Wayne County, Tennessee: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Republican peak: R+77 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,1682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,2942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Henderson County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wayne CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wayne 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 | 762 | 6,016 | 6,831 | ||
| R | 820 | 5,795 | 6,669 | ||
| R | 717 | 5,036 | 5,857 | ||
| R | 1,163 | 4,253 | 5,486 | ||
| R | 1,355 | 4,076 | 5,527 | ||
| R | 1,951 | 3,999 | 5,984 | ||
| R | 1,859 | 3,370 | 5,306 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 2,715 | 4,650 | ||
| R | 1,868 | 2,955 | 5,266 | ||
| R | 1,516 | 3,405 | 4,951 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 3,332 | 4,879 | ||
| R | 1,633 | 3,418 | 5,297 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 2,597 | 4,511 | ||
| R | 673 | 2,898 | 3,632 | ||
| R | 506 | 2,417 | 4,131 | ||
| R | 1,178 | 2,510 | 3,688 | ||
| R | 931 | 2,912 | 3,872 | ||
| R | 1,045 | 2,557 | 3,618 | ||
| R | 1,008 | 2,439 | 3,453 | ||
| R | 820 | 1,957 | 2,862 | ||
| R | 630 | 2,185 | 2,820 | ||
| R | 1,100 | 2,486 | 3,592 | ||
| R | 733 | 1,304 | 2,041 | ||
| R | 543 | 1,082 | 1,639 | ||
| R | 382 | 1,756 | 2,151 | ||
| R | 448 | 1,398 | 1,858 | ||
| R | 654 | 2,617 | 3,284 | ||
| R | 517 | 1,626 | 2,160 | ||
| R | 435 | 971 | 1,805 | ||
| R | 451 | 1,411 | 1,863 | ||
| R | 434 | 1,426 | 1,870 | ||
| R | 576 | 1,405 | 1,990 | ||
| R | 748 | 1,505 | 2,264 | ||
| R | 661 | 1,156 | 1,889 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.5%
American
12.3%
Irish
11.3%
German
9.4%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
3.4%
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: 44.4 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
$52,294
Wayne County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Wayne County$52,294
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)18.5%
Seniors (65+)31.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wayne County's R+76.9 margin in 2024 places it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state, reflecting a rural, heavily white demographic profile typical of the Tennessee Hill Country's small river-valley counties.
The Republican margin in Wayne County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $52,294, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,168 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 Henderson County and Unicoi County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wayne County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wayne County, Tennessee voted Republican by 76.9 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,831 votes cast, 762 went Democratic and 6,016 went Republican.
What is Wayne County, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Wayne 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 Wayne County, Tennessee?
Wayne County, Tennessee has a population of 16,168 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wayne County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Wayne County, Tennessee is $52,294 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Wayne County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wayne 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.