† 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
GroupLexingtonTennesseeUnited States
English12.3%13.3%9.5%
American10.6%11.3%5.3%
Irish9.0%9.3%9.4%
German6.5%9.1%12.5%
Scotch-Irish2.2%1.7%—
Italian0.9%2.2%4.8%
Scottish0.9%2.2%1.3%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
African American†7.3%14.3%9.9%
African5.2%0.6%0.5%
Mexican0.9%3.8%11.3%
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
Lexington
Tennessee
United States
Median age
36.9
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lexington
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$49,057
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.5%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lexington
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.3%
8.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lexington
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.
Lexington, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−22.1%
2008
−35.2%
2012
−41.4%
2016
−54.1%
2020
−55.3%
2024
−59.8%
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
19.8%Harris621
79.6%Trump2,493
0.6%
R+59.8
R+4.4
R+58.3
3,133
R
21.7%Biden714
77.0%Trump2,533
1.3%
R+55.3
R+1.2
R+59.8
3,289
R
21.4%Clinton609
75.5%Trump2,149
3.1%
R+54.1
R+12.7
R+56.2
2,847
R
28.7%Obama836
70.1%Romney2,040
1.2%
R+41.4
R+6.2
R+45.2
2,910
R
31.6%Obama1,010
66.8%McCain2,136
1.6%
R+35.2
R+13.1
R+42.5
3,198
R
38.9%Kerry1,164
60.9%Bush1,826
0.2%
R+22.1
—
R+19.6
2,996
Lexington anchors Henderson County, a sparsely populated agricultural area where presidential margins have tilted heavily Republican in recent cycles, reflecting broader rural realignment across western Tennessee.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.8 points.
A population of 7,962, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,057 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Savannah and Dexter.
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, Lexington, Tennessee voted Republican by 59.8 points (R+59.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,133 votes cast, 621 went Democratic and 2,493 went Republican.
How many people live in Lexington, Tennessee?
Lexington, Tennessee has a population of 7,962 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington, Tennessee?
Median household income in Lexington, Tennessee is $49,057 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Lexington, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lexington, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
