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The States · 2026 outlook

Tennessee

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentR+29.7
SenateR+28.3
U.S. HouseD 0R 9
GovernorR+32.5
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Shelby118,508 (62.6%)67,451 (35.6%)D+27.0189,368
Davidson107,067 (63.6%)58,126 (34.6%)D+29.1168,221
Knox51,673 (40.2%)74,692 (58.0%)R+17.9128,681
Hamilton43,849 (43.3%)55,504 (54.9%)R+11.5101,174
Rutherford33,512 (39.1%)50,586 (59.1%)R+19.985,640
Williamson28,327 (33.8%)54,070 (64.4%)R+30.783,907
Sumner16,403 (28.9%)39,277 (69.3%)R+40.356,701
Montgomery19,336 (40.8%)27,228 (57.4%)R+16.647,418
Wilson14,014 (29.7%)32,265 (68.5%)R+38.747,127
Sullivan9,777 (22.3%)33,248 (75.9%)R+53.643,814
Blount10,416 (25.9%)29,011 (72.3%)R+46.340,150
Washington10,685 (30.1%)24,192 (68.1%)R+38.035,516
Maury8,400 (27.8%)21,268 (70.4%)R+42.630,212
Bradley5,811 (20.3%)22,238 (77.9%)R+57.528,563
Sevier4,897 (19.2%)20,147 (79.0%)R+59.825,503
Madison9,481 (40.9%)13,281 (57.3%)R+16.423,179
Anderson6,785 (32.0%)14,031 (66.2%)R+34.221,198
Robertson4,969 (24.4%)15,006 (73.8%)R+49.320,341
Putnam5,301 (26.2%)14,599 (72.0%)R+45.920,265
Cumberland4,090 (20.4%)15,640 (77.8%)R+57.520,092
Loudon4,480 (23.3%)14,434 (74.9%)R+51.719,261
Greene3,048 (16.9%)14,662 (81.3%)R+64.418,035
Roane3,580 (22.5%)12,033 (75.7%)R+53.215,899
Tipton3,642 (23.5%)11,584 (74.7%)R+51.215,505
Hawkins2,341 (15.4%)12,619 (82.8%)R+67.515,234
Jefferson2,663 (17.8%)12,040 (80.4%)R+62.614,973
Hamblen3,029 (20.5%)11,496 (77.7%)R+57.214,791
Dickson3,491 (23.9%)10,864 (74.3%)R+50.414,618
Coffee3,219 (22.3%)10,982 (75.9%)R+53.714,461
Carter2,608 (18.1%)11,547 (80.1%)R+62.014,414
McMinn2,475 (17.7%)11,236 (80.5%)R+62.713,962
Fayette3,957 (28.8%)9,540 (69.4%)R+40.613,744
Monroe2,128 (16.4%)10,586 (81.8%)R+65.312,947
Gibson3,010 (24.0%)9,320 (74.2%)R+50.312,556
Cheatham3,218 (26.7%)8,595 (71.4%)R+44.712,030
Bedford2,443 (21.0%)8,999 (77.2%)R+56.311,652
Franklin2,676 (23.4%)8,560 (74.8%)R+51.411,442
Lawrence1,735 (15.3%)9,390 (82.9%)R+67.611,329
Warren2,165 (21.9%)7,526 (76.3%)R+54.39,869
Lincoln1,639 (17.5%)7,547 (80.7%)R+63.29,354
Marshall2,010 (21.7%)7,081 (76.5%)R+54.89,258
Cocke1,423 (15.7%)7,498 (82.5%)R+66.99,085
Campbell1,354 (15.0%)7,490 (83.2%)R+68.19,006
Henry1,939 (22.2%)6,648 (76.0%)R+53.88,744
Rhea1,363 (16.3%)6,864 (81.9%)R+65.78,378
Dyer1,594 (19.1%)6,605 (79.1%)R+60.08,349
Marion1,785 (22.1%)6,151 (76.1%)R+54.08,081
Claiborne1,166 (14.9%)6,543 (83.4%)R+68.57,850
Giles1,760 (22.5%)5,921 (75.7%)R+53.27,822
Weakley1,607 (20.7%)6,022 (77.5%)R+56.87,769
White1,240 (16.5%)6,125 (81.7%)R+65.17,500
Obion1,307 (17.5%)6,040 (80.7%)R+63.37,482
Hardin1,001 (14.3%)5,888 (83.9%)R+69.77,015
Henderson1,116 (16.0%)5,745 (82.2%)R+66.26,987
Carroll1,322 (19.2%)5,446 (79.0%)R+59.86,892
McNairy1,021 (15.6%)5,396 (82.6%)R+67.06,535
Grainger841 (13.0%)5,498 (85.2%)R+72.16,455
Overton1,144 (17.8%)5,160 (80.4%)R+62.56,420
Macon751 (12.5%)5,134 (85.7%)R+73.15,993
Hickman1,163 (19.5%)4,708 (78.7%)R+59.35,979
Fentress678 (12.0%)4,887 (86.2%)R+74.35,667
Scott550 (9.9%)4,921 (88.3%)R+78.55,571
Hardeman2,079 (38.1%)3,274 (60.1%)R+21.95,451
DeKalb1,010 (18.5%)4,342 (79.7%)R+61.25,450
Smith947 (17.5%)4,371 (80.7%)R+63.25,415
Polk801 (15.8%)4,170 (82.4%)R+66.55,062
Union714 (14.2%)4,223 (84.0%)R+69.85,028
Morgan623 (12.5%)4,253 (85.7%)R+73.14,965
Unicoi927 (18.7%)3,938 (79.5%)R+60.84,954
Lauderdale1,522 (31.7%)3,186 (66.5%)R+34.74,794
Humphreys1,050 (21.9%)3,657 (76.3%)R+54.44,793
Johnson710 (15.1%)3,904 (83.1%)R+68.04,699
Sequatchie761 (16.6%)3,733 (81.6%)R+64.94,576
Chester761 (17.3%)3,555 (80.9%)R+63.64,395
Benton780 (18.5%)3,355 (79.7%)R+61.14,211
Cannon672 (16.8%)3,247 (81.4%)R+64.53,991
Wayne446 (11.3%)3,445 (87.0%)R+75.73,962
Haywood1,942 (50.3%)1,847 (47.9%)D+2.53,858
Stewart686 (17.9%)3,085 (80.3%)R+62.43,840
Grundy559 (15.2%)3,045 (83.0%)R+67.83,670
Bledsoe527 (14.7%)2,999 (83.5%)R+68.83,591
Meigs572 (16.2%)2,901 (82.0%)R+65.93,537
Crockett706 (20.6%)2,666 (77.6%)R+57.13,434
Lewis585 (17.1%)2,770 (81.1%)R+63.93,416
Jackson617 (18.7%)2,616 (79.5%)R+60.73,292
Decatur485 (15.3%)2,628 (82.9%)R+67.63,170
Trousdale513 (20.8%)1,909 (77.4%)R+56.62,466
Houston461 (20.9%)1,709 (77.3%)R+56.42,210
Clay368 (16.9%)1,774 (81.3%)R+64.42,181
Perry330 (15.3%)1,786 (82.9%)R+67.52,155
Moore321 (15.1%)1,760 (83.1%)R+67.92,119
Van Buren310 (16.4%)1,550 (81.8%)R+65.51,894
Pickett286 (16.7%)1,396 (81.5%)R+64.81,713
Hancock196 (11.6%)1,461 (86.6%)R+75.01,687
Lake255 (22.7%)850 (75.6%)R+52.91,125

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowRepublican trifecta

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State legislative outlook · modeledBoth chambers carry the Call the Map state legislature forecast — the same model the Chamber Board publishes.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
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