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Atoka·Tennessee

Atoka delivered R+49.6 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
TN
Atoka
TrumpR+49.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican74.3%3,700
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.6%1,227
OtherAll other candidates1.1%54
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −49.6% in 2024.−49.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−48.5%
2012−52.2%
2016−54.3%
2020−49.8%
2024−49.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
24.6%Harris1,227
74.3%Trump3,700
1.1%
−49.6%
4,981
R
24.3%Biden1,188
74.2%Trump3,620
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
−49.8%
4,879
R
20.6%Clinton826
75.0%Trump3,001
4.4%incl. Johnson
−54.3%
4,002
R
23.9%Obama688
76.1%Romney2,191
0.0%
−52.2%
2,879
R
25.3%Obama997
73.8%McCain2,905
0.9%
−48.5%
3,938

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorAtokaCityTennesseeStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White78.5%72.4%61.0%
Black11.8%15.6%12.2%
Asian1.4%1.9%6.0%
Two or more races7.1%7.0%12.6%
Other race1.2%3.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%7.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$89,663$69,595$84,427
Poverty rate7.0%13.8%12.5%
Median age39.139.339.1
Age 18–248.1%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.6%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)20.7%31.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home2.8%8.7%22.3%
Spanish1.8%5.3%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryAmerican 14.1%English 13.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 10.2%American 11.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.8%Irish 9.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic0.2%County context4.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant38.6%County context36.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed45.6%County context44.5%51.5%
Black Protestant10.3%County context5.5%2.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
American
14.1%
Irish
10.2%
English
9.8%
German
9.4%
Italian
2.0%
Scotch-Irish
1.5%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.2%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.2%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Cuban
0.3%
No single reported group clears the display floor at this geography.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
38.6%
Black Protestant
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
Other Christian
0.4%
Catholic
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted45.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Atoka sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 49.6 points.

A population of 10,385, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,663 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Atoka, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atoka, Tennessee voted Republican by 49.6 points (R+49.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,981 votes cast, 1,227 went Democratic and 3,700 went Republican.
What is Atoka, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Atoka, Tennessee in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Atoka, Tennessee?
Atoka, Tennessee has a population of 10,385 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atoka, Tennessee?
Median household income in Atoka, Tennessee is $89,663 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Atoka, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Atoka, Tennessee from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.