / Undecided
Targoz Market Research [upper-alpha 1]	June 14–22, 2023	977 (V)	± 2.9%	52%	36%	11%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University	April 19–23, 2023	502 (RV)	–	33%	24%	40%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Tennessee
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2024 Tennessee elections
• 2024 United States elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Some other candidate" with 8%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee
2. Poll sponsored by The Tennessean

References

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3. Kinery, Emma (April 25, 2023). "Biden launches 2024 reelection campaign, promising to fulfill economic policy vision". CNBC.
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5. "Tennessee Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
6. "March 5, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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