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| Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2012 est. 6,456,243 Total Registration, Nov. 2012 4,013,242 > (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 |
State
of Tennessee Department of State Constitution
Party of TN The
Tennessean, p  The Volunteer State |
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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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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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Total
Registered
Voters:
3,887,928.
Total
Votes
Cast:
666,231.
Absentee
by
Mail: 12,583. Early Voters: 192,362. Early and
Absentee as Pct: 30.76%.
Democrats
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Republicans 58 Delegates (3 RNC; 28 at-large; 27 by CD (3 x 9). 2.53% of the 2,286 Delegates. Official Results >
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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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