† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAthens, TNTennesseeUnited States
Irish14.7%9.3%9.4%
English12.6%13.3%9.5%
German12.5%9.1%12.5%
American11.0%11.3%5.3%
Italian3.0%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.8%2.2%1.3%
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.7%—
Mexican2.4%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Spanish0.3%——
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.5%0.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†2.5%14.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Athens, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median age
43
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Athens, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$61,451
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.6%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Athens, TN
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Athens, TN
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
0.4%
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
53.8%
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
35.4%
44.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.6%
6.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Athens, TN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−11.0%
1896
−15.2%
1900
−14.5%
1904
−15.7%
1908
−12.1%
1912
+13.4%
1916
−17.8%
1920
−22.4%
1924
−19.5%
1928
−32.8%
1932
+1.7%
1936
+0.2%
1940
+15.2%
1944
+17.5%
1948
−14.9%
1952
−22.4%
1956
−18.8%
1960
−21.7%
1964
−3.4%
1968
−26.1%
1972
−41.9%
1976
+4.1%
1980
−16.7%
1984
−28.9%
1988
−27.8%
1992
−2.3%
1996
−8.0%
2000
−21.3%
2004
−31.6%
2008
−38.5%
2012
−45.6%
2016
−59.2%
2020
−61.0%
2024
−64.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
17.2%Harris5,175
82.1%Trump24,758
0.5%Kennedy142 +4
R+64.9
R+4.0
R+63.4
30,171
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%24,758
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.2%5,175
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.5%142
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.1%44
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%34
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%15
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%3
R
18.9%Biden5,369
79.9%Trump22,665
1.2%
R+61.0
R+1.7
R+65.4
28,376
R
18.9%Clinton4,366
78.1%Trump18,033
2.9%
R+59.2
R+13.7
R+61.3
23,075
R
26.5%Obama5,772
72.0%Romney15,701
1.5%
R+45.6
R+7.0
R+49.4
21,798
R
30.0%Obama6,913
68.6%McCain15,786
1.4%
R+38.5
R+6.9
R+45.8
23,026
R
33.8%Kerry7,486
65.4%Bush14,480
0.8%
R+31.6
R+10.3
R+29.1
22,135
R
38.5%Gore7,697
59.8%Bush11,952
1.7%
R+21.3
R+13.3
R+21.8
19,990
R
42.0%Clinton7,463
50.0%Dole8,883
7.9%
R+8.0
R+5.7
R+16.5
17,752
R
42.9%Clinton8,355
45.2%Bush8,808
11.9%
R+2.3
D+25.5
R+7.9
19,474
R
35.9%Dukakis5,616
63.7%Bush9,969
0.4%
R+27.8
D+1.0
R+20.1
15,646
R
35.3%Mondale6,153
64.2%Reagan11,179
0.5%
R+28.9
R+12.2
R+10.6
17,415
R
40.7%Carter6,459
57.4%Reagan9,103
1.9%
R+16.7
R+20.8
R+6.9
15,863
D
51.8%Carter8,274
47.7%Ford7,613
0.5%
D+4.1
D+46.1
D+2.1
15,974
R
27.8%McGovern3,377
69.7%Nixon8,475
2.5%
R+41.9
R+15.8
R+18.8
12,155
R
25.6%Humphrey3,382
51.8%Nixon6,827
22.6%
R+26.1
R+22.7
R+25.4
13,186
R
48.3%Johnson6,023
51.7%Goldwater6,448
0.0%
R+3.4
D+18.3
R+26.0
12,471
R
38.8%Kennedy4,802
60.5%Nixon7,486
0.7%
R+21.7
R+2.9
R+21.9
12,371
R
40.0%Stevenson4,709
58.7%Eisenhower6,922
1.3%
R+18.8
D+3.6
R+3.4
11,784
R
38.5%Stevenson4,194
60.9%Eisenhower6,628
0.6%
R+22.4
R+7.5
R+11.6
10,886
R
41.1%Truman3,804
56.0%Dewey5,180
2.9%
R+14.9
R+32.4
R+19.4
9,252
D
58.8%Roosevelt5,162
41.2%Dewey3,623
0.0%
D+17.5
D+2.3
D+10.0
8,785
D
57.5%Roosevelt6,081
42.3%Willkie4,474
0.3%
D+15.2
D+15.0
D+5.2
10,583
D
49.8%Roosevelt5,071
49.6%Landon5,050
0.6%
D+0.2
R+1.5
R+24.1
10,179
D
50.3%Roosevelt3,470
48.6%Hoover3,354
1.1%
D+1.7
D+34.4
R+16.1
6,903
R
33.5%Smith2,600
66.3%Hoover5,140
0.2%
R+32.8
R+13.3
R+15.3
7,754
R
38.1%Davis2,191
57.5%Coolidge3,311
4.4%
R+19.5
D+3.0
D+5.7
5,755
R
38.5%Cox2,348
60.9%Harding3,715
0.6%
R+22.4
R+4.6
D+3.8
6,098
R
41.1%Wilson1,629
58.9%Hughes2,334
0.0%
R+17.8
R+31.2
R+20.9
3,964
D
45.1%Wilson1,429
31.7%Taft1,004
23.3%
D+13.4
D+25.5
R+6.1
3,171
R
43.6%Bryan1,390
55.7%Taft1,777
0.7%
R+12.1
D+3.5
R+2.6
3,189
R
41.8%Parker1,564
57.5%Roosevelt2,150
0.7%
R+15.7
R+1.2
D+4.0
3,740
R
42.1%Bryan1,990
56.6%McKinley2,676
1.3%
R+14.5
D+0.7
R+7.0
4,728
R
41.9%Bryan2,109
57.1%McKinley2,876
1.0%
R+15.2
R+4.3
R+9.1
5,037
R
41.4%Cleveland1,900
52.3%Harrison2,403
6.3%
R+11.0
—
R+12.6
4,593
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
17.6%5,190
80.4%23,744
29,546
2020
R
17.5%4,790
80.3%21,975
27,350
2018
R
26.3%5,162
72.0%14,128
19,614
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Athens, TN
Year
Total registered
2016
38,776
2018
38,977
2020
39,449
2022
40,796
2024
44,100
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,162 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +9,723 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Athens, TN in Athens, TN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+147
2012
+84
2013
+30
2014
+409
2015
+6
2016
+446
2017
+434
2018
+669
2019
+601
2021
+1,192
2022
+1,419
2023
+1,684
2024
+1,440
2025
+1,162
Athens anchors a small Tennessee metro where manufacturing employment has historically tracked closely with broader McMinn County voting patterns, and where population growth from retiree in-migration has gradually altered the electorate over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.5 points in 1944 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.9 points.
A population of 68,227, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,451 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harrison, AR and Morristown, TN.
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In 2024, Athens, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 64.9 points (R+64.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,171 votes cast, 5,175 went Democratic and 24,758 went Republican.
When did Athens, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Athens, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Athens, TN, Tennessee?
Athens, TN, Tennessee has a population of 68,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Athens, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Athens, TN, Tennessee is $61,451 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Athens, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Athens, TN, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
