† 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
GroupDresdenTennesseeUnited States
American47.2%11.3%5.3%
English14.1%13.3%9.5%
Irish9.1%9.3%9.4%
German6.6%9.1%12.5%
Scottish2.1%2.2%1.3%
Italian1.6%2.2%4.8%
French1.0%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%1.7%—
African American†1.3%14.3%9.9%
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
Dresden
Tennessee
United States
Median age
48
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
29.0%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dresden
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$51,000
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dresden
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.5%
8.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dresden
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.
Dresden, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.1%
2008
−25.1%
2012
−30.4%
2016
−50.6%
2020
−58.3%
2024
−59.9%
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
19.3%Harris235
79.2%Trump965
1.5%
R+59.9
R+1.6
R+58.5
1,218
R
19.9%Biden245
78.2%Trump965
1.9%
R+58.3
R+7.8
R+62.8
1,234
R
23.1%Clinton253
73.7%Trump808
3.3%
R+50.6
R+20.2
R+52.7
1,097
R
34.0%Obama509
64.5%Romney964
1.5%
R+30.4
R+5.3
R+34.3
1,495
R
36.3%Obama462
61.4%McCain781
2.2%
R+25.1
R+15.0
R+32.4
1,271
R
44.9%Kerry562
55.0%Bush688
0.1%
R+10.1
—
R+7.6
1,251
Dresden's small-town courthouse role gives it outsized local significance despite its modest population. West Tennessee's historically deep Democratic roots have shifted sharply Republican at the federal level over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.9 points.
A population of 2,943, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,000 describe the city.
In 2024, Dresden, Tennessee voted Republican by 59.9 points (R+59.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,218 votes cast, 235 went Democratic and 965 went Republican.
How many people live in Dresden, Tennessee?
Dresden, Tennessee has a population of 2,943 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dresden, Tennessee?
Median household income in Dresden, Tennessee is $51,000 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Dresden, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dresden, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
