† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupClintonTennesseeUnited States
English16.3%13.3%9.5%
German12.0%9.1%12.5%
Irish10.8%9.3%9.4%
American10.4%11.3%5.3%
Scottish2.9%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.8%1.7%—
Italian2.0%2.2%4.8%
Polish2.0%—2.2%
Mexican1.7%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.5%0.3%
African American†1.8%14.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Clinton
Tennessee
United States
Median age
43.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.8%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.2%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clinton
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$68,882
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.0%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clinton
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
5.3%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clinton
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
—
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Clinton, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−29.1%
2008
−36.8%
2012
−44.3%
2016
−46.2%
2020
−46.9%
2024
−47.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
25.7%Harris1,187
73.3%Trump3,388
1.1%
R+47.6
R+0.7
R+46.1
4,624
R
25.8%Biden1,247
72.8%Trump3,511
1.4%
R+46.9
R+0.7
R+51.4
4,824
R
24.6%Clinton998
70.8%Trump2,877
4.7%
R+46.2
R+1.9
R+48.3
4,065
R
26.9%Obama1,117
71.2%Romney2,959
1.9%
R+44.3
R+7.5
R+48.2
4,156
R
30.8%Obama1,292
67.6%McCain2,838
1.7%
R+36.8
R+7.7
R+44.1
4,201
R
35.3%Kerry1,457
64.4%Bush2,659
0.3%
R+29.1
—
R+26.7
4,129
Clinton made national headlines in 1956 as one of the first Southern towns to desegregate a public high school, a legacy that still shapes its civic identity. Sitting at the edge of the Tennessee Valley, it has shifted toward Republican-dominant voting patterns in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 10,239, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,882 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fort Oglethorpe and King.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Clinton, Tennessee voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+47.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,624 votes cast, 1,187 went Democratic and 3,388 went Republican.
How many people live in Clinton, Tennessee?
Clinton, Tennessee has a population of 10,239 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clinton, Tennessee?
Median household income in Clinton, Tennessee is $68,882 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Clinton, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clinton, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
