2024 presidential election
Portland
TrumpR+57.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 77.9% | 4,022 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 20.9% | 1,078 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 63 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −31.4% |
| 2012 | −40.1% |
| 2016 | −51.8% |
| 2020 | −51.7% |
| 2024 | −57.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20.9%Harris1,078 | 77.9%Trump4,022 | 1.2% | 5,163 | ||
| R | 23.1%Biden1,084 | 74.8%Trump3,509 | 2.1%incl. Jorgensen | 4,692 | ||
| R | 21.9%Clinton770 | 73.7%Trump2,589 | 4.4%incl. Johnson | 3,513 | ||
| R | 29.9%Obama820 | 70.1%Romney1,918 | 0.0% | 2,738 | ||
| R | 33.3%Obama1,205 | 64.7%McCain2,339 | 1.9% | 3,614 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | PortlandCity | TennesseeState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 91.2% | 72.4% | 61.0% |
| Black | 2.4% | 15.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 1.9% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% | 7.0% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 2.7% | 3.1% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.5% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $72,647 | $69,595 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 34.8 | 39.3 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.6% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.6% | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 33.1% | 31.3% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.2% | 8.7% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 5.0% | 5.3% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | American 16.9% | English 13.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 14.3% | American 11.3% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | German 9.5% | Irish 9.3% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 4.1%County context | 4.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 42.4%County context | 36.6% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 46.5%County context | 44.5% | 51.5% |
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
16.9%
English
14.3%
German
9.5%
Irish
8.7%
Italian
2.2%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.9%
Scotch-Irish
1.8%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.9%
Puerto Rican
0.9%
Cuban
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Ecuadorian
0.2%
Peruvian
0.2%
Venezuelan
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Jamaican
0.2%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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: 34.8 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
$72,647
Portland$72,647
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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
Arabic0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted46.5%
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.
Portland sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.
A population of 13,449, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,647 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Portland, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Portland, Tennessee voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,163 votes cast, 1,078 went Democratic and 4,022 went Republican.
How many people live in Portland, Tennessee?
Portland, Tennessee has a population of 13,449 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland, Tennessee?
Median household income in Portland, Tennessee is $72,647 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Portland, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Portland, Tennessee from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.