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.
Jackson, TN, Tennessee
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Jackson, TNTrumpR+45.2
18922024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
72.1%
75,860
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
26.9%
28,340
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent
1.0%
1,012
D+60R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Jackson, TN, TN — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Carroll County, TN
Republican
R+61.6
Chester County, TN
Republican
R+64.9
Gibson County, TN
Republican
R+51.9
Hardin County, TN
Republican
R+71.0
Henderson County, TN
Republican
R+67.9
Madison County, TN
Republican
R+18.2
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34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
26.9%Harris28,340
72.1%Trump75,860
1.0%Kennedy1,012
−45.2%
105,212
R
29.5%Biden31,999
69.0%Trump74,715
1.5%Jorgensen1,618
−39.4%
108,332
R
29.2%Clinton27,698
67.7%Trump64,108
3.1%Johnson2,918
−38.4%
94,724
R
35.7%Obama35,014
63.2%Romney62,092
1.1%Stein1,074
−27.6%
98,180
R
37.7%Obama39,207
61.1%McCain63,594
1.2%Nader1,272
−23.4%
104,073
R
41.6%Kerry39,945
57.9%Bush55,638
0.5%Other477
−16.3%
96,060
R
45.7%Gore38,776
53.3%Bush45,204
1.0%Nader823
−7.6%
84,803
R
46.8%Clinton35,611
47.9%Dole36,456
5.4%Perot4,075
−1.1%
76,142
D
45.7%Clinton38,666
45.3%Bush38,300
9.0%Perot7,573
+0.4%
84,539
R
40.3%Dukakis29,555
59.2%Bush43,453
0.5%Paul362
−18.9%
73,370
R
40.9%Mondale32,239
58.5%Reagan46,107
0.6%Bergland462
−17.6%
78,808
R
47.8%Carter36,081
50.5%Reagan38,151
1.7%Anderson1,322
−2.7%
75,554
D
55.2%Carter38,262
43.9%Ford30,421
1.0%Anderson683
+11.3%
69,366
R
24.3%McGovern14,594
72.5%Nixon43,475
3.1%Schmitz1,876
−48.2%
59,945
O
23.3%Humphrey14,643
34.8%Nixon21,902
41.9%Wallace26,399
Wallace +7.1
62,944
D
51.7%Johnson29,086
48.3%Goldwater27,205
0.0%
+3.3%
56,291
R
42.5%Kennedy21,212
54.7%Nixon27,280
2.9%Byrd1,425
−12.2%
49,917
D
51.1%Stevenson24,498
45.9%Eisenhower22,010
3.0%Andrews1,424
+5.2%
47,932
D
50.6%Stevenson22,913
49.0%Eisenhower22,200
0.3%Hallinan147
+1.6%
45,260
D
49.5%Truman14,862
34.3%Dewey10,292
16.2%Thurmond4,847
+15.2%
30,001
D
56.9%Roosevelt15,938
42.8%Dewey11,982
0.2%Thomas67
+14.1%
27,987
D
62.8%Roosevelt19,141
36.8%Willkie11,218
0.4%Thomas108
+26.0%
30,467
D
69.2%Roosevelt17,845
30.1%Landon7,756
0.8%Lemke194
+39.1%
25,795
D
66.9%Roosevelt14,137
32.1%Hoover6,783
1.0%Thomas207
+34.8%
21,127
R
49.8%Smith10,369
49.9%Hoover10,397
0.2%Thomas50
−0.1%
20,816
D
57.2%Davis11,004
39.6%Coolidge7,621
3.2%La Follette610
+17.6%
19,235
D
51.1%Cox18,157
48.7%Harding17,292
0.2%Debs84
+2.4%
35,533
D
55.4%Wilson11,089
43.5%Hughes8,697
1.1%Benson222
+12.0%
20,008
D
50.0%Wilson9,138
28.1%Taft5,140
21.9%Roosevelt4,001
+21.9%
18,279
D
53.9%Bryan9,707
43.7%Taft7,873
2.4%Debs424
+10.2%
18,004
D
51.5%Parker9,790
44.1%Roosevelt8,379
4.3%Debs823
+7.4%
18,992
D
52.6%Bryan11,047
43.7%McKinley9,166
3.7%Woolley776
+9.0%
20,989
D
56.5%Bryan13,923
41.9%McKinley10,337
1.6%Palmer387
+14.5%
24,647
D
49.2%Cleveland10,198
37.7%Harrison7,802
13.1%Weaver2,718
+11.6%
20,718
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+11.6%
1896
+14.5%
1900
+9.0%
1904
+7.4%
1908
+10.2%
1912
+21.9%
1916
+12.0%
1920
+2.4%
1924
+17.6%
1928
−0.1%
1932
+34.8%
1936
+39.1%
1940
+26.0%
1944
+14.1%
1948
+15.2%
1952
+1.6%
1956
+5.2%
1960
−12.2%
1964
+3.3%
1968
−11.5%
1972
−48.2%
1976
+11.3%
1980
−2.7%
1984
−17.6%
1988
−18.9%
1992
+0.4%
1996
−1.1%
2000
−7.6%
2004
−16.3%
2008
−23.4%
2012
−27.6%
2016
−38.4%
2020
−39.4%
2024
−45.2%
DemocraticRepublican
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jackson, TN
Year
Total registered
2016
155,924
2018
149,782
2020
155,711
2022
156,162
2024
162,101
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)
Jackson's media market stretches across West Tennessee's agricultural flatlands, where small-county electorates and a modest urban core in Madison County produce reliable high-turnout patterns in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 48.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.2 points.
A population of 251,645, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,964 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shreveport and Columbus-Tupelo-West Point-Houston.
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In 2024, Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 45.2 points (R+45.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,212 votes cast, 28,340 went Democratic and 75,860 went Republican.
When did Jackson, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Jackson, TN, Tennessee has a population of 251,645 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee is $57,964 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jackson, TN, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.