GORDON, BART
D Β· house Β· bioguide G000309
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- FEC candidate id
H4TN04015- Internal id
12b9c6e3-6fb1-4c34-a7e9-03c2d718777a- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TN-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 788,325 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $69,359 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $37,784 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.451 |
| Race | White alone | 79.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 8.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 5.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.1% |
| Household | Family households | 63.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.39 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $318,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,244 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 13.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $49,425 | $48,172 | $190,547 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $108,163 | $89,193 | $189,294 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $-29,479 | $86,666 | $170,324 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $173,240 | $86,494 | $286,469 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $-36,441 | $122,331 | $199,723 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $-79,302 | $116,919 | $358,496 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $16,030 | $54,945 | $554,717 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | $8,989 | $158,112 | $593,631 | $0 | $0 |
| 2010 | $575,393 | $838,824 | $756,975 | $0 | $90,959 |
| 2008 | $1,704,001 | $1,122,458 | $1,020,405 | $0 | $408,659 |
| 2006 | $1,060,087 | $939,726 | $438,863 | $0 | $329,417 |
| 2004 | $616,787 | $852,697 | $318,501 | $0 | $221,493 |
| 2002 | $627,327 | $595,541 | $579,545 | $0 | $142,401 |
| 2000 | $1,212,006 | $1,135,811 | $547,759 | $0 | $425,234 |
| 1998 | $1,433,409 | $981,306 | $471,565 | $0 | $571,705 |
| 1996 | $1,597,160 | $1,609,419 | $19,463 | $0 | $761,209 |
| 1994 | $1,208,479 | $1,385,995 | $31,721 | $0 | $500,636 |
| 1992 | $662,234 | $988,920 | $208,386 | $0 | $161,006 |
| 1990 | $620,052 | $367,090 | $535,072 | $0 | $180,763 |
| 1988 | $587,878 | $454,346 | $282,110 | $0 | $267,723 |
| 1986 | $399,027 | $253,689 | $151,940 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $662,825 | $656,219 | $6,606 | $19,843 | $345,143 |
Elections
- 1984 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 2004 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 2006 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 2008 general house Β· TN-6 β won
- 2010 general house Β· TN-6 β lost_general
Committees
- CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |