Tennessee — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentTrumpR+23.2
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.7% | 1,852,475 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe BidenDemocratic | 37.5% | 1,143,711 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 57,665 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Bedford County, TN | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Benton County, TN | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Cannon County, TN | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Clay County, TN | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Crockett County, TN | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+63.4 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Dickson County, TN | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Franklin County, TN | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Gibson County, TN | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Giles County, TN | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Grundy County, TN | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+77.3 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+67.5 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Henry County, TN | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Hickman County, TN | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Houston County, TN | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Jackson County, TN | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Lake County, TN | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Lewis County, TN | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Marshall County, TN | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Maury County, TN | Republican | R+36.5 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+60.6 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Obion County, TN | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Overton County, TN | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Perry County, TN | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Putnam County, TN | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Robertson County, TN | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+77.5 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Smith County, TN | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Stewart County, TN | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Sumner County, TN | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+68.4 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Warren County, TN | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+74.6 |
| Weakley County, TN | Republican | R+53.7 |
| White County, TN | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Wilson County, TN | Republican | R+37.7 |
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 | Donald Trump+11,443 | 23,18465.2% | 11,74133.0% | 6451.8% | 35,570 |
| Bedford County | Donald Trump+9,901 | 14,35475.2% | 4,45323.3% | 2811.5% | 19,088 |
| Benton County | Donald Trump+4,139 | 5,66878.1% | 1,52921.1% | 630.9% | 7,260 |
| Bledsoe County | Donald Trump+3,754 | 4,72582.1% | 97116.9% | 621.1% | 5,758 |
| Blount County | Donald Trump+29,437 | 47,36971.1% | 17,93226.9% | 1,3082.0% | 66,609 |
| Bradley County | Donald Trump+25,353 | 35,20476.8% | 9,85121.5% | 8101.8% | 45,865 |
| Campbell County | Donald Trump+9,890 | 12,33182.6% | 2,44116.3% | 1611.1% | 14,933 |
| Cannon County | Donald Trump+3,929 | 5,19079.2% | 1,26119.2% | 1061.6% | 6,557 |
| Carroll County | Donald Trump+6,646 | 9,20577.3% | 2,55921.5% | 1411.2% | 11,905 |
| Carter County | Donald Trump+15,055 | 19,58480.0% | 4,52918.5% | 3791.5% | 24,492 |
| Cheatham County | Donald Trump+8,924 | 14,43871.3% | 5,51427.2% | 3081.5% | 20,260 |
| Chester County | Donald Trump+4,540 | 5,95278.5% | 1,41218.6% | 2202.9% | 7,584 |
| Claiborne County | Donald Trump+8,402 | 10,60481.9% | 2,20217.0% | 1391.1% | 12,945 |
| Clay County | Donald Trump+1,998 | 2,73378.0% | 73521.0% | 381.1% | 3,506 |
| Cocke County | Donald Trump+9,629 | 12,16281.8% | 2,53317.0% | 1641.1% | 14,859 |
| Coffee County | Donald Trump+12,178 | 17,88373.6% | 5,70523.5% | 6942.9% | 24,282 |
| Crockett County | Donald Trump+3,291 | 4,67376.4% | 1,38222.6% | 591.0% | 6,114 |
| Cumberland County | Donald Trump+18,440 | 25,16878.0% | 6,72820.8% | 3831.2% | 32,279 |
| Davidson County | Joe Biden+99,485 | 100,21832.4% | 199,70364.5% | 9,7373.1% | 309,658 |
| Decatur County | Donald Trump+3,325 | 4,22980.7% | 90417.2% | 1082.1% | 5,241 |
| DeKalb County | Donald Trump+4,922 | 6,67278.4% | 1,75020.6% | 911.1% | 8,513 |
| Dickson County | Donald Trump+11,537 | 17,64372.8% | 6,10625.2% | 4842.0% | 24,233 |
| Dyer County | Donald Trump+8,610 | 11,76878.0% | 3,15820.9% | 1531.0% | 15,079 |
| Fayette County | Donald Trump+8,663 | 15,69068.3% | 7,02730.6% | 2671.2% | 22,984 |
| Fentress County | Donald Trump+6,227 | 7,44185.2% | 1,21413.9% | 740.8% | 8,729 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+9,123 | 13,98773.1% | 4,86425.4% | 2811.5% | 19,132 |
| Gibson County | Donald Trump+10,488 | 16,25972.8% | 5,77125.8% | 3051.4% | 22,335 |
| Giles County | Donald Trump+6,486 | 9,78474.1% | 3,29825.0% | 1210.9% | 13,203 |
| Grainger County | Donald Trump+7,098 | 8,56584.5% | 1,46714.5% | 1021.0% | 10,134 |
| Greene County | Donald Trump+17,060 | 22,25979.3% | 5,19918.5% | 6292.2% | 28,087 |
| Grundy County | Donald Trump+3,814 | 4,80282.0% | 98816.9% | 651.1% | 5,855 |
| Hamblen County | Donald Trump+13,311 | 18,81176.4% | 5,50022.3% | 3201.3% | 24,631 |
| Hamilton County | Donald Trump+16,586 | 92,10853.8% | 75,52244.1% | 3,4832.0% | 171,113 |
| Hancock County | Donald Trump+2,121 | 2,37286.4% | 2519.1% | 1214.4% | 2,744 |
| Hardeman County | Donald Trump+1,580 | 5,76057.2% | 4,18041.5% | 1231.2% | 10,063 |
| Hardin County | Donald Trump+7,784 | 9,55982.8% | 1,77515.4% | 2041.8% | 11,538 |
| Hawkins County | Donald Trump+16,322 | 20,40582.2% | 4,08316.4% | 3361.4% | 24,824 |
| Haywood County | Joe Biden+669 | 3,34344.9% | 4,01253.9% | 841.1% | 7,439 |
| Henderson County | Donald Trump+7,705 | 9,79781.5% | 2,09217.4% | 1311.1% | 12,020 |
| Henry County | Donald Trump+7,691 | 11,23974.7% | 3,54823.6% | 2601.7% | 15,047 |
| Hickman County | Donald Trump+5,447 | 7,57777.1% | 2,13021.7% | 1251.3% | 9,832 |
| Houston County | Donald Trump+1,847 | 2,71873.7% | 87123.6% | 972.6% | 3,686 |
| Humphreys County | Donald Trump+4,103 | 6,12074.3% | 2,01724.5% | 991.2% | 8,236 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+2,983 | 4,11877.4% | 1,13521.3% | 701.3% | 5,323 |
| Jefferson County | Donald Trump+13,997 | 18,65179.0% | 4,65419.7% | 3111.3% | 23,616 |
| Johnson County | Donald Trump+5,222 | 6,46882.9% | 1,24616.0% | 871.1% | 7,801 |
| Knox County | Donald Trump+33,118 | 124,54056.5% | 91,42241.5% | 4,5942.1% | 220,556 |
| Lake County | Donald Trump+966 | 1,49273.4% | 52625.9% | 160.8% | 2,034 |
| Lauderdale County | Donald Trump+2,481 | 5,67463.3% | 3,19335.6% | 981.1% | 8,965 |
| Lawrence County | Donald Trump+12,139 | 15,33481.9% | 3,19517.1% | 1891.0% | 18,718 |
| Lewis County | Donald Trump+3,402 | 4,47479.8% | 1,07219.1% | 631.1% | 5,609 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+9,362 | 12,28178.7% | 2,91918.7% | 4082.6% | 15,608 |
| Loudon County | Donald Trump+14,765 | 21,71374.0% | 6,94823.7% | 6862.3% | 29,347 |
| Macon County | Donald Trump+6,789 | 8,09685.3% | 1,30713.8% | 840.9% | 9,487 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+5,553 | 23,94355.7% | 18,39042.8% | 6171.4% | 42,950 |
| Marion County | Donald Trump+6,734 | 9,91174.8% | 3,17724.0% | 1681.3% | 13,256 |
| Marshall County | Donald Trump+7,438 | 11,04374.2% | 3,60524.2% | 2301.5% | 14,878 |
| Maury County | Donald Trump+17,046 | 31,46467.4% | 14,41830.9% | 7751.7% | 46,657 |
| McMinn County | Donald Trump+13,837 | 18,19879.7% | 4,36119.1% | 2851.2% | 22,844 |
| McNairy County | Donald Trump+7,150 | 9,09380.6% | 1,94317.2% | 2392.1% | 11,275 |
| Meigs County | Donald Trump+3,459 | 4,46780.7% | 1,00818.2% | 571.0% | 5,532 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+13,019 | 16,78380.7% | 3,76418.1% | 2501.2% | 20,797 |
| Montgomery County | Donald Trump+9,715 | 42,18755.0% | 32,47242.3% | 2,0992.7% | 76,758 |
| Moore County | Donald Trump+2,315 | 2,88881.6% | 57316.2% | 782.2% | 3,539 |
| Morgan County | Donald Trump+5,763 | 6,93084.2% | 1,16714.2% | 1311.6% | 8,228 |
| Obion County | Donald Trump+8,201 | 10,79079.8% | 2,58919.1% | 1421.1% | 13,521 |
| Overton County | Donald Trump+5,885 | 7,91878.9% | 2,03320.3% | 860.9% | 10,037 |
| Perry County | Donald Trump+2,160 | 2,77581.0% | 61517.9% | 381.1% | 3,428 |
| Pickett County | Donald Trump+1,856 | 2,38181.2% | 52517.9% | 250.9% | 2,931 |
| Polk County | Donald Trump+5,300 | 6,79281.2% | 1,49217.8% | 760.9% | 8,360 |
| Putnam County | Donald Trump+14,574 | 23,75970.7% | 9,18527.3% | 6491.9% | 33,593 |
| Rhea County | Donald Trump+8,681 | 11,05081.0% | 2,36917.4% | 2181.6% | 13,637 |
| Roane County | Donald Trump+13,187 | 19,23074.2% | 6,04323.3% | 6442.5% | 25,917 |
| Robertson County | Donald Trump+15,844 | 24,53672.8% | 8,69225.8% | 4891.5% | 33,717 |
| Rutherford County | Donald Trump+22,139 | 81,48056.6% | 59,34141.2% | 3,0572.1% | 143,878 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+7,018 | 8,00488.4% | 98610.9% | 620.7% | 9,052 |
| Sequatchie County | Donald Trump+4,557 | 5,85580.7% | 1,29817.9% | 991.4% | 7,252 |
| Sevier County | Donald Trump+25,062 | 33,78377.6% | 8,72120.0% | 1,0312.4% | 43,535 |
| Shelby County | Joe Biden+116,290 | 129,81534.0% | 246,10564.4% | 6,1351.6% | 382,055 |
| Smith County | Donald Trump+5,334 | 7,13678.8% | 1,80219.9% | 1131.2% | 9,051 |
| Stewart County | Donald Trump+3,718 | 4,95078.6% | 1,23219.6% | 1141.8% | 6,296 |
| Sullivan County | Donald Trump+38,588 | 55,86075.1% | 17,27223.2% | 1,2251.6% | 74,357 |
| Sumner County | Donald Trump+35,774 | 63,45468.5% | 27,68029.9% | 1,4961.6% | 92,630 |
| Tipton County | Donald Trump+13,233 | 20,07073.5% | 6,83725.0% | 4011.5% | 27,308 |
| Trousdale County | Donald Trump+1,924 | 2,93673.4% | 1,01225.3% | 501.3% | 3,998 |
| Unicoi County | Donald Trump+4,984 | 6,59979.4% | 1,61519.4% | 931.1% | 8,307 |
| Union County | Donald Trump+5,554 | 6,80383.7% | 1,24915.4% | 710.9% | 8,123 |
| Van Buren County | Donald Trump+1,798 | 2,34280.2% | 54418.6% | 351.2% | 2,921 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+7,926 | 11,85074.0% | 3,92424.5% | 2351.5% | 16,009 |
| Washington County | Donald Trump+21,806 | 40,44467.2% | 18,63831.0% | 1,1211.9% | 60,203 |
| Wayne County | Donald Trump+4,975 | 5,79586.9% | 82012.3% | 540.8% | 6,669 |
| Weakley County | Donald Trump+7,376 | 10,39675.7% | 3,02022.0% | 3192.3% | 13,735 |
| White County | Donald Trump+7,463 | 9,60680.8% | 2,14318.0% | 1461.2% | 11,895 |
| Williamson County | Donald Trump+36,308 | 86,46962.2% | 50,16136.1% | 2,3861.7% | 139,016 |
| Wilson County | Donald Trump+28,042 | 50,29667.7% | 22,25429.9% | 1,7802.4% | 74,330 |
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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% |
Same ballot, 2020TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.