Athens, TN, Tennessee
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 82.1% | 24,758 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 17.2% | 5,175 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 0.8% | 238 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+67.5 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17.2%Harris5,175 | 82.1%Trump24,758 | 0.8%Kennedy238 | 30,171 | ||
| R | 18.9%Biden5,369 | 79.9%Trump22,665 | 1.2%Jorgensen342 | 28,376 | ||
| R | 18.9%Clinton4,366 | 78.1%Trump18,033 | 2.9%Johnson676 | 23,075 | ||
| R | 26.5%Obama5,772 | 72.0%Romney15,701 | 1.5%Stein325 | 21,798 | ||
| R | 30.0%Obama6,913 | 68.6%McCain15,786 | 1.4%Nader327 | 23,026 | ||
| R | 33.8%Kerry7,486 | 65.4%Bush14,480 | 0.8%Other169 | 22,135 | ||
| R | 38.5%Gore7,697 | 59.8%Bush11,952 | 1.7%Nader341 | 19,990 | ||
| R | 42.0%Clinton7,463 | 50.0%Dole8,883 | 7.9%Perot1,406 | 17,752 | ||
| R | 42.9%Clinton8,355 | 45.2%Bush8,808 | 11.9%Perot2,311 | 19,474 | ||
| R | 35.9%Dukakis5,616 | 63.7%Bush9,969 | 0.4%Paul61 | 15,646 | ||
| R | 35.3%Mondale6,153 | 64.2%Reagan11,179 | 0.5%Bergland83 | 17,415 | ||
| R | 40.7%Carter6,459 | 57.4%Reagan9,103 | 1.9%Anderson301 | 15,863 | ||
| D | 51.8%Carter8,274 | 47.7%Ford7,613 | 0.5%Anderson87 | 15,974 | ||
| R | 27.8%McGovern3,377 | 69.7%Nixon8,475 | 2.5%Schmitz303 | 12,155 | ||
| R | 25.6%Humphrey3,382 | 51.8%Nixon6,827 | 22.6%Wallace2,977 | 13,186 | ||
| R | 48.3%Johnson6,023 | 51.7%Goldwater6,448 | 0.0% | 12,471 | ||
| R | 38.8%Kennedy4,802 | 60.5%Nixon7,486 | 0.7%Byrd83 | 12,371 | ||
| R | 40.0%Stevenson4,709 | 58.7%Eisenhower6,922 | 1.3%Andrews153 | 11,784 | ||
| R | 38.5%Stevenson4,194 | 60.9%Eisenhower6,628 | 0.6%Hallinan64 | 10,886 | ||
| R | 41.1%Truman3,804 | 56.0%Dewey5,180 | 2.9%Thurmond268 | 9,252 | ||
| D | 58.8%Roosevelt5,162 | 41.2%Dewey3,623 | 0.0% | 8,785 | ||
| D | 57.5%Roosevelt6,081 | 42.3%Willkie4,474 | 0.3%Thomas28 | 10,583 | ||
| D | 49.8%Roosevelt5,071 | 49.6%Landon5,050 | 0.6%Lemke58 | 10,179 | ||
| D | 50.3%Roosevelt3,470 | 48.6%Hoover3,354 | 1.1%Thomas79 | 6,903 | ||
| R | 33.5%Smith2,600 | 66.3%Hoover5,140 | 0.2%Thomas14 | 7,754 | ||
| R | 38.1%Davis2,191 | 57.5%Coolidge3,311 | 4.4%La Follette253 | 5,755 | ||
| R | 38.5%Cox2,348 | 60.9%Harding3,715 | 0.6%Debs35 | 6,098 | ||
| R | 41.1%Wilson1,629 | 58.9%Hughes2,334 | 0.0%Benson1 | 3,964 | ||
| D | 45.1%Wilson1,429 | 31.7%Taft1,004 | 23.3%Roosevelt738 | 3,171 | ||
| R | 43.6%Bryan1,390 | 55.7%Taft1,777 | 0.7%Debs22 | 3,189 | ||
| R | 41.8%Parker1,564 | 57.5%Roosevelt2,150 | 0.7%Debs26 | 3,740 | ||
| R | 42.1%Bryan1,990 | 56.6%McKinley2,676 | 1.3%Woolley62 | 4,728 | ||
| R | 41.9%Bryan2,109 | 57.1%McKinley2,876 | 1.0%Palmer52 | 5,037 | ||
| R | 41.4%Cleveland1,900 | 52.3%Harrison2,403 | 6.3%Weaver290 | 4,593 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.0% |
| 1896 | −15.2% |
| 1900 | −14.5% |
| 1904 | −15.7% |
| 1908 | −12.1% |
| 1912 | +13.4% |
| 1916 | −17.8% |
| 1920 | −22.4% |
| 1924 | −19.5% |
| 1928 | −32.8% |
| 1932 | +1.7% |
| 1936 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +17.5% |
| 1948 | −14.9% |
| 1952 | −22.4% |
| 1956 | −18.8% |
| 1960 | −21.7% |
| 1964 | −3.4% |
| 1968 | −26.1% |
| 1972 | −41.9% |
| 1976 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | −16.7% |
| 1984 | −28.9% |
| 1988 | −27.8% |
| 1992 | −2.3% |
| 1996 | −8.0% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −31.6% |
| 2008 | −38.5% |
| 2012 | −45.6% |
| 2016 | −59.2% |
| 2020 | −61.0% |
| 2024 | −64.9% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 38,776 |
| 2018 | 38,977 |
| 2020 | 39,449 |
| 2022 | 40,796 |
| 2024 | 44,100 |
Athens anchors a small Tennessee metro where manufacturing employment has historically tracked closely with broader McMinn County voting patterns, and where population growth from retiree in-migration has gradually altered the electorate over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.5 points in 1944 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.9 points.
A population of 68,227, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,451 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harrison, AR and Morristown, TN.
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