Anderson County, Tennessee

2024 results by precinct

28 precincts · 36,548 votes cast

Trump · R+36

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−35.7%	11,525	24,582	36,548
2020	R	−32.2%	11,741	23,184	35,570
2016	R	−34.1%	9,013	19,212	29,881
2012	R	−29.8%	10,122	18,968	29,659
2008	R	−26.2%	11,396	19,675	31,570
2004	R	−17.7%	12,896	18,510	31,682
2000	R	−3.9%	13,556	14,688	28,779
1996	D	+5.5%	13,457	11,943	27,516
1992	D	+5.7%	13,482	11,838	28,611
1988	R	−22.1%	9,589	15,056	24,788
1984	R	−23.3%	10,415	16,783	27,374
1980	R	−15.7%	10,194	14,235	25,736
1976	D	+12.2%	13,455	10,494	24,242
1972	R	−34.1%	6,713	13,865	20,999
1968	R	−14.0%	7,198	10,233	21,754
1964	D	+15.6%	12,146	8,860	21,006
1960	R	−6.0%	9,878	11,153	21,221
1956	R	−8.1%	9,368	11,071	21,121
1952	R	−8.0%	8,939	10,489	19,466
1948	D	+4.6%	5,915	5,372	11,837
1944	D	+0.8%	3,476	3,424	6,920
1940	D	+8.9%	2,218	1,852	4,091
1936	D	+12.9%	2,348	1,805	4,213
1932	R	−19.4%	1,081	1,605	2,697
1928	R	−62.5%	531	2,304	2,835
1924	R	−43.9%	548	1,495	2,158
1920	R	−61.1%	748	3,127	3,894
1916	R	−52.2%	537	1,730	2,286
1912	D	+2.5%	597	539	2,339
1908	R	−52.0%	632	2,022	2,673
1904	R	−45.8%	512	1,407	1,953
1900	R	−46.2%	732	1,997	2,739
1896	R	−49.4%	745	2,224	2,996
1892	R	−38.0%	607	1,365	1,997
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

2.7%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

5.7%

65–74

6.2%

6.5%

55–64

7.2%

6.0%

45–54

6.4%

5.9%

35–44

5.9%

7.0%

25–34

6.4%

3.8%

18–24

3.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.9%

2.6%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,183

Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Anderson County$66,183

Tennessee$69,595

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

33.5%

Other Christian

10.2%

Methodist

6.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.6%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Anderson County blends a federal-science workforce with broader rural East Tennessee culture — yet that mix has not prevented Republican presidential margins from widening past 35 points in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Anderson County reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Anderson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,183, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 79,153 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roane County and Sumter County.

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Anderson County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.