Fentress County, TN

TN · Presidential Elections 18922024

R+75.8
2024 Margin
R+4.5%
2020→2024 Swing
R since 2000
Voting Streak
19K
Population

Fentress County, TN (Tennessee) voted R+75.8 for Donald Trump (Republican) in the 2024 presidential election, with Trump receiving 8,555 votes (87.56%) to 1,149 (11.76%) for Harris.

This represents a R+4.5% swing toward Republicans compared to 2020. Fentress County is classified as a deep Republican county. Fentress County has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000. The county has a population of approximately 19,309.

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Quick Stats

2024 ResultR+75.8
2020→2024 SwingR+4.5%
Voting StreakR since 2000
Elections on Record34

Demographics

Population19,309
Median Age
46.9(US: 38.7)
College (BA+)
14.6%(US: 35.2%)
Median Income
$51,149(US: $80k)
White (non-Hisp)
94.4%(US: 57.6%)
Hispanic
2.1%(US: 19.1%)
Homeownership
82.6%(US: 64.5%)
Poverty Rate
21.0%(US: 12.3%)
Veterans
9.3%(US: 6.2%)
Source: Census ACS 5-Year (2020-2024)

Community Profile

Religious Composition

Source: Religion Census 2020
Evangelical
29.1%(Above Average)
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
LDS/Mormon
1.1%
Catholic
0.6%(Below Average)

Ancestry Groups

Source: Census ACS

Top reported ancestry groups (compared to national average).

American Heritage
17.4%Significant Hub(3.2x)
English
17.3%Above Average(2.0x)
Irish
12.1%(1.3x)
German
10.6%
Italian
2.2%
Scotch-Irish
1.9%Above Average(2.5x)
+ 2 more reported ancestry groups

Age Distribution

Median:46.9 yrs(US: 38.5)
Under 18
20.4%
18-29
7.2%
30-44
16.2%
45-64
32.9%
65+
23.3%
National average

Employment by Industry

Census ACS
Retail Trade
12.8%(1.2x US)
Manufacturing
11.9%(1.2x US)
Construction
11.4%(1.7x US)
Healthcare & Social Services
7.4%(1.6x US)
Educational Services
7.0%(0.8x US)
Professional & Technical
6.6%(0.6x US)
National average
+ 1 more sectors

Presidential Elections

Presidential Results

YearDemocratRepublicanMarginSwing
202411.8%(1,149)87.6%(8,555)R+75.8R+4.5
202013.9%(1,214)85.2%(7,441)R+71.3R+4.0
201615.0%(1,100)82.3%(6,038)R+67.3R+13.9
201222.6%(1,561)76.0%(5,243)R+53.4R+9.5
200827.2%(1,831)71.1%(4,789)R+43.9R+15.2
200435.4%(2,371)64.1%(4,293)R+28.7R+14.0
200042.0%(2,529)56.7%(3,417)R+14.7R+15.2
199646.1%(2,332)45.6%(2,307)D+0.5R+5.4
199247.4%(2,730)41.5%(2,391)D+5.9D+30.9
198837.2%(1,856)62.2%(3,103)R+25.0R+0.1

Source: Official state election returns via MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Presidential Margin Trend

Fentress County, TN18922024

D+R++80+60+40+200-20-40-60-8018921900190819161924193219401948195619641972198019881996200420122020
Democratic margin
Republican margin

Senate Elections

Senate Results

YearDemocratRepublicanMarginSwing
202412.6%(1,188)85.6%(8,064)R+73.0R+0.4
202012.8%(1,056)85.4%(7,066)R+72.6R+20.5
201822.7%(1,440)74.9%(4,745)R+52.2R+5.7
201423.0%(744)69.5%(2,250)R+46.5D+14.8
201217.7%(1,119)79.1%(4,996)R+61.3R+4.9
200820.0%(1,167)76.4%(4,469)R+56.5R+43.5
200642.6%(2,237)55.6%(2,918)R+13.0R+2.2
200243.9%(2,131)54.6%(2,653)R+10.8D+31.5
200027.6%(1,455)69.8%(3,684)R+42.3R+17.6
199636.9%(1,574)61.5%(2,624)R+24.6D+12.4

Source: Official state election returns via MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Governor Elections

Governor Results

YearDemocratRepublicanMarginSwing
201819.6%(1,255)78.9%(5,043)R+59.3R+5.1
201419.0%(617)73.2%(2,371)R+54.2R+9.8
201027.0%(1,374)71.4%(3,630)R+44.4R+57.0
200655.4%(2,859)42.8%(2,207)D+12.6D+26.1
200242.8%(2,155)56.3%(2,832)R+13.5D+14.4
199835.2%(808)63.0%(1,448)R+27.9R+11.9
199441.6%(1,569)57.5%(2,170)R+15.9R+31.0
199056.5%(1,159)41.4%(850)D+15.1D+8.2
198653.5%(1,828)46.5%(1,592)D+6.9D+14.5
198246.2%(1,674)53.8%(1,949)R+7.6R+1.4

Source: Official state election returns via MIT Election Data + Science Lab

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