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1876–2024
Loudon County, Tennessee
Loudon County·Tennessee

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

One of Tennessee's faster-growing exurban counties along the Tennessee River

18762024·38 elections
Loudon County, Tennessee · Scott Basford · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+53
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,580
2024 ACS
Most similar
Gilmer County
GA · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 33,209 votes cast
Trump · R+53
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−53.0%
7,62525,22633,209
2020R
−50.3%
6,94821,71329,347
2016R
−54.3%
4,91917,61023,391
2012R
−52.8%
5,05816,70722,073
2008R
−44.0%
6,05815,81522,184
2004R
−42.0%
5,70814,04119,864
2000R
−26.6%
5,90510,26616,406
1996R
−11.3%
5,5527,09713,730
1992R
−7.6%
5,4146,44413,510
1988R
−34.1%
3,4807,12210,679
1984R
−37.3%
3,2277,11310,405
1980R
−25.9%
3,6996,38210,376
1976D
+2.4%
4,6834,4589,233
1972R
−52.6%
1,6045,3577,131
1968R
−34.5%
1,5814,2997,876
1964R
−10.4%
3,3654,1487,513
1960R
−32.2%
2,7225,3568,181
1956R
−23.1%
2,8444,5837,524
1952R
−33.5%
2,1384,3116,481
1948R
−20.6%
1,6732,6054,515
1944R
−31.6%
1,6323,1474,787
1940R
−3.7%
2,0682,2264,317
1936R
−4.4%
2,1462,3434,507
1932R
−5.4%
1,6291,8173,503
1928R
−56.6%
5892,1272,719
1924R
−36.1%
7031,5332,302
1920R
−46.1%
6861,8722,575
1916R
−24.5%
4236981,124
1912D
+8.5%
4153221,091
1908R
−37.4%
4449861,450
1904R
−38.3%
3568101,184
1900R
−36.9%
5121,1161,637
1896R
−41.5%
5941,4472,055
1892R
−34.5%
4911,0371,582
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
1.0%
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
33.7%
Methodist
4.7%
Other Christian
4.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Loudon County's population has climbed steadily as Knoxville's metro fringe expands southward, and its presidential margins have consistently exceeded 50 points Republican across recent cycles, reflecting a heavily white, owner-occupied suburban-rural electorate.

The Republican margin in Loudon County reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Loudon County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,185, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,580 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 Gilmer County and Floyd County.