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Smyrna·Tennessee

Smyrna moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
TN
Smyrna
TrumpR+17.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican57.9%11,928
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.5%8,342
OtherAll other candidates1.6%321
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −17.4% in 2024.−17.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−21.2%
2012−23.2%
2016−24.6%
2020−11.2%
2024−17.4%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.5%Harris8,342
57.9%Trump11,928
1.6%
−17.4%
20,591
R
43.3%Biden8,672
54.6%Trump10,917
2.1%incl. Jorgensen
−11.2%
20,010
R
34.9%Clinton5,563
59.5%Trump9,492
5.6%incl. Johnson
−24.6%
15,950
R
38.4%Obama4,961
61.6%Romney7,963
0.0%
−23.2%
12,924
R
38.6%Obama6,022
59.8%McCain9,329
1.6%
−21.2%
15,597

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorSmyrnaCityTennesseeStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White55.5%72.4%61.0%
Black19.4%15.6%12.2%
Asian5.1%1.9%6.0%
Two or more races12.6%7.0%12.6%
Other race7.4%3.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino17.7%7.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$81,926$69,595$84,427
Poverty rate12.5%13.8%12.5%
Median age34.139.339.1
Age 18–2411.6%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older11.2%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)35.8%31.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home16.1%8.7%22.3%
Spanish9.5%5.3%13.6%
Arabic1.9%0.5%0.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.8%0.5%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 13.3%English 13.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 8.9%American 11.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryAmerican 8.4%Irish 9.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic2.6%County context4.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant26.4%County context36.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed61.8%County context44.5%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
English
13.3%
German
8.9%
American
8.4%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.0%
Scotch-Irish
1.6%
French
1.5%
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
0.5%
Ethiopian
0.2%
Haitian
0.2%
Jamaican
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
5.6%
Puerto Rican
1.2%
Salvadoran
0.9%
Venezuelan
0.9%
Honduran
0.8%
Guatemalan
0.7%
Cuban
0.4%
Dominican
0.3%
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.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Laotian
1.3%
Asian Indian
0.6%
Filipino
0.4%
Chinese
0.3%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Burmese
0.3%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Arabic1.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
26.4%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Catholic
2.6%
Black Protestant
1.3%
Latter-day Saints
1.0%
Other Christian
0.9%
Orthodox Christian
0.7%
Buddhist
0.6%
Muslim
0.5%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted61.8%
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.

Smyrna sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.4 points.

A population of 56,692, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,926 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Smyrna, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Smyrna, Tennessee voted Republican by 17.4 points (R+17.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,591 votes cast, 8,342 went Democratic and 11,928 went Republican.
What is Smyrna, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Smyrna, 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 Smyrna, Tennessee?
Smyrna, Tennessee has a population of 56,692 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Smyrna, Tennessee?
Median household income in Smyrna, Tennessee is $81,926 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Smyrna, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Smyrna, 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.