| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 891 | 5,254 | 6,191 | |
| 2020 | R | 971 | 4,725 | 5,758 | |
| 2016 | R | 897 | 3,622 | 4,664 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,267 | 3,022 | 4,359 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,517 | 3,166 | 4,784 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,927 | 2,849 | 4,809 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,756 | 2,380 | 4,196 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,621 | 1,626 | 3,532 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,884 | 1,776 | 4,018 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,274 | 1,858 | 3,147 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,316 | 1,950 | 3,286 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,585 | 1,970 | 3,586 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,757 | 1,620 | 3,401 | |
| 1972 | R | 899 | 1,952 | 2,962 | |
| 1968 | R | 957 | 1,477 | 3,166 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,412 | 1,431 | 2,843 | |
| 1960 | R | 981 | 1,439 | 2,452 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,079 | 1,429 | 2,526 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,158 | 1,229 | 2,417 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,092 | 1,103 | 2,248 | |
| 1944 | R | 795 | 1,187 | 1,982 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,527 | 1,317 | 2,844 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,218 | 1,178 | 2,419 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,034 | 960 | 1,994 | |
| 1928 | R | 598 | 901 | 1,499 | |
| 1924 | R | 485 | 690 | 1,184 | |
| 1920 | R | 482 | 1,198 | 1,680 | |
| 1916 | R | 423 | 681 | 1,104 | |
| 1912 | D | 464 | 379 | 1,254 | |
| 1908 | R | 295 | 425 | 724 | |
| 1904 | R | 534 | 718 | 1,252 | |
| 1900 | R | 498 | 734 | 1,235 | |
| 1896 | R | 478 | 785 | 1,275 | |
| 1892 | R | 505 | 720 | 1,239 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Bledsoe County, a rural Appalachian enclave on the Cumberland Plateau, recorded a 70-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already dominated by one-party outcomes at the county level.
The Democratic margin in Bledsoe County peaked at seven points in 1940. By 1996 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventy points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Bledsoe County's median household income of $54,720 sits well below state and national norms, and 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union County and McNairy County.