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Elections / 1924 · President · TN

John W. Davis carried Tennessee D+9.3.

John W. Davis (D) vs Calvin Coolidge (R) in Tennessee, 1924. The state ran 34.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+25.1 nationally).

Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)

Tennessee result
300,117 votes counted
Davis (D)
158,679
52.9%
Coolidge (R)
130,728
43.6%
Follette + others
10,710
3.6%
Margin
D+9.3
1924 presidential election
Tennessee, 1924
DavisD+9.3
1924 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1924 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 1924 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1924 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+43.9Bedford County, TN · D+31.4Benton County, TN · D+20.7Bledsoe County, TN · R+17.3Blount County, TN · R+47.3Bradley County, TN · R+27.7Campbell County, TN · R+55.5Cannon County, TN · D+33.7Carroll County, TN · R+5.6Carter County, TN · R+73.3Cheatham County, TN · D+64.4Chester County, TN · D+21.8Claiborne County, TN · R+23.1Clay County, TN · D+15.4Cocke County, TN · R+46.8Coffee County, TN · D+53.7Crockett County, TN · D+32.7Cumberland County, TN · R+23.0Davidson County, TN · D+39.7Decatur County, TN · D+4.6DeKalb County, TN · D+13.0Dickson County, TN · D+49.9Dyer County, TN · D+65.8Fayette County, TN · D+87.7Fentress County, TN · R+45.5Franklin County, TN · D+48.1Gibson County, TN · D+51.0Giles County, TN · D+56.2Grainger County, TN · R+38.2Greene County, TN · R+11.8Grundy County, TN · D+28.9Hamblen County, TN · R+0.9Hamilton County, TN · R+5.4Hancock County, TN · R+54.0Hardeman County, TN · D+70.2Hardin County, TN · R+31.0Hawkins County, TN · R+23.6Haywood County, TN · D+93.1Henderson County, TN · R+22.7Henry County, TN · D+60.0Hickman County, TN · D+48.3Houston County, TN · D+60.2Humphreys County, TN · D+62.7Jackson County, TN · D+50.1Jefferson County, TN · R+57.7Johnson County, TN · R+83.1Knox County, TN · R+19.9Lake County, TN · D+80.0Lauderdale County, TN · D+72.5Lawrence County, TN · R+4.1Lewis County, TN · D+22.6Lincoln County, TN · D+72.8Loudon County, TN · R+36.1Macon County, TN · R+44.5Madison County, TN · D+46.9Marion County, TN · R+1.7Marshall County, TN · D+64.6Maury County, TN · D+54.7McMinn County, TN · R+23.0McNairy County, TN · R+18.0Meigs County, TN · R+6.7Monroe County, TN · R+5.4Montgomery County, TN · D+34.2Moore County, TN · D+84.0Morgan County, TN · R+39.4Obion County, TN · D+72.6Overton County, TN · D+25.5Perry County, TN · D+29.5Pickett County, TN · R+2.5Polk County, TN · R+4.0Putnam County, TN · D+24.5Rhea County, TN · TiedRoane County, TN · R+32.6Robertson County, TN · D+73.8Rutherford County, TN · D+51.1Scott County, TN · R+64.5Sequatchie County, TN · D+20.3Sevier County, TN · R+76.9Shelby County, TN · D+27.4Smith County, TN · D+41.2Stewart County, TN · D+66.6Sullivan County, TN · D+19.0Sumner County, TN · D+70.3Tipton County, TN · D+78.0Trousdale County, TN · D+65.1Unicoi County, TN · R+52.6Union County, TN · R+59.6Van Buren County, TN · D+48.4Warren County, TN · D+46.2Washington County, TN · R+27.2Wayne County, TN · R+51.1Weakley County, TN · D+46.1White County, TN · D+42.9Williamson County, TN · D+72.2Wilson County, TN · D+55.1
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
John W. Davis ✓Democratic52.9%158,679
Calvin CoolidgeRepublican43.6%130,728
Robert La FolletteProgressive3.6%10,710
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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 — 1924
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyR
−43.9%
5481,4952,158
Bedford CountyD
+31.4%
1,7999252,784
Benton CountyD
+20.7%
1,0977141,853
Bledsoe CountyR
−17.3%
4856901,184
Blount CountyR
−47.3%
9682,7543,776
Bradley CountyR
−27.7%
9991,7792,818
Campbell CountyR
−55.5%
6482,6203,551
Cannon CountyD
+33.7%
581285878
Carroll CountyR
−5.6%
1,9622,1994,261
Carter CountyR
−73.3%
5513,6574,236
Cheatham CountyD
+64.4%
8681811,066
Chester CountyD
+21.8%
7584841,258
Claiborne CountyR
−23.1%
1,0911,7752,960
Clay CountyD
+15.4%
6684881,171
Cocke CountyR
−46.8%
9212,5563,495
Coffee CountyD
+53.7%
1,6914882,239
Crockett CountyD
+32.7%
1,1685871,775
Cumberland CountyR
−23.0%
5388851,510
Davidson CountyD
+39.7%
11,3634,51617,249
Decatur CountyD
+4.6%
8777991,696
DeKalb CountyD
+13.0%
1,8291,4063,257
Dickson CountyD
+49.9%
1,6485162,270
Dyer CountyD
+65.8%
2,3364782,824
Fayette CountyD
+87.7%
1,181651,273
Fentress CountyR
−45.5%
4201,1971,706
Franklin CountyD
+48.1%
2,0727072,837
Gibson CountyD
+51.0%
3,2351,0374,311
Giles CountyD
+56.2%
2,5096773,261
Grainger CountyR
−38.2%
6511,4642,128
Greene CountyR
−11.8%
2,5863,2825,897
Grundy CountyD
+28.9%
394173764
Hamblen CountyR
−0.9%
1,3171,3422,712
Hamilton CountyR
−5.4%
7,5118,42116,780
Hancock CountyR
−54.0%
3051,0281,340
Hardeman CountyD
+70.2%
1,5862541,897
Hardin CountyR
−31.0%
6181,1751,797
Hawkins CountyR
−23.6%
1,5962,6004,247
Haywood CountyD
+93.1%
1,872601,947
Henderson CountyR
−22.7%
1,0091,6162,677
Henry CountyD
+60.0%
2,4785623,193
Hickman CountyD
+48.3%
9223151,258
Houston CountyD
+60.2%
44497576
Humphreys CountyD
+62.7%
1,0052161,258
Jackson CountyD
+50.1%
1,0743541,438
Jefferson CountyR
−57.7%
7122,6993,443
Johnson CountyR
−83.1%
2542,7993,064
Knox CountyR
−19.9%
6,93510,70918,984
Lake CountyD
+80.0%
81787913
Lauderdale CountyD
+72.5%
1,5962421,868
Lawrence CountyR
−4.1%
2,1852,3754,616
Lewis CountyD
+22.6%
310191526
Lincoln CountyD
+72.8%
2,3563572,744
Loudon CountyR
−36.1%
7031,5332,302
Macon CountyR
−44.5%
6891,8082,512
Madison CountyD
+46.9%
3,4221,1104,931
Marion CountyR
−1.7%
1,0361,0742,212
Marshall CountyD
+64.6%
1,6963492,085
Maury CountyD
+54.7%
3,0008443,944
McMinn CountyR
−23.0%
1,6172,6544,510
McNairy CountyR
−18.0%
1,1251,6252,776
Meigs CountyR
−6.7%
5746571,245
Monroe CountyR
−5.4%
2,2262,4804,718
Montgomery CountyD
+34.2%
1,9469412,941
Moore CountyD
+84.0%
49241537
Morgan CountyR
−39.4%
4111,1031,757
Obion CountyD
+72.6%
3,2234853,769
Overton CountyD
+25.5%
1,5329002,477
Perry CountyD
+29.5%
494268766
Pickett CountyR
−2.5%
6436761,324
Polk CountyR
−4.0%
1,1501,2472,431
Putnam CountyD
+24.5%
2,4741,4894,018
Rhea CountyD
+0.0%
1,1691,1682,404
Roane CountyR
−32.6%
7951,6352,577
Robertson CountyD
+73.8%
1,6452291,918
Rutherford CountyD
+51.1%
2,1376802,849
Scott CountyR
−64.5%
2741,6112,073
Sequatchie CountyD
+20.3%
374247626
Sevier CountyR
−76.9%
4483,5173,989
Shelby CountyD
+27.4%
13,6967,36923,067
Smith CountyD
+41.2%
1,7017002,429
Stewart CountyD
+66.6%
1,3692641,658
Sullivan CountyD
+19.0%
3,3132,2475,625
Sumner CountyD
+70.3%
2,6314353,123
Tipton CountyD
+78.0%
1,9172182,177
Trousdale CountyD
+65.1%
684143831
Unicoi CountyR
−52.6%
3811,3811,900
Union CountyR
−59.6%
3681,5401,965
Van Buren CountyD
+48.4%
357123483
Warren CountyD
+46.2%
1,3564901,874
Washington CountyR
−27.2%
1,8393,2435,158
Wayne CountyR
−51.1%
4481,3981,858
Weakley CountyD
+46.1%
3,1491,1544,327
White CountyD
+42.9%
1,1624521,656
Williamson CountyD
+72.2%
1,6262421,916
Wilson CountyD
+55.1%
2,0435802,655