Election Results for Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	53,221	14.2
Deaths:	54,642	14.6
Net Migration:	-13,841	-3.7
Net Immigration:	2,362	0.6

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	55%	Joe Biden (D)	386,624	49.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	376,168	48.5%	13,074 [+]	1.7%	775,866	2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,127 (0.7%);
2016	50%	Hillary Clinton (D)	339,595	48.7%	Donald Trump (R)	336,022	48.2%	22,101 [+]	3.2%	697,718	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 12,234 (1.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,366 (0.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,967 (0.3%);
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	387,409	52.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	350,073	47.0%	7,853 [+]	1.1%	745,335	0	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,957 (0.5%);
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	417,419	52.8%	John McCain (R)	365,374	46.2%	7,324 [+]	0.9%	790,117	1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,561 (0.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,732 (0.2%);
2004	54%	John Kerry (D)	368,513	51.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	345,356	48.0%	4,936 [+]	0.7%	718,805	-3	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,331 (0.3%);
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	327,236	52.4%	George W. Bush (R)	288,432	46.2%	8,604 [+]	1.4%	624,272	-2	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,002 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,037 (0.2%);
1996	48%	Bill Clinton* (D)	319,493	53.7%	Robert Dole (R)	244,355	41.1%	31,051 [+]	5.2%	594,899	0	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 23,801 (4.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,955 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,140 (0.2%);
1992	55%	Bill Clinton (D)	342,624	51.9%	George Bush* (R)	271,309	41.1%	45,725 [+]	6.9%	659,658	4	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 42,462 (6.4%);
1988	49%	George Bush (R)	291,989	51.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	266,235	47.3%	4,124 [+]	0.7%	562,348	-1	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 996 (0.2%);
1984	54%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	314,144	52.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	283,466	47.1%	4,062	0.7%	601,672	-7	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	300,938	52.8%	Ronald Reagan (R)	253,763	44.5%	15,727 [+]	2.8%	570,428	-6	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 11,396 (2.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,786 (0.5%);
1976	52%	Jimmy Carter (D)	300,721	57.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	215,015	41.2%	6,210 [+]	1.2%	521,946	-7	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,753 (0.3%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	304,538	67.7%	George McGovern (D)	135,454	30.1%	9,516 [+]	2.1%	449,508	7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 9,131 (2.0%);
1968	54%	George Wallace (AIP)	183,799	41.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	145,987	32.6%	117,925 [+]	26.3%	447,711	-17	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 117,925 (26.3%);
1964	47%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	190,709	50.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	185,008	49.2%	146	0.0%	375,863	11	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	39%	John Kennedy (D)	152,666	50.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	136,497	44.8%	15,810	5.2%	304,973	-5	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	33%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	141,636	54.2%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	105,833	40.5%	14,007	5.4%	261,476	-17	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	35%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	159,056	58.6%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	112,036	41.3%	429	0.2%	271,521	-14	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	21%	Harry Truman* (D)	68,484	44.3%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	59,054	38.2%	26,952 [+]	17.4%	154,490	-28	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 26,375 (17.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 331 (0.2%);
1944	20%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	115,312	80.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	28,555	19.8%	185	0.1%	144,052	-26	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	24%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	138,832	85.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	23,734	14.6%	329	0.2%	162,895	-30	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	23%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	129,656	91.0%	Alf Landon (R)	12,495	8.8%	385 [+]	0.3%	142,536	-28	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 109 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 89 (0.1%);
1932	21%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	105,758	86.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	16,165	13.1%	1,075 [+]	0.9%	122,998	-26	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 522 (0.4%);
1928	19%	Al Smith (D)	69,289	68.6%	Herbert Hoover (R)	31,590	31.3%	178 [+]	0.2%	101,057	-27	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	16%	John Davis (D)	57,170	70.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	20,814	25.7%	3,050 [+]	3.8%	81,034	-28	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,014 (3.7%);
1920	21%	James Cox (D)	63,524	64.9%	Warren Harding (R)	33,303	34.0%	1,053 [+]	1.1%	97,880	-26	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 944 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	15%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	49,415	74.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	16,380	24.6%	914 [+]	1.4%	66,709	-22	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 144 (0.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 3 (0.0%);
1912	12%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	32,443	63.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	9,170	18.0%	9,426 [+]	18.5%	51,039	-7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 8,028 (15.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,219 (2.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 155 (0.3%);
1908	15%	William J. Bryan (D)	38,114	68.7%	William Taft (R)	16,273	29.3%	1,126 [+]	2.0%	55,513	-22	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 373 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 22 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 14 (0.0%);
1904	17%	Alton Parker (D)	42,143	72.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	15,233	26.1%	1,085 [+]	1.9%	58,461	-30	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 60 (0.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 46 (0.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 25 (0.0%);
1900	18%	William J. Bryan (D)	39,750	68.2%	William McKinley* (R)	17,630	30.2%	919 [+]	1.6%	58,299	-21	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 20 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 4 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

386,624

49.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

376,168

48.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

5,127

0.7%

Other

7,947

1.0%

TOTAL

775,866

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

339,595

48.7%

Donald Trump (R)

336,022

48.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

12,234

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,366

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,967

0.3%

Other

4,534

0.6%

TOTAL

697,718

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

387,409

52.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

350,073

47.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,957

0.5%

Other

3,896

0.5%

TOTAL

745,335

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

417,419

52.8%

John McCain (R)

365,374

46.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,561

0.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,732

0.2%

Other

3,031

0.4%

TOTAL

790,117

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

345,356

48.0%

John Kerry (D)

368,513

51.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,331

0.3%

Other

2,605

0.4%

TOTAL

718,805

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

288,432

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

327,236

52.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,002

0.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,037

0.2%

Other

2,565

0.4%

TOTAL

624,272

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

319,493

53.7%

Robert Dole (R)

244,355

41.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

23,801

4.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,140

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,955

0.3%

Other

4,155

0.7%

TOTAL

594,899

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

342,624

51.9%

George Bush* (R)

271,309

41.1%

Ross Perot (I)

42,462

6.4%

Other

3,263

0.5%

TOTAL

659,658

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

291,989

51.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

266,235

47.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

996

0.2%

Other

3,128

0.6%

TOTAL

562,348

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1984 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

314,144

52.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

283,466

47.1%

Other

4,062

0.7%

TOTAL

601,672

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

253,763

44.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

300,938

52.8%

John Anderson (I)

11,396

2.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,786

0.5%

Other

1,545

0.3%

TOTAL

570,428

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

300,721

57.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

215,015

41.2%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,753

0.3%

Other

4,457

0.9%

TOTAL

521,946

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

304,538

67.7%

George McGovern (D)

135,454

30.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

9,131

2.0%

Other

385

0.1%

TOTAL

449,508

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

190,709

50.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

185,008

49.2%

Other

146

0.0%

TOTAL

375,863

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

152,666

50.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

136,497

44.8%

Other

15,810

5.2%

TOTAL

304,973

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

105,833

40.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

141,636

54.2%

Other

14,007

5.4%

TOTAL

261,476

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -17

1952 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

112,036

41.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

159,056

58.6%

Other

429

0.2%

TOTAL

271,521

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -14

1948 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

68,484

44.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

26,375

17.1%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

59,054

38.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

331

0.2%

Other

246

0.2%

TOTAL

154,490

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -28

1944 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

115,312

80.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

28,555

19.8%

Other

185

0.1%

TOTAL

144,052

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -26

1940 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

138,832

85.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

23,734

14.6%

Other

329

0.2%

TOTAL

162,895

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -30

1936 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

129,656

91.0%

Alf Landon (R)

12,495

8.8%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

109

0.1%

Other

187

0.1%

TOTAL

142,536

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -28

1932 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

105,758

86.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

16,165

13.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

522

0.4%

Other

553

0.4%

TOTAL

122,998

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -26

1928 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

31,590

31.3%

Al Smith (D)

69,289

68.6%

Other

178

0.2%

TOTAL

101,057

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -27

1924 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

20,814

25.7%

John Davis (D)

57,170

70.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,014

3.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

81,034

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -28

1920 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

33,303

34.0%

James Cox (D)

63,524

64.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

944

1.0%

Other

109

0.1%

TOTAL

97,880

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -26

1916 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

49,415

74.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

16,380

24.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

144

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.0%

Other

767

1.1%

TOTAL

66,709

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -22

1912 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

32,443

63.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

9,170

18.0%

William Taft* (R)

8,028

15.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,219

2.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

155

0.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

51,039

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -7

1908 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

16,273

29.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

38,114

68.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

373

0.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

717

1.3%

TOTAL

55,513

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -22

1904 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

15,233

26.1%

Alton Parker (D)

42,143

72.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.0%

Other

954

1.6%

TOTAL

58,461

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -30

1900 President, Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

17,630

30.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

39,750

68.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.0%

Other

895

1.5%

TOTAL

58,299

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -21

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	896,124	48.10%	8.7%
Black:	794,708	42.65%	2.8%
Indian:	4,270	0.23%	5.6%
Asian:	35,692	1.92%	30.2%
2+ races:	29,599	1.59%	43.3%
Hispanic:	102,827	5.52%	29.2%

Total non-White:	967,096	51.90%	6.7%

Change in White population:	-85,048	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	60,385	3.2

Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS Market Area