TENNESSEE
5. Capital: “swine Congressional Districts: 8 1970 Pepulation: 3192421“ Counties: 95 National Rank: 17 Voting Precincts: 2.388 1970 Per Capita Mamas-3:051 1972 Convention Delegates: 49 National Rank: 4" 1972 Electoral Votes: 10 KEY OFFICE HOLDERS _ Year First Elected to 1 Diane Party Elected Present Tenn Vote 0.8. Senator flowsrd H. Baker, Jr. R 1966 1972 61.5% 0.8. Senator VI. 5. 8111) Brock R 1970 1970 51.3 Governor "infield Dunn R 1970 1970 52.0 Lt. Governor * John S. lilder D 1971 1971 - Secretary of State ‘ Joe C. Carr 0 19‘1 1969 - ' Attorney General David 14. Park 0 1969 1969 -
- elected by State General Assembly
LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION Democrats Regublicans other Congressional Delegation 4 5 State Senate 17 15 1 State House 51 48 POPUMTION 1970 PopulatiOn: 3,924,164 Ethnic and Racial: Urban: 58.8% White: 83.7% Rural: 41.2% Black: 16.3 Age: 18-20: 232 000 Other: . 21-24: 277:000 “3"” Median Age: 2 20.1 years 25-44: 981,000 (36.2” Median Voting Age: 42-6 45-64: 824,000 (30M) lfhite Collar: 41.415 65+: 399,000 (14.71) Blue Collar: 42-2 men nearsmmu — , Democrats L Reflblicans L Others _%___ Total _ (no statewide party registration) 1,990,020 PRESIDENTIAL VOTES 1972 Nixon (69 . 5%) McGovern (30.5%) 1968 Nixon 472,592 (38%) Imphrer 351.233 (28%) Wallace 424,792 (34%) 1964 Johnson 635,047 (551.) Goldwater 508,964 (45$) 1960 Kennedy 481 . 453 (46%) Nixon 550,577 (531)
