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Elections / 1904 · President · TN

Alton B. Parker carried Tennessee D+10.8.

Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R) in Tennessee, 1904. The state ran 30.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+19.7 nationally).

Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)

Tennessee result
242,759 votes counted
Parker (D)
131,653
54.2%
Roosevelt (R)
105,372
43.4%
All others
5,734
2.4%
Margin
D+10.8
1904 presidential election
Tennessee, 1904
ParkerD+10.8
1904 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1904 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 1904 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1904 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Anderson County, TN · R+45.8Bedford County, TN · D+22.6Benton County, TN · D+15.7Bledsoe County, TN · R+14.7Blount County, TN · R+52.0Bradley County, TN · R+27.4Campbell County, TN · R+55.4Cannon County, TN · D+24.5Carroll County, TN · R+18.4Carter County, TN · R+73.9Cheatham County, TN · D+41.1Chester County, TN · D+16.1Claiborne County, TN · R+1.7Clay County, TN · D+3.9Cocke County, TN · R+46.6Coffee County, TN · D+44.7Crockett County, TN · D+2.9Cumberland County, TN · R+39.3Davidson County, TN · D+58.6Decatur County, TN · R+7.4DeKalb County, TN · R+3.5Dickson County, TN · D+27.3Dyer County, TN · D+47.4Fayette County, TN · D+93.3Fentress County, TN · R+44.5Franklin County, TN · D+50.6Gibson County, TN · D+34.9Giles County, TN · D+26.4Grainger County, TN · R+35.6Greene County, TN · D+2.2Grundy County, TN · D+30.3Hamblen County, TN · R+20.6Hamilton County, TN · R+10.6Hancock County, TN · R+53.0Hardeman County, TN · D+30.8Hardin County, TN · R+26.6Hawkins County, TN · R+23.4Haywood County, TN · D+90.7Henderson County, TN · R+19.8Henry County, TN · D+42.4Hickman County, TN · D+14.0Houston County, TN · D+29.9Humphreys County, TN · D+37.5Jackson County, TN · D+22.4Jefferson County, TN · R+51.6Johnson County, TN · R+77.5Knox County, TN · R+14.4Lake County, TN · D+45.8Lauderdale County, TN · D+88.8Lawrence County, TN · R+2.3Lewis County, TN · D+29.7Lincoln County, TN · D+50.7Loudon County, TN · R+38.3Macon County, TN · R+32.3Madison County, TN · D+36.0Marion County, TN · R+23.1Marshall County, TN · D+52.4Maury County, TN · D+36.5McMinn County, TN · R+25.0McNairy County, TN · R+10.7Meigs County, TN · D+7.7Monroe County, TN · R+10.8Montgomery County, TN · D+31.8Moore County, TN · D+78.5Morgan County, TN · R+45.6Obion County, TN · D+54.9Overton County, TN · D+15.9Perry County, TN · D+12.6Pickett County, TN · R+19.1Polk County, TN · R+18.8Putnam County, TN · D+3.8Rhea County, TN · R+4.7Roane County, TN · R+43.4Robertson County, TN · D+47.0Rutherford County, TN · D+29.7Scott County, TN · R+80.7Sequatchie County, TN · D+34.0Sevier County, TN · R+81.0Shelby County, TN · D+53.3Smith County, TN · D+17.1Stewart County, TN · D+31.8Sullivan County, TN · D+16.6Sumner County, TN · D+55.6Tipton County, TN · D+30.7Trousdale County, TN · D+45.3Unicoi County, TN · R+82.0Union County, TN · R+61.3Van Buren County, TN · D+37.5Warren County, TN · D+42.6Washington County, TN · R+24.8Wayne County, TN · R+53.0Weakley County, TN · D+26.9White County, TN · D+42.2Williamson County, TN · D+57.6Wilson County, TN · D+41.9
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
Alton B. Parker ✓Democratic54.2%131,653
Theodore RooseveltRepublican43.4%105,372
OtherAll other candidates2.4%5,734
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+13.5%
1896+6.0%
1900+8.1%
1904+10.8%
1908+6.9%
1912+28.9%
1916+13.6%
1920−2.8%
1924+9.3%
1928−11.1%
1932+34.0%
1936+37.9%
1940+34.9%
1944+21.2%
1948+12.3%
1952−0.3%
1956−0.6%
1960−7.1%
1964+11.0%
1968−9.7%
1972−38.0%
1976+13.0%
1980−0.3%
1984−16.3%
1988−16.3%
1992+4.7%
1996+2.4%
2000−3.9%
2004−14.3%
2008−15.0%
2012−20.4%
2016−26.0%
2020−23.2%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1904
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyR
−45.8%
5121,4071,953
Bedford CountyD
+22.6%
2,0631,3013,375
Benton CountyD
+15.7%
1,3529742,415
Bledsoe CountyR
−14.7%
5347181,252
Blount CountyR
−52.0%
6181,9872,631
Bradley CountyR
−27.4%
7011,2421,976
Campbell CountyR
−55.4%
3091,1981,606
Cannon CountyD
+24.5%
1,0146141,630
Carroll CountyR
−18.4%
1,6332,4244,289
Carter CountyR
−73.9%
3792,5842,984
Cheatham CountyD
+41.1%
1,0154201,449
Chester CountyD
+16.1%
8245781,524
Claiborne CountyR
−1.7%
9599931,969
Clay CountyD
+3.9%
5445011,097
Cocke CountyR
−46.6%
6261,7262,358
Coffee CountyD
+44.7%
1,4415362,024
Crockett CountyD
+2.9%
1,1671,1022,279
Cumberland CountyR
−39.3%
3758981,331
Davidson CountyD
+58.6%
7,7351,9009,956
Decatur CountyR
−7.4%
1,0951,2742,417
DeKalb CountyR
−3.5%
8589211,781
Dickson CountyD
+27.3%
1,4908282,429
Dyer CountyD
+47.4%
1,7716252,416
Fayette CountyD
+93.3%
2,010622,089
Fentress CountyR
−44.5%
2787241,003
Franklin CountyD
+50.6%
2,1807042,918
Gibson CountyD
+34.9%
3,0141,4214,566
Giles CountyD
+26.4%
2,7361,5834,368
Grainger CountyR
−35.6%
5921,2531,859
Greene CountyD
+2.2%
2,1282,0364,191
Grundy CountyD
+30.3%
554264957
Hamblen CountyR
−20.6%
5318121,363
Hamilton CountyR
−10.6%
3,5094,3828,256
Hancock CountyR
−53.0%
3821,2441,626
Hardeman CountyD
+30.8%
1,9039862,977
Hardin CountyR
−26.6%
8371,4632,353
Hawkins CountyR
−23.4%
9351,5102,460
Haywood CountyD
+90.7%
1,341641,408
Henderson CountyR
−19.8%
8641,3132,262
Henry CountyD
+42.4%
2,3659283,393
Hickman CountyD
+14.0%
1,2319222,214
Houston CountyD
+29.9%
555287897
Humphreys CountyD
+37.5%
1,2095391,786
Jackson CountyD
+22.4%
1,2227722,011
Jefferson CountyR
−51.6%
3801,2171,621
Johnson CountyR
−77.5%
2191,7691,999
Knox CountyR
−14.4%
3,1964,3097,748
Lake CountyD
+45.8%
469174644
Lauderdale CountyD
+88.8%
3,0171683,207
Lawrence CountyR
−2.3%
1,2991,3592,658
Lewis CountyD
+29.7%
415220656
Lincoln CountyD
+50.7%
2,2276313,149
Loudon CountyR
−38.3%
3568101,184
Macon CountyR
−32.3%
7511,4822,261
Madison CountyD
+36.0%
2,6181,1803,998
Marion CountyR
−23.1%
7311,1891,980
Marshall CountyD
+52.4%
2,1526202,921
Maury CountyD
+36.5%
2,1429733,204
McMinn CountyR
−25.0%
1,0011,6692,675
McNairy CountyR
−10.7%
1,2181,5252,866
Meigs CountyD
+7.7%
5634811,065
Monroe CountyR
−10.8%
1,3851,7243,134
Montgomery CountyD
+31.8%
1,6978432,684
Moore CountyD
+78.5%
85795971
Morgan CountyR
−45.6%
3871,0491,453
Obion CountyD
+54.9%
2,6247563,400
Overton CountyD
+15.9%
1,1258171,942
Perry CountyD
+12.6%
7525841,336
Pickett CountyR
−19.1%
346509855
Polk CountyR
−18.8%
6881,0061,694
Putnam CountyD
+3.8%
1,3101,2132,551
Rhea CountyR
−4.7%
7998811,728
Roane CountyR
−43.4%
4931,3782,040
Robertson CountyD
+47.0%
2,3088113,186
Rutherford CountyD
+29.7%
2,5041,3483,889
Scott CountyR
−80.7%
1661,5671,736
Sequatchie CountyD
+34.0%
356175533
Sevier CountyR
−81.0%
3002,8863,191
Shelby CountyD
+53.3%
8,6862,56311,483
Smith CountyD
+17.1%
1,5621,0802,822
Stewart CountyD
+31.8%
1,3306812,044
Sullivan CountyD
+16.6%
2,1161,5063,668
Sumner CountyD
+55.6%
2,1785992,842
Tipton CountyD
+30.7%
1,8829802,940
Trousdale CountyD
+45.3%
488177686
Unicoi CountyR
−82.0%
74776856
Union CountyR
−61.3%
3341,4101,754
Van Buren CountyD
+37.5%
352160512
Warren CountyD
+42.6%
1,8157072,599
Washington CountyR
−24.8%
1,2682,1203,440
Wayne CountyR
−53.0%
4341,4261,870
Weakley CountyD
+26.9%
2,8921,6294,696
White CountyD
+42.2%
1,6826792,375
Williamson CountyD
+57.6%
1,9324752,528
Wilson CountyD
+41.9%
2,3869663,387