Editing Shelby County, Tennessee (section)

==Politics==
During the mid-to-late twentieth century, Shelby County was competitive, voting for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate six times and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate five times between 1952 and 1992. In the twenty-first century, the county has become reliably Democratic, due mainly to the influence of Memphis and being majority African American. [[Barack Obama]] twice won the county with more than 60 percent of the vote. In [[2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee|2024]], the county was carried by the Democratic nominee [[Kamala Harris]], who won 61.8 percent of the vote to [[Donald Trump]]'s 36.4 percent.<ref name=leip/>

Democratic strength is concentrated in Memphis itself, while the eastern suburbs are some of the most Republican areas in Tennessee and the South. In [[2020 United States Presidential Election|2020]], [[Joe Biden]] received 64.42% of the vote, which has been the highest share for a Democrat since [[1944 United States Presidential Election|1944]].<ref name=leip/>

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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|118,917|201,759|7,483|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|129,815|246,105|6,135|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|116,344|208,992|12,047|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|135,649|232,443|3,524|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|145,458|256,297|2,800|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|158,137|216,945|2,200|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|141,756|190,404|4,595|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|136,315|179,663|10,402|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|153,310|191,322|21,478|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|157,457|149,759|1,772|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|169,717|165,947|1,638|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|140,157|159,240|9,120|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|128,646|147,893|3,062|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|161,922|81,089|4,871|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|73,416|81,486|76,996|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|100,527|111,496|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|87,191|86,270|3,146|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|65,690|62,051|7,284|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|65,170|71,779|150|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|14,566|23,854|26,756|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|10,839|48,625|80|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|7,312|57,664|98|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,113|61,504|81|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,332|38,320|557|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|11,969|18,040|81|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|7,369|13,696|2,002|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|8,597|15,986|260|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|4,515|10,967|202|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|589|6,732|3,179|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|3,069|7,411|276|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,563|8,686|234|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,961|5,143|125|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|5,122|5,830|257|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,110|6,307|306|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|8,277|11,932|64|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|9,165|7,626|13|Tennessee}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|7,788|6,927|264|Tennessee}}