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1876–2024
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hamilton County·Tennessee

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

Chattanooga's home county has trended steadily Republican over two decades

18762024·38 elections
Hamilton County, Tennessee · Brian Stansberry · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+13
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
376,192
2024 ACS
Most similar
Greene County
OH · similarity 0.99
92 precincts · 174,438 votes cast
Trump · R+13
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−13.0%
74,43797,195174,438
2020R
−9.7%
75,52292,108171,113
2016R
−16.4%
55,31678,733142,408
2012R
−14.9%
58,83679,933141,741
2008R
−11.8%
64,24681,702147,520
2004R
−15.5%
57,30278,547136,936
2000R
−12.4%
51,70866,605120,379
1996R
−6.5%
48,00855,205110,831
1992R
−5.8%
46,77053,476115,085
1988R
−24.7%
40,99068,111109,709
1984R
−25.2%
41,44969,626111,622
1980R
−15.3%
41,91357,575102,092
1976R
−2.8%
45,34847,96994,421
1972R
−45.7%
20,65758,46982,794
1968R
−6.9%
23,44129,30284,823
1964R
−2.1%
38,54640,20078,746
1960R
−12.9%
30,48239,70371,277
1956R
−9.5%
28,28734,42964,830
1952R
−10.9%
23,83229,68153,830
1948D
+21.6%
16,96810,43430,189
1944D
+25.4%
17,52710,37928,173
1940D
+27.2%
17,0839,77126,922
1936D
+40.9%
16,5686,91723,589
1932D
+23.1%
11,4697,09018,937
1928R
−29.5%
7,19013,24420,537
1924R
−5.4%
7,5118,42116,780
1920R
−4.2%
9,91010,79321,037
1916D
+6.5%
6,0585,30311,595
1912D
+31.2%
4,5961,6629,401
1908R
−0.8%
4,7814,8589,939
1904R
−10.6%
3,5094,3828,256
1900R
−12.8%
3,4714,5418,372
1896R
−11.3%
4,0565,1159,394
1892D
+3.8%
4,0253,7148,153
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%
Polish
0.5%
African American
13.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
21.7%
Other Christian
17.1%
Methodist
7.4%
Mainline Protestant
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.2%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hamilton County anchors Tennessee's fourth-largest metro and has shifted from a competitive swing county in the early 2000s to a reliable Republican margin, reflecting broader suburban realignment across mid-sized Southern cities.

The Republican margin in Hamilton County reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Hamilton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,183, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 376,192 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 Greene County and Woodford County.