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Trump vs. Harris · August 30, 2024

Donald Trump
63.1%
Donald Trump (R)
Kamala Harris
36.9%
Kamala Harris (D)
R+26.2%
Published August 30, 2024 · 400 likely voters · MoE ±4.9%
Election result
R+29.7% Donald Trump won
This poll's error: D+3.5%
What we wrote at the time

Trump far ahead in Tennessee

August 30, 2024

ActiVote’s Aug 29, 2024 Tennessee Presidential poll shows that former President Trump leads Vice President Harris by 26.2%. The poll was among 400 likely voters, has an average expected error of 4.9%, and was in the field between July 26, 2024 and August 29, 2024 with a median field date of August 12.

Trump leads among all categories of voters, except those aged 18-29, Democrats and Blacks.

Political Spectrum

The crosstabs below show the support for Trump and Harris among left, moderate left, center, moderate right, and right voters. These groups are defined by splitting the national electorate in 5 equal sized groups of 20% each. Please note that in the red state of Tennessee, there are more right-leaning voters than the national average and fewer left-leaning voters.

Harris gets 92% of her core constituents (left and moderate left), while Trump gets 98% of his: the right and moderate right. Trump also leads by a wide margin (70% vs. 30%) among the centrists.

Comparisons

In 2020, Trump beat Biden in Tennessee by 23.2% while in 2016 Trump beat Clinton by 26.0%. Thus, a Trump lead of 26.2% is similar to the gap in the 2016 election.

Crosstabs

Weighted results by demographic group · August 30, 2024

Left
97%
Moderate Left
13%
87%
Center
70%
30%
Moderate Right
96%
Right
99%
Donald TrumpKamala Harris

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Tennessee President 2024 · August 30, 2024
ActiVote 400 LV Unweighted Weighted Donald Trump Kamala Harris
National ±4.9% MoE 100% 100% 63.1% 36.9%
Political Spectrum Left 27% 16% 3% 97%
Moderate Left 24% 17% 13% 87%
Center 16% 18% 70% 30%
Moderate Right 17% 23% 96% 4%
Right 16% 26% 99% 1%
Region rural 49% 49% 69% 31%
suburban 43% 45% 57% 43%
urban 8% 6% 55% 45%
Age 18-29 31% 12% 43% 57%
30-49 38% 29% 52% 48%
50-64 19% 27% 75% 25%
65+ 12% 32% 71% 29%
Gender F 44% 55% 55% 45%
M 56% 45% 73% 27%
Party D 32% 23% 15% 85%
R 32% 41% 94% 6%
I 36% 36% 59% 41%
Ethnicity White 85% 82% 66% 34%
Black 8% 13% 44% 56%
Latino 5% 3% 72% 28%
Income Low 24% 24% 66% 34%
Middle 43% 46% 59% 41%
High 33% 30% 66% 34%
Education HS 25% 35% 66% 34%
Some C 16% 23% 73% 27%
BSC+ 59% 42% 55% 45%
All polls in this race: August 30, 2024 · October 17, 2024 · October 29, 2024
Methodology. 400 likely voters in Tennessee. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±4.9%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.