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1876–2024
McMinn County, Tennessee
McMinn County·Tennessee

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

One of Tennessee's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
McMinn County, Tennessee · Brian Stansberry · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
54,884
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hawkins County
TN · similarity 1.00
14 precincts · 24,072 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.2%
4,20719,67324,072
2020R
−60.6%
4,36118,19822,844
2016R
−59.6%
3,51014,69118,755
2012R
−46.9%
4,60912,96717,834
2008R
−39.6%
5,54112,98918,789
2004R
−33.8%
5,89111,98018,003
2000R
−24.2%
6,14210,15516,600
1996R
−11.3%
5,9877,65514,784
1992R
−4.8%
6,6827,45315,990
1988R
−29.8%
4,5688,46213,078
1984R
−30.1%
5,1419,60414,813
1980R
−17.5%
5,4607,82513,547
1976D
+2.8%
7,0206,63813,732
1972R
−43.6%
2,8387,42310,520
1968R
−27.9%
2,8896,09811,522
1964R
−3.9%
5,2075,62410,831
1960R
−23.0%
4,1116,58510,766
1956R
−20.9%
3,9506,07510,153
1952R
−25.2%
3,4405,7789,261
1948R
−18.5%
3,0164,4327,662
1944D
+17.9%
4,4353,0917,526
1940D
+14.2%
5,1923,9019,121
1936R
−2.8%
4,0774,3108,432
1932R
−2.9%
2,6302,7905,495
1928R
−37.4%
2,0114,4216,446
1924R
−23.0%
1,6172,6544,510
1920R
−26.0%
1,6362,8004,471
1916R
−22.7%
1,0881,7262,814
1912D
+11.4%
9126672,153
1908R
−17.4%
9261,3202,264
1904R
−25.0%
1,0011,6692,675
1900R
−22.6%
1,2892,0573,401
1896R
−23.1%
1,3882,2353,669
1892R
−15.2%
1,3361,8423,333
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
2.6%
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
46.2%
Methodist
8.9%
Other Christian
7.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nestled in the Ridge-and-Valley terrain of southeastern Tennessee, McMinn County recorded an R+64.3 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red realignment that has reshaped rural Appalachian electorates over the past two decades.

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

McMinn County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,470, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,884 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 Hawkins County and Rhea County.