Johnson County, Tennessee: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+88 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,1962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,1292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+88 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carter County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Johnson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Johnson 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 | 1,212 | 6,829 | 8,118 | ||
| R | 1,246 | 6,468 | 7,801 | ||
| R | 988 | 5,410 | 6,579 | ||
| R | 1,483 | 4,611 | 6,194 | ||
| R | 1,837 | 4,621 | 6,591 | ||
| R | 1,812 | 4,634 | 6,480 | ||
| R | 1,813 | 3,740 | 5,657 | ||
| R | 1,698 | 3,137 | 5,359 | ||
| R | 1,781 | 3,170 | 5,563 | ||
| R | 1,329 | 3,715 | 5,079 | ||
| R | 999 | 3,853 | 4,871 | ||
| R | 1,141 | 3,716 | 4,955 | ||
| R | 1,464 | 2,986 | 4,478 | ||
| R | 450 | 3,362 | 3,861 | ||
| R | 450 | 3,107 | 3,932 | ||
| R | 927 | 2,889 | 3,816 | ||
| R | 571 | 3,854 | 4,443 | ||
| R | 503 | 3,690 | 4,220 | ||
| R | 506 | 3,590 | 4,096 | ||
| R | 433 | 2,413 | 2,908 | ||
| R | 450 | 2,699 | 3,158 | ||
| R | 469 | 2,502 | 2,971 | ||
| R | 533 | 2,882 | 3,415 | ||
| R | 425 | 2,400 | 2,840 | ||
| R | 196 | 3,057 | 3,253 | ||
| R | 254 | 2,799 | 3,064 | ||
| R | 291 | 3,627 | 3,918 | ||
| R | 263 | 1,812 | 2,075 | ||
| O | 256 | 933 | 2,214 | ||
| R | 232 | 2,148 | 2,381 | ||
| R | 219 | 1,769 | 1,999 | ||
| R | 189 | 1,618 | 1,814 | ||
| R | 224 | 1,683 | 1,912 | ||
| R | 209 | 1,100 | 1,402 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.5%
English
15.2%
German
8.7%
Irish
7.6%
Scottish
3.6%
Italian
2.7%
French
1.0%
African American
3.8%
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: 46.7 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
$53,129
Johnson County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Johnson County$53,129
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1839.9%
Working age (18–64)17.8%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge highlands along the North Carolina border, Johnson County delivered a 69-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already dominated by rural conservative voting patterns.
The Republican margin in Johnson County reached its widest at eighty-eight points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was sixty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $53,129, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,196 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 Carter County and Edmonson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Johnson County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnson County, Tennessee voted Republican by 69.2 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,118 votes cast, 1,212 went Democratic and 6,829 went Republican.
What is Johnson County, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Johnson 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 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Johnson County, Tennessee?
Johnson County, Tennessee has a population of 18,196 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnson County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Johnson County, Tennessee is $53,129 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Johnson County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Johnson County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.