2024 presidential election
Kingsport
TrumpR+45.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 72.4% | 18,062 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 26.5% | 6,610 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 269 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −39.3% |
| 2012 | −44.7% |
| 2016 | −47.5% |
| 2020 | −42.9% |
| 2024 | −45.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26.5%Harris6,610 | 72.4%Trump18,062 | 1.1% | 24,941 | ||
| R | 27.7%Biden6,898 | 70.5%Trump17,582 | 1.8%incl. Jorgensen | 24,930 | ||
| R | 23.8%Clinton5,010 | 71.3%Trump14,999 | 4.9%incl. Johnson | 21,047 | ||
| R | 27.6%Obama5,588 | 72.4%Romney14,628 | 0.0% | 20,216 | ||
| R | 29.6%Obama6,718 | 68.9%McCain15,628 | 1.4% | 22,668 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | KingsportCity | TennesseeState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 90.2% | 72.4% | 61.0% |
| Black | 2.7% | 15.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.0% | 1.9% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% | 7.0% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 0.8% | 3.1% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.7% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $52,490 | $69,595 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 20.7% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 43 | 39.3 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 22.2% | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 26.5% | 31.3% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 2.6% | 8.7% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 1.5% | 5.3% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 20.7% | English 13.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | American 13.5% | American 11.3% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.4% | Irish 9.3% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 1.7%County context | 4.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 47.3%County context | 36.6% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 37.9%County context | 44.5% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 10.9%County context | 6.5% | 5.2% |
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
English
20.7%
American
13.5%
Irish
12.4%
German
12.0%
Scottish
3.3%
Scotch-Irish
2.9%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.4%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.2%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,490
Kingsport$52,490
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.8%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted37.9%
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.
Kingsport sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.9 points.
A population of 56,262, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,490 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kingsport, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kingsport, Tennessee voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+45.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,941 votes cast, 6,610 went Democratic and 18,062 went Republican.
What is Kingsport, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Kingsport, 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 Kingsport, Tennessee?
Kingsport, Tennessee has a population of 56,262 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kingsport, Tennessee?
Median household income in Kingsport, Tennessee is $52,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Kingsport, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kingsport, 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.