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1876–2024
Greene County, Tennessee
Greene County·Tennessee

Greene County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Tennessee's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Greene County, Tennessee · Brian Stansberry · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+66
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
71,628
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hamblen County
TN · similarity 1.00
17 precincts · 31,095 votes cast
Trump · R+66
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−65.7%
5,14525,58631,095
2020R
−60.7%
5,19922,25928,087
2016R
−60.8%
4,21618,56223,583
2012R
−46.1%
6,22517,24523,887
2008R
−40.7%
7,11017,15124,670
2004R
−36.2%
7,63516,38224,194
2000R
−22.2%
7,90912,54020,816
1996R
−15.7%
6,8859,77918,416
1992R
−9.8%
7,8579,91220,875
1988R
−40.1%
5,07711,94717,132
1984R
−46.8%
4,76313,21518,065
1980R
−28.8%
5,82210,70416,956
1976R
−10.0%
7,0708,66415,880
1972R
−55.1%
2,7649,77212,709
1968R
−36.7%
2,9477,95713,657
1964R
−7.8%
5,9166,91312,829
1960R
−33.4%
4,4068,83513,276
1956R
−30.2%
3,9497,39611,402
1952R
−30.4%
3,6566,86410,563
1948R
−13.9%
3,2824,3757,875
1944R
−28.6%
2,7264,9227,665
1940R
−2.0%
4,4064,5879,135
1936D
+4.4%
4,7084,3139,057
1932D
+13.8%
4,2643,2237,532
1928R
−22.1%
2,2953,5995,894
1924R
−11.8%
2,5863,2825,897
1920R
−32.0%
2,9245,6778,606
1916R
−15.1%
2,2543,0555,309
1912D
+8.6%
2,0761,6504,973
1908R
−3.6%
1,8862,0273,923
1904D
+2.2%
2,1282,0364,191
1900R
−3.7%
2,8683,0915,989
1896R
−13.4%
2,7263,5776,364
1892R
−8.3%
2,2992,7455,354
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.8%
Other Christian
10.1%
Methodist
9.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nestled in the upper East Tennessee mountains, Greene County delivered a 65-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's decades-long shift from Yellow Dog Democrat territory to one of the most reliably Republican corners of Appalachia.

The Republican margin in Greene County reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Greene County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,194, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 71,628 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamblen County and Jefferson County.