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Davidson, Tennessee

Score 5.50 / 10· population 712,334

Davidson County, in Middle Tennessee, holds the state capital, Nashville, and since 1963 one Metro government has run the city and the rest of the county. Donald Trump drew 35 percent of its 2024 presidential vote, and from 2016 to 2022 homicide killed about 14 of every 100,000 residents a year, twice the national rate. On May 1 and 2, 2010, 13.57 inches of rain fell on Nashville, and the Cumberland River crested there at 52.55 feet.

Sources
  • Davidson County is the oldest county in Middle Tennessee; Nashville gained permanent status as Tennessee's capital in 1843 tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County took effect April 1, 1963 (its 53rd anniversary was April 1, 2016) library.nashville.gov
  • November 5, 2024 presidential election, Davidson County: Trump-Vance 102,256 votes of 290,036 cast for President (35.3 percent); Harris-Walz 181,862 sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
  • County Health Rankings 2025 data: Davidson County homicide rate 13.7 deaths per 100,000 residents (668 deaths); United States 6.5 countyhealthrankings.org
  • The 2025 County Health Rankings homicide measure uses National Center for Health Statistics mortality data for 2016-2022 countyhealthrankings.org
  • In Nashville a two-day rainfall record was set when 13.57 inches fell on May 1 and May 2, 2010 weather.gov
  • The Cumberland River at Nashville rose to 52.55 feet on May 3, 2010 weather.gov

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.5
  4. Sales tax1.1
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate3.1
  2. Life expectancy5.5
  3. Government employees9.8
  4. Single-parent households1.8

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