Tennessee — 1904 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1904 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentParkerD+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
| Alton B. Parker ✓Democratic | 54.2% | 131,653 |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore RooseveltRepublican | 43.4% | 105,372 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 5,734 |
1904presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+73.9 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+7.4 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Greene County, TN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+77.5 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+25.0 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+80.7 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+81.0 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+82.0 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+41.9 |
Tennessee results by county
95 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Theodore Roosevelt+895 | 51226.2% | 1,40772.0% | 341.7% | 1,953 |
| Bedford County | Alton B. Parker+762 | 2,06361.1% | 1,30138.5% | 110.3% | 3,375 |
| Benton County | Alton B. Parker+378 | 1,35256.0% | 97440.3% | 893.7% | 2,415 |
| Bledsoe County | Theodore Roosevelt+184 | 53442.7% | 71857.3% | 00.0% | 1,252 |
| Blount County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,369 | 61823.5% | 1,98775.5% | 261.0% | 2,631 |
| Bradley County | Theodore Roosevelt+541 | 70135.5% | 1,24262.9% | 331.7% | 1,976 |
| Campbell County | Theodore Roosevelt+889 | 30919.2% | 1,19874.6% | 996.2% | 1,606 |
| Cannon County | Alton B. Parker+400 | 1,01462.2% | 61437.7% | 20.1% | 1,630 |
| Carroll County | Theodore Roosevelt+791 | 1,63338.1% | 2,42456.5% | 2325.4% | 4,289 |
| Carter County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,205 | 37912.7% | 2,58486.6% | 210.7% | 2,984 |
| Cheatham County | Alton B. Parker+595 | 1,01570.0% | 42029.0% | 141.0% | 1,449 |
| Chester County | Alton B. Parker+246 | 82454.1% | 57837.9% | 1228.0% | 1,524 |
| Claiborne County | Theodore Roosevelt+34 | 95948.7% | 99350.4% | 170.9% | 1,969 |
| Clay County | Alton B. Parker+43 | 54449.6% | 50145.7% | 524.7% | 1,097 |
| Cocke County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,100 | 62626.5% | 1,72673.2% | 60.3% | 2,358 |
| Coffee County | Alton B. Parker+905 | 1,44171.2% | 53626.5% | 472.3% | 2,024 |
| Crockett County | Alton B. Parker+65 | 1,16751.2% | 1,10248.4% | 100.4% | 2,279 |
| Cumberland County | Theodore Roosevelt+523 | 37528.2% | 89867.5% | 584.4% | 1,331 |
| Davidson County | Alton B. Parker+5,835 | 7,73577.7% | 1,90019.1% | 3213.2% | 9,956 |
| Decatur County | Theodore Roosevelt+179 | 1,09545.3% | 1,27452.7% | 482.0% | 2,417 |
| DeKalb County | Theodore Roosevelt+63 | 85848.2% | 92151.7% | 20.1% | 1,781 |
| Dickson County | Alton B. Parker+662 | 1,49061.3% | 82834.1% | 1114.6% | 2,429 |
| Dyer County | Alton B. Parker+1,146 | 1,77173.3% | 62525.9% | 200.8% | 2,416 |
| Fayette County | Alton B. Parker+1,948 | 2,01096.2% | 623.0% | 170.8% | 2,089 |
| Fentress County | Theodore Roosevelt+446 | 27827.7% | 72472.2% | 10.1% | 1,003 |
| Franklin County | Alton B. Parker+1,476 | 2,18074.7% | 70424.1% | 341.2% | 2,918 |
| Gibson County | Alton B. Parker+1,593 | 3,01466.0% | 1,42131.1% | 1312.9% | 4,566 |
| Giles County | Alton B. Parker+1,153 | 2,73662.6% | 1,58336.2% | 491.1% | 4,368 |
| Grainger County | Theodore Roosevelt+661 | 59231.8% | 1,25367.4% | 140.8% | 1,859 |
| Greene County | Alton B. Parker+92 | 2,12850.8% | 2,03648.6% | 270.6% | 4,191 |
| Grundy County | Alton B. Parker+290 | 55457.9% | 26427.6% | 13914.5% | 957 |
| Hamblen County | Theodore Roosevelt+281 | 53139.0% | 81259.6% | 201.5% | 1,363 |
| Hamilton County | Theodore Roosevelt+873 | 3,50942.5% | 4,38253.1% | 3654.4% | 8,256 |
| Hancock County | Theodore Roosevelt+862 | 38223.5% | 1,24476.5% | 00.0% | 1,626 |
| Hardeman County | Alton B. Parker+917 | 1,90363.9% | 98633.1% | 883.0% | 2,977 |
| Hardin County | Theodore Roosevelt+626 | 83735.6% | 1,46362.2% | 532.3% | 2,353 |
| Hawkins County | Theodore Roosevelt+575 | 93538.0% | 1,51061.4% | 150.6% | 2,460 |
| Haywood County | Alton B. Parker+1,277 | 1,34195.2% | 644.5% | 30.2% | 1,408 |
| Henderson County | Theodore Roosevelt+449 | 86438.2% | 1,31358.0% | 853.8% | 2,262 |
| Henry County | Alton B. Parker+1,437 | 2,36569.7% | 92827.4% | 1002.9% | 3,393 |
| Hickman County | Alton B. Parker+309 | 1,23155.6% | 92241.6% | 612.8% | 2,214 |
| Houston County | Alton B. Parker+268 | 55561.9% | 28732.0% | 556.1% | 897 |
| Humphreys County | Alton B. Parker+670 | 1,20967.7% | 53930.2% | 382.1% | 1,786 |
| Jackson County | Alton B. Parker+450 | 1,22260.8% | 77238.4% | 170.8% | 2,011 |
| Jefferson County | Theodore Roosevelt+837 | 38023.4% | 1,21775.1% | 241.5% | 1,621 |
| Johnson County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,550 | 21911.0% | 1,76988.5% | 110.6% | 1,999 |
| Knox County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,113 | 3,19641.2% | 4,30955.6% | 2433.1% | 7,748 |
| Lake County | Alton B. Parker+295 | 46972.8% | 17427.0% | 10.2% | 644 |
| Lauderdale County | Alton B. Parker+2,849 | 3,01794.1% | 1685.2% | 220.7% | 3,207 |
| Lawrence County | Theodore Roosevelt+60 | 1,29948.9% | 1,35951.1% | 00.0% | 2,658 |
| Lewis County | Alton B. Parker+195 | 41563.3% | 22033.5% | 213.2% | 656 |
| Lincoln County | Alton B. Parker+1,596 | 2,22770.7% | 63120.0% | 2919.2% | 3,149 |
| Loudon County | Theodore Roosevelt+454 | 35630.1% | 81068.4% | 181.5% | 1,184 |
| Macon County | Theodore Roosevelt+731 | 75133.2% | 1,48265.5% | 281.2% | 2,261 |
| Madison County | Alton B. Parker+1,438 | 2,61865.5% | 1,18029.5% | 2005.0% | 3,998 |
| Marion County | Theodore Roosevelt+458 | 73136.9% | 1,18960.1% | 603.0% | 1,980 |
| Marshall County | Alton B. Parker+1,532 | 2,15273.7% | 62021.2% | 1495.1% | 2,921 |
| Maury County | Alton B. Parker+1,169 | 2,14266.9% | 97330.4% | 892.8% | 3,204 |
| McMinn County | Theodore Roosevelt+668 | 1,00137.4% | 1,66962.4% | 50.2% | 2,675 |
| McNairy County | Theodore Roosevelt+307 | 1,21842.5% | 1,52553.2% | 1234.3% | 2,866 |
| Meigs County | Alton B. Parker+82 | 56352.9% | 48145.2% | 212.0% | 1,065 |
| Monroe County | Theodore Roosevelt+339 | 1,38544.2% | 1,72455.0% | 250.8% | 3,134 |
| Montgomery County | Alton B. Parker+854 | 1,69763.2% | 84331.4% | 1445.4% | 2,684 |
| Moore County | Alton B. Parker+762 | 85788.3% | 959.8% | 192.0% | 971 |
| Morgan County | Theodore Roosevelt+662 | 38726.6% | 1,04972.2% | 171.2% | 1,453 |
| Obion County | Alton B. Parker+1,868 | 2,62477.2% | 75622.2% | 200.6% | 3,400 |
| Overton County | Alton B. Parker+308 | 1,12557.9% | 81742.1% | 00.0% | 1,942 |
| Perry County | Alton B. Parker+168 | 75256.3% | 58443.7% | 00.0% | 1,336 |
| Pickett County | Theodore Roosevelt+163 | 34640.5% | 50959.5% | 00.0% | 855 |
| Polk County | Theodore Roosevelt+318 | 68840.6% | 1,00659.4% | 00.0% | 1,694 |
| Putnam County | Alton B. Parker+97 | 1,31051.4% | 1,21347.5% | 281.1% | 2,551 |
| Rhea County | Theodore Roosevelt+82 | 79946.2% | 88151.0% | 482.8% | 1,728 |
| Roane County | Theodore Roosevelt+885 | 49324.2% | 1,37867.5% | 1698.3% | 2,040 |
| Robertson County | Alton B. Parker+1,497 | 2,30872.4% | 81125.5% | 672.1% | 3,186 |
| Rutherford County | Alton B. Parker+1,156 | 2,50464.4% | 1,34834.7% | 371.0% | 3,889 |
| Scott County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,401 | 1669.6% | 1,56790.3% | 30.2% | 1,736 |
| Sequatchie County | Alton B. Parker+181 | 35666.8% | 17532.8% | 20.4% | 533 |
| Sevier County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,586 | 3009.4% | 2,88690.4% | 50.2% | 3,191 |
| Shelby County | Alton B. Parker+6,123 | 8,68675.6% | 2,56322.3% | 2342.0% | 11,483 |
| Smith County | Alton B. Parker+482 | 1,56255.4% | 1,08038.3% | 1806.4% | 2,822 |
| Stewart County | Alton B. Parker+649 | 1,33065.1% | 68133.3% | 331.6% | 2,044 |
| Sullivan County | Alton B. Parker+610 | 2,11657.7% | 1,50641.1% | 461.3% | 3,668 |
| Sumner County | Alton B. Parker+1,579 | 2,17876.6% | 59921.1% | 652.3% | 2,842 |
| Tipton County | Alton B. Parker+902 | 1,88264.0% | 98033.3% | 782.7% | 2,940 |
| Trousdale County | Alton B. Parker+311 | 48871.1% | 17725.8% | 213.1% | 686 |
| Unicoi County | Theodore Roosevelt+702 | 748.6% | 77690.7% | 60.7% | 856 |
| Union County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,076 | 33419.0% | 1,41080.4% | 100.6% | 1,754 |
| Van Buren County | Alton B. Parker+192 | 35268.8% | 16031.3% | 00.0% | 512 |
| Warren County | Alton B. Parker+1,108 | 1,81569.8% | 70727.2% | 773.0% | 2,599 |
| Washington County | Theodore Roosevelt+852 | 1,26836.9% | 2,12061.6% | 521.5% | 3,440 |
| Wayne County | Theodore Roosevelt+992 | 43423.2% | 1,42676.3% | 100.5% | 1,870 |
| Weakley County | Alton B. Parker+1,263 | 2,89261.6% | 1,62934.7% | 1753.7% | 4,696 |
| White County | Alton B. Parker+1,003 | 1,68270.8% | 67928.6% | 140.6% | 2,375 |
| Williamson County | Alton B. Parker+1,457 | 1,93276.4% | 47518.8% | 1214.8% | 2,528 |
| Wilson County | Alton B. Parker+1,420 | 2,38670.4% | 96628.5% | 351.0% | 3,387 |
Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1904 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.