Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 78.2% | 117,264 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 20.8% | 31,221 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 0.9% | 1,407 |
County-level results (5 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20.8%Harris31,221 | 78.2%Trump117,264 | 0.9%Stein1,407 | 149,892 | ||
| R | 21.8%Biden31,977 | 76.7%Trump112,354 | 1.5%Jorgensen2,210 | 146,541 | ||
| R | 19.9%Clinton25,054 | 76.2%Trump96,086 | 3.9%Johnson4,885 | 126,025 | ||
| R | 26.4%Obama32,372 | 71.9%Romney88,304 | 1.7%Johnson2,059 | 122,735 | ||
| R | 29.8%Obama37,737 | 68.8%McCain87,200 | 1.4%Nader1,834 | 126,771 | ||
| R | 32.3%Kerry39,384 | 66.8%Bush81,505 | 1.0%Badnarik1,188 | 122,077 | ||
| R | 38.5%Gore41,854 | 59.5%Bush64,647 | 2.0%Nader2,160 | 108,661 | ||
| R | 38.9%Clinton39,912 | 52.3%Dole53,627 | 8.8%Perot9,007 | 102,546 | ||
| R | 38.2%Clinton41,754 | 49.2%Bush53,840 | 12.6%Perot13,818 | 109,412 | ||
| R | 35.1%Dukakis34,489 | 63.6%Bush62,467 | 1.3%Fulani1,246 | 98,202 | ||
| R | 32.4%Mondale33,633 | 66.8%Reagan69,327 | 0.8%Larouche783 | 103,743 | ||
| R | 43.2%Carter41,217 | 52.8%Reagan50,377 | 4.1%Anderson3,904 | 95,498 | ||
| D | 49.0%Carter43,670 | 47.9%Ford42,615 | 3.1%Camejo2,759 | 89,044 | ||
| R | 24.4%McGovern20,124 | 73.1%Nixon60,387 | 2.5%Schmitz2,064 | 82,575 | ||
| R | 25.6%Humphrey19,914 | 52.0%Nixon40,408 | 22.3%Wallace17,321 | 77,643 | ||
| D | 52.4%Johnson37,358 | 47.4%Goldwater33,793 | 0.2%Hass120 | 71,271 | ||
| R | 39.2%Kennedy26,500 | 59.9%Nixon40,501 | 1.0%Byrd659 | 67,660 | ||
| R | 40.7%Stevenson26,073 | 58.3%Eisenhower37,380 | 1.1%Andrews678 | 64,131 | ||
| R | 40.8%Stevenson21,453 | 58.9%Eisenhower30,978 | 0.4%Hallinan198 | 52,629 | ||
| R | 46.0%Truman16,282 | 50.9%Dewey17,992 | 3.1%Thurmond1,092 | 35,366 | ||
| R | 49.7%Roosevelt15,344 | 50.0%Dewey15,424 | 0.3%Thomas79 | 30,847 | ||
| D | 54.7%Roosevelt16,526 | 44.9%Willkie13,569 | 0.4%Thomas128 | 30,223 | ||
| D | 56.5%Roosevelt14,628 | 43.2%Landon11,196 | 0.2%Lemke64 | 25,888 | ||
| D | 58.4%Roosevelt13,886 | 40.5%Hoover9,643 | 1.1%Thomas266 | 23,795 | ||
| R | 42.3%Smith10,345 | 57.7%Hoover14,109 | 0.0%Thomas6 | 24,460 | ||
| D | 50.2%Davis11,205 | 48.4%Coolidge10,801 | 1.4%La Follette305 | 22,311 | ||
| R | 46.9%Cox10,414 | 52.8%Harding11,708 | 0.3%Debs64 | 22,186 | ||
| D | 50.7%Wilson7,414 | 49.0%Hughes7,159 | 0.3%Benson51 | 14,624 | ||
| D | 50.5%Wilson6,876 | 19.1%Taft2,599 | 30.3%Roosevelt4,128 | 13,603 | ||
| R | 47.7%Bryan6,653 | 51.9%Taft7,238 | 0.5%Debs64 | 13,955 | ||
| R | 45.9%Parker5,856 | 53.3%Roosevelt6,794 | 0.8%Debs106 | 12,756 | ||
| D | 51.1%Bryan9,179 | 48.4%McKinley8,692 | 0.6%Woolley105 | 17,976 | ||
| R | 46.5%Bryan8,815 | 52.7%McKinley9,997 | 0.9%Palmer164 | 18,976 | ||
| D | 54.2%Cleveland8,985 | 39.8%Harrison6,593 | 6.0%Weaver994 | 16,572 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +14.4% |
| 1896 | −6.2% |
| 1900 | +2.7% |
| 1904 | −7.4% |
| 1908 | −4.2% |
| 1912 | +31.4% |
| 1916 | +1.7% |
| 1920 | −5.8% |
| 1924 | +1.8% |
| 1928 | −15.4% |
| 1932 | +17.8% |
| 1936 | +13.3% |
| 1940 | +9.8% |
| 1944 | −0.3% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −18.1% |
| 1956 | −17.6% |
| 1960 | −20.7% |
| 1964 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | −26.4% |
| 1972 | −48.8% |
| 1976 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −34.4% |
| 1988 | −28.5% |
| 1992 | −11.0% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −21.0% |
| 2004 | −34.5% |
| 2008 | −39.0% |
| 2012 | −45.6% |
| 2016 | −56.4% |
| 2020 | −54.8% |
| 2024 | −57.4% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 193,990 |
| 2018 | 190,412 |
| 2020 | 207,190 |
| 2022 | 214,076 |
| 2024 | 225,390 |
Kingsport-Bristol spans a state line that splits its electorate across two sets of statewide races, making it a rare metro where identical precincts report to Richmond and Nashville simultaneously. Republican margins here have widened consistently since 2008.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.4 points.
A population of 310,842, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,138 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson City, TN and Morristown, TN.
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