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1876–2024
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County·Tennessee

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

One of Tennessee's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Jefferson County, Tennessee · Brian Stansberry · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
56,864
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hamblen County
TN · similarity 1.00
11 precincts · 25,885 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.0%
4,50321,06825,885
2020R
−59.3%
4,65418,65123,616
2016R
−59.2%
3,49414,77619,072
2012R
−50.2%
4,23213,03817,559
2008R
−42.7%
5,17813,09218,532
2004R
−35.8%
5,46911,62517,215
2000R
−24.4%
5,2268,65714,087
1996R
−14.5%
4,6886,44612,155
1992R
−11.7%
4,7406,18412,362
1988R
−36.4%
3,1686,83210,069
1984R
−41.3%
3,1857,72110,975
1980R
−36.2%
3,1806,94410,392
1976R
−15.3%
3,9955,4599,538
1972R
−61.9%
1,3575,9257,382
1968R
−48.9%
1,4945,4948,187
1964R
−30.9%
2,6004,9237,523
1960R
−58.0%
1,6206,1417,794
1956R
−56.3%
1,3384,8706,273
1952R
−57.9%
1,2284,6225,860
1948R
−51.7%
9002,9794,019
1944R
−52.9%
9663,1594,143
1940R
−28.6%
1,0621,9213,004
1936R
−37.0%
1,0792,3563,448
1932R
−39.2%
9752,2753,317
1928R
−71.1%
4362,5823,018
1924R
−57.7%
7122,6993,443
1920R
−64.7%
7413,5834,392
1916R
−51.9%
5201,6482,173
1912R
−1.3%
5145402,003
1908R
−49.1%
6621,9622,648
1904R
−51.6%
3801,2171,621
1900R
−48.2%
8162,3473,179
1896R
−48.7%
9022,6383,562
1892R
−42.9%
7642,0583,017
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
1.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
35.5%
Other Christian
9.9%
Methodist
7.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Jefferson County recorded a 64-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red alignment that now defines much of rural East Tennessee's electorate.

The Republican margin in Jefferson County reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Jefferson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,114, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 56,864 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 Hamblen County and Greene County.