Hancock County, Tennessee: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+76%. Republican peak: R+77 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,8522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $34,9602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chester County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hancock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hancock County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 334 | 2,558 | 2,908 | ||
| R | 251 | 2,372 | 2,744 | ||
| R | 322 | 1,843 | 2,231 | ||
| R | 475 | 1,527 | 2,046 | ||
| R | 604 | 1,588 | 2,241 | ||
| R | 777 | 1,756 | 2,551 | ||
| R | 690 | 1,343 | 2,075 | ||
| R | 760 | 1,259 | 2,154 | ||
| R | 1,000 | 1,274 | 2,449 | ||
| R | 737 | 1,303 | 2,082 | ||
| R | 619 | 1,491 | 2,134 | ||
| R | 704 | 1,734 | 2,487 | ||
| R | 764 | 1,309 | 2,090 | ||
| R | 393 | 1,813 | 2,222 | ||
| R | 318 | 1,489 | 2,043 | ||
| R | 687 | 1,517 | 2,204 | ||
| R | 438 | 2,107 | 2,552 | ||
| R | 350 | 1,939 | 2,328 | ||
| R | 458 | 1,830 | 2,302 | ||
| R | 416 | 1,598 | 2,065 | ||
| R | 431 | 1,929 | 2,364 | ||
| R | 1,014 | 1,673 | 2,701 | ||
| R | 960 | 1,673 | 2,633 | ||
| R | 551 | 1,089 | 1,640 | ||
| R | 216 | 1,039 | 1,255 | ||
| R | 305 | 1,028 | 1,340 | ||
| R | 384 | 1,740 | 2,124 | ||
| R | 386 | 1,229 | 1,615 | ||
| R | 427 | 659 | 1,170 | ||
| R | 370 | 1,396 | 1,766 | ||
| R | 382 | 1,244 | 1,626 | ||
| R | 382 | 1,429 | 1,811 | ||
| R | 456 | 1,490 | 1,953 | ||
| R | 421 | 971 | 1,538 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.2%
American
18.9%
Irish
7.6%
German
4.9%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
0.9%
Polish
0.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.1 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$34,960
Hancock County ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Hancock County$34,960
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
32.2%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1842.3%
Working age (18–64)29.9%
Seniors (65+)26.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 18.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hancock County, tucked in the Clinch Mountain hollows of northeast Tennessee, recorded an R+76.5 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting a rural Appalachian electorate with deep ancestral roots and one of Tennessee's smallest county populations.
The Republican margin in Hancock County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was seventy-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $34,960, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,852 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 Chester County and DeKalb County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hancock County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hancock County, Tennessee voted Republican by 76.5 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,908 votes cast, 334 went Democratic and 2,558 went Republican.
What is Hancock County, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hancock County, Tennessee as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 34 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Hancock County, Tennessee?
Hancock County, Tennessee has a population of 6,852 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hancock County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Hancock County, Tennessee is $34,960 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Hancock County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hancock County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.