House districts / Tennessee
Tennessee's 9th congressional district
TN-9. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Justin J. Pearson Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $4.0mSpent $3.3m · Cash $746k
- Brent Taylor Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.8mSpent $2.3m · Cash $524k
6 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 39.0% | Trump 59.7% | 1.3% | R+20.8 | D+43.5 |
| 2020 | Biden 44.0% | Trump 54.5% | 1.5% | R+10.5 | D+48.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 44.0% | Trump 52.7% | 3.3% | R+8.7 | D+47.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 767,872 | |
| Adults (18+) | 580,407 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 95.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 25.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.8% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 55.8% | 57.8% |
| Black | 31.1% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 6.8% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 28.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $67,902 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 71.3% | Charlotte Bergmann Republican others 3.0% | 25.7% | D+45.6 |
| 2022 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 70.0% | Charlotte Bergmann Republican others 3.7% | 26.2% | D+43.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 77.4% | Charlotte Bergmann Republican others 2.5% | 20.1% | D+57.3 |
| 2018 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 80.0% | Charlotte Bergmann Republican others 0.8% | 19.2% | D+60.8 |
| 2016 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 78.8% | Wayne Alberson Republican others 2.4% | 18.9% | D+59.9 |
| 2014 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 75.0% | Charlotte Bergmann Republican others 1.7% | 23.3% | D+51.7 |
| 2012 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 75.1% | George S. Flinn, Jr. Republican others 1.1% | 23.8% | D+51.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 74.0% | Charlotte Bergmann Republican others 0.9% | 25.1% | D+48.9 |
| 2008 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 87.8% | Jake Ford Independent others 7.3% | 4.9% | D+83.0 |
| 2006 | Steve Cohen Democrat | 59.9% | Jake Ford Independent others 18.0% | 22.2% | D+37.7 |
| 2004 | Harold E. Ford, Jr. Democrat | 82.0% | Ruben E. Fort Republican others 0.1% | 17.9% | D+64.2 |
| 2002 | Harold E. Ford Jr. Democrat | 83.8% | Tony Rush Independent others 0.1% | 16.1% | D+67.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Harold E. Ford, Jr. Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| 1998 | Harold E. Ford, Jr. Democrat | 78.8% | Claude Burdikoff Republican others 2.4% | 18.9% | D+59.9 |
| 1996 | Harold E. Ford Jr. Democrat | 61.1% | Rod DeBerry Republican others 1.6% | 37.3% | D+23.8 |
| 1994 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 57.8% | Rod DeBerry Republican | 42.2% | D+15.6 |
| 1992 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 57.9% | Charles L. Black Republican others 13.6% | 28.5% | D+29.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 8 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 58.1% | Aaron C. Davis Republican others 11.1% | 30.8% | D+27.4 |
| 1988 | Harold Ford Democrat | 81.6% | Issac Richmond Independent | 18.4% | D+63.2 |
| 1986 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 83.4% | Isaac Richmond Republican others 0.3% | 16.3% | D+67.1 |
| 1984 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 71.5% | William Bryan Thompson Jr. Republican | 28.4% | D+43.1 |
| 1982 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 72.4% | Joe Crawford Republican others 1.2% | 26.4% | D+46.1 |
| TN-9 did not exist before 1982: Tennessee had 8 districts in 1976-1980. | |||||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in TN-9 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits