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1876–2024
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County·Tennessee

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

Gateway to the Smokies, and one of Tennessee's most lopsided presidential counties

18762024·38 elections
Sevier County, Tennessee · Brent Moore · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+61
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
99,652
2024 ACS
Most similar
Oconee County
SC · similarity 1.00
25 precincts · 43,970 votes cast
Trump · R+61
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−61.1%
8,32235,20743,970
2020R
−57.6%
8,72133,78343,535
2016R
−61.5%
6,29728,62936,312
2012R
−54.8%
7,41825,98433,864
2008R
−48.1%
8,60424,92233,941
2004R
−43.7%
8,62122,14330,970
2000R
−33.6%
8,20816,73425,365
1996R
−22.6%
7,13611,84720,846
1992R
−23.5%
6,71911,71421,266
1988R
−53.0%
3,64311,92015,631
1984R
−56.9%
3,38412,51716,041
1980R
−49.4%
3,45010,57614,439
1976R
−30.6%
3,9937,60811,814
1972R
−74.6%
1,1288,2739,578
1968R
−63.8%
1,1127,62910,217
1964R
−39.0%
2,9956,8219,816
1960R
−70.5%
1,3417,8189,192
1956R
−73.5%
1,0436,9508,038
1952R
−74.3%
1,0667,2448,310
1948R
−70.1%
8405,0496,003
1944R
−74.7%
7114,9305,651
1940R
−58.9%
1,1814,5695,750
1936R
−56.2%
1,1444,1265,308
1932R
−54.8%
8873,0753,993
1928R
−85.1%
3083,8584,171
1924R
−76.9%
4483,5173,989
1920R
−87.3%
4046,0066,417
1916R
−80.8%
3012,8373,139
1912R
−16.8%
3419673,719
1908R
−82.9%
2913,1303,423
1904R
−81.0%
3002,8863,191
1900R
−74.2%
3822,5952,983
1896R
−77.2%
4283,3763,821
1892R
−66.8%
4612,4632,997
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
1.0%
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
27.9%
Other Christian
17.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.2%
Methodist
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Tourism anchors Sevier County's economy — Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge draw tens of millions of visitors annually — yet its resident electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Sevier County reached its widest at eighty-seven points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Sevier County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,581, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 99,652 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 Oconee County and Washington County.