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1892–2024
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Chattanooga
presidential margin
2008R+29.62012R+33.62016R+41.12020R+38.22024R+41.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+41.8
2024
median income$68,453U.S. $80,734 · TN $69,595
median age40.7U.S. 39.1
poverty rate13.5%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.8%U.S. 35.6%
non-english9.6%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.2%
Irish11.0%
American10.2%
Mexican5.8%
Guatemalan1.4%
Puerto Rican0.6%
African American†7.1%
African0.3%
Asian Indian0.4%
Filipino0.2%
Korean0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.2%
Black Protestant2.3%
Latter-day Saints0.8%
Other Christian0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Akashic
ChattanoogaTrumpR+41.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Chattanooga, TNA map of the constituent counties of Chattanooga, TN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Marion County, TN · R+55.7Rhea County, TN · R+66.9Bradley County, TN · R+58.9Dade County, GA · R+66.6Whitfield County, GA · R+44.4Bledsoe County, TN · R+70.5Polk County, TN · R+68.1Cherokee County, NC · R+57.2McMinn County, TN · R+64.2Grundy County, TN · R+69.3Meigs County, TN · R+67.5Catoosa County, GA · R+55.5Sequatchie County, TN · R+66.3Walker County, GA · R+59.3Hamilton County, TN · R+13.0Murray County, GA · R+71.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.3%324,882
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.6%131,870
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.1%5,060
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Chattanooga, TN — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bledsoe County, TNRepublicanR+70.5
Bradley County, TNRepublicanR+58.9
Catoosa County, GARepublicanR+55.5
Cherokee County, NCRepublicanR+57.2
Dade County, GARepublicanR+66.6
Grundy County, TNRepublicanR+69.3
Hamilton County, TNRepublicanR+13.0
Marion County, TNRepublicanR+55.7
McMinn County, TNRepublicanR+64.2
Meigs County, TNRepublicanR+67.5
Murray County, GARepublicanR+71.6
Polk County, TNRepublicanR+68.1
Rhea County, TNRepublicanR+66.9
Sequatchie County, TNRepublicanR+66.3
Walker County, GARepublicanR+59.3
Whitfield County, GARepublicanR+44.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.6%Harris131,870
70.3%Trump324,882
1.1%Kennedy5,060
−41.8%
461,812
R
30.1%Biden131,554
68.3%Trump298,726
1.6%Jorgensen7,131
−38.2%
437,411
R
27.1%Clinton98,275
68.1%Trump247,285
4.8%Johnson17,300
−41.1%
362,860
R
32.2%Obama110,661
65.8%Romney225,919
2.0%Stein6,786
−33.6%
343,366
R
34.6%Obama123,968
64.2%McCain230,299
1.2%Nader4,458
−29.6%
358,725
R
35.6%Kerry119,941
63.7%Bush214,645
0.7%Other2,485
−28.1%
337,071
R
38.7%Gore112,680
59.7%Bush173,672
1.6%Nader4,768
−21.0%
291,120
R
41.6%Clinton109,369
50.2%Dole132,118
8.2%Perot21,579
−8.6%
263,066
R
40.0%Clinton110,711
47.1%Bush130,238
12.9%Perot35,529
−7.1%
276,478
R
35.3%Dukakis84,781
64.3%Bush154,362
0.5%Paul1,088
−29.0%
240,231
R
35.4%Mondale86,643
64.2%Reagan156,836
0.4%Bergland1,002
−28.7%
244,481
R
44.6%Carter101,468
53.3%Reagan121,128
2.1%Anderson4,760
−8.6%
227,356
D
54.1%Carter114,219
45.1%Ford95,093
0.8%Anderson1,641
+9.1%
210,953
R
24.4%McGovern41,669
72.6%Nixon124,029
3.0%Schmitz5,048
−48.2%
170,746
O
24.6%Humphrey45,870
36.5%Nixon68,200
38.9%Wallace72,634
Wallace +2.4
186,704
D
51.1%Johnson87,318
48.9%Goldwater83,605
0.0%Hass26
+2.2%
170,949
R
43.9%Kennedy65,362
55.0%Nixon81,924
1.0%Byrd1,559
−11.1%
148,845
R
45.1%Stevenson62,124
53.0%Eisenhower72,995
1.9%Andrews2,631
−7.9%
137,750
R
48.9%Stevenson59,897
50.7%Eisenhower62,120
0.4%Hallinan487
−1.8%
122,504
D
55.2%Truman46,479
37.9%Dewey31,920
6.9%Thurmond5,844
+17.3%
84,243
D
62.6%Roosevelt48,131
36.8%Dewey28,304
0.5%Thomas422
+25.8%
76,857
D
64.1%Roosevelt51,658
35.6%Willkie28,722
0.2%Thomas197
+28.5%
80,577
D
62.8%Roosevelt46,876
36.8%Landon27,486
0.4%Lemke284
+26.0%
74,646
D
61.4%Roosevelt36,941
37.5%Hoover22,552
1.1%Thomas690
+23.9%
60,183
R
36.9%Smith21,422
62.9%Hoover36,535
0.2%Thomas139
−26.0%
58,096
R
47.0%Davis22,069
49.0%Coolidge22,979
4.0%La Follette1,877
−1.9%
46,925
R
44.2%Cox23,935
54.6%Harding29,584
1.2%Debs654
−10.4%
54,173
D
52.4%Wilson19,288
42.5%Hughes15,619
5.1%Benson1,875
+10.0%
36,782
D
47.6%Wilson13,719
21.7%Taft6,244
30.7%Roosevelt8,837
+26.0%
28,800
R
45.0%Bryan13,507
52.4%Taft15,711
2.6%Debs782
−7.3%
30,000
R
44.1%Parker12,294
51.5%Roosevelt14,335
4.4%Debs1,220
−7.3%
27,849
R
45.1%Bryan13,972
52.1%McKinley16,138
2.8%Woolley871
−7.0%
30,981
R
47.0%Bryan16,387
50.9%McKinley17,744
2.1%Palmer742
−3.9%
34,873
D
50.2%Cleveland15,903
43.0%Harrison13,639
6.8%Weaver2,157
+7.1%
31,699
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−41.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+7.1%
1896−3.9%
1900−7.0%
1904−7.3%
1908−7.3%
1912+26.0%
1916+10.0%
1920−10.4%
1924−1.9%
1928−26.0%
1932+23.9%
1936+26.0%
1940+28.5%
1944+25.8%
1948+17.3%
1952−1.8%
1956−7.9%
1960−11.1%
1964+2.2%
1968−12.0%
1972−48.2%
1976+9.1%
1980−8.6%
1984−28.7%
1988−29.0%
1992−7.1%
1996−8.6%
2000−21.0%
2004−28.1%
2008−29.6%
2012−33.6%
2016−41.1%
2020−38.2%
2024−41.8%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in ChattanoogaRegistered voters by party of registration, 2008–2012. Latest total 22,164 in 2012.5.5K11.1K16.6K22.2K22.2K20082012
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Chattanooga
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2008 (partial)20,0117,2188,3324,45011
2012 (partial)22,1647,1829,1155,81057
Source: State election authorities

Chattanooga's media market stretches across the tri-state corner of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, creating an audience whose political composition blends suburban Hamilton County with rural districts that trend in sharply different directions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.5 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 48.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.8 points.

A population of 1,009,567, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,453 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knoxville and Sherman-Ada.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Knoxville
Tennessee
97.9twin score
2008–2020 trajectoryelasticity
Sherman-Ada
Oklahoma
94.0twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% Evangelical≠ English ancestry
Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)
Alabama
93.6twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Chattanooga

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chattanooga, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chattanooga, Tennessee voted Republican by 41.8 points (R+41.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 461,812 votes cast, 131,870 went Democratic and 324,882 went Republican.
When did Chattanooga, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chattanooga, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Chattanooga, Tennessee has a population of 1,009,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Median household income in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $68,453 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.