† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
6 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
GroupChattanooga, TN-GAUnited States
English16.3%9.5%
Irish11.4%9.4%
American9.9%5.3%
German9.8%12.5%
Scottish2.9%1.3%
Italian2.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.6%—
French1.1%1.6%
African American†10.7%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%
Haitian0.2%0.3%
Mexican2.6%11.3%
Guatemalan1.6%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Venezuelan0.2%—
Asian Indian0.4%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
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
Chattanooga, TN-GA
United States
Median age
40.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Chattanooga, TN-GA
United States
Median household income
$72,439
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Chattanooga, TN-GA
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Chattanooga, TN-GA
United States
Catholic
2.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
38.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
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.
Chattanooga, TN-GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.1%
1896
−1.9%
1900
−4.7%
1904
−3.6%
1908
−0.5%
1912
+32.1%
1916
+16.9%
1920
−3.2%
1924
+3.8%
1928
−24.7%
1932
+32.0%
1936
+42.1%
1940
+33.3%
1944
+30.4%
1948
+27.4%
1952
−2.5%
1956
−5.9%
1960
−8.5%
1964
−1.9%
1968
−7.9%
1972
−49.5%
1976
+4.6%
1980
−11.6%
1984
−26.9%
1988
−26.6%
1992
−5.7%
1996
−6.6%
2000
−16.4%
2004
−22.1%
2008
−21.9%
2012
−24.9%
2016
−30.7%
2020
−26.2%
2024
−29.3%
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
34.7%Harris94,238
64.0%Trump173,921
1.3%
R+29.3
R+3.2
R+27.9
271,585
R
36.0%Biden93,959
62.2%Trump162,281
1.8%
R+26.2
D+4.6
R+30.6
261,002
R
31.9%Clinton69,152
62.7%Trump135,747
5.4%
R+30.7
R+5.9
R+32.8
216,644
R
36.5%Obama76,328
61.4%Romney128,322
2.1%
R+24.9
R+3.0
R+28.7
209,137
R
38.5%Obama84,201
60.4%McCain132,089
1.2%
R+21.9
D+0.2
R+29.2
218,840
R
38.5%Kerry78,452
60.7%Bush123,474
0.8%
R+22.1
R+5.7
R+19.7
203,509
R
41.0%Gore72,236
57.4%Bush101,117
1.6%
R+16.4
R+9.8
R+16.9
176,181
R
42.7%Clinton68,465
49.3%Dole79,111
8.0%
R+6.6
R+0.9
R+15.2
160,325
R
40.4%Clinton66,929
46.1%Bush76,398
13.5%
R+5.7
D+20.9
R+11.3
165,735
R
36.5%Dukakis55,822
63.1%Bush96,522
0.5%
R+26.6
D+0.3
R+18.9
153,087
R
36.4%Mondale55,868
63.2%Reagan97,140
0.4%
R+26.9
R+15.2
R+8.6
153,626
R
43.0%Carter61,510
54.7%Reagan78,153
2.3%
R+11.6
R+16.2
R+1.9
142,915
D
51.8%Carter67,986
47.3%Ford61,993
0.9%
D+4.6
D+54.1
D+2.5
131,189
R
23.5%McGovern25,831
73.0%Nixon80,324
3.6%
R+49.5
R+41.6
R+26.3
110,105
O
23.9%Humphrey28,764
31.7%Nixon38,244
44.4%
Wallace +12.7
R+5.9
R+7.2
120,519
R
49.0%Johnson53,086
51.0%Goldwater55,192
0.0%
R+1.9
D+6.5
R+24.5
108,295
R
45.1%Kennedy42,159
53.6%Nixon50,073
1.3%
R+8.5
R+2.6
R+8.6
93,430
R
45.7%Stevenson38,646
51.6%Eisenhower43,648
2.6%
R+5.9
R+3.4
D+9.5
84,514
R
48.5%Stevenson35,541
51.0%Eisenhower37,366
0.5%
R+2.5
R+29.9
D+8.3
73,256
D
59.3%Truman26,386
31.9%Dewey14,178
8.8%
D+27.4
R+3.0
D+23.0
44,488
D
64.7%Roosevelt26,193
34.3%Dewey13,886
0.9%
D+30.4
R+2.9
D+22.9
40,453
D
66.5%Roosevelt26,609
33.2%Willkie13,288
0.3%
D+33.3
R+8.8
D+23.3
40,011
D
70.9%Roosevelt24,260
28.8%Landon9,843
0.3%
D+42.1
D+10.2
D+17.9
34,221
D
65.2%Roosevelt18,468
33.2%Hoover9,416
1.6%
D+32.0
D+56.7
D+14.2
28,326
R
37.5%Smith10,802
62.2%Hoover17,920
0.4%
R+24.7
R+28.5
R+7.2
28,825
D
49.6%Davis11,885
45.8%Coolidge10,981
4.6%
D+3.8
D+7.0
D+29.0
23,963
R
47.8%Cox14,225
51.0%Harding15,180
1.3%
R+3.2
R+20.1
D+23.0
29,786
D
56.2%Wilson10,671
39.3%Hughes7,469
4.5%
D+16.9
R+15.3
D+13.7
18,996
D
50.4%Wilson7,060
18.3%Taft2,560
31.4%
D+32.1
D+32.6
D+12.6
14,014
R
48.4%Bryan7,316
48.9%Taft7,391
2.7%
R+0.5
D+3.1
D+9.1
15,117
R
45.9%Parker5,952
49.5%Roosevelt6,415
4.6%
R+3.6
D+1.1
D+16.1
12,969
R
46.0%Bryan6,466
50.6%McKinley7,125
3.4%
R+4.7
R+2.8
D+2.9
14,068
R
47.7%Bryan7,689
49.6%McKinley7,997
2.6%
R+1.9
R+16.0
D+4.2
16,112
D
54.1%Cleveland7,827
40.0%Harrison5,782
5.9%
D+14.1
—
D+12.5
14,469
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Chattanooga, TN-GA
Year
Total registered
2016
373,128
2018
381,417
2020
389,161
2022
401,483
2024
424,790
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+4,010 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +51,179 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Chattanooga, TN-GA in Chattanooga, TN-GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,742
2012
+2,927
2013
+2,642
2014
+898
2015
+1,921
2016
+3,522
2017
+3,462
2018
+3,944
2019
+3,595
2021
+4,069
2022
+7,079
2023
+5,720
2024
+4,648
2025
+4,010
Chattanooga's metro spans two states and has trended increasingly Republican at the federal level over the past two decades, even as in-migration and downtown revitalization have introduced a younger, more diverse electorate into Hamilton County's core.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 49.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.
A population of 575,812, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,439 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knoxville, TN and Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.
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In 2024, Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 271,585 votes cast, 94,238 went Democratic and 173,921 went Republican.
When did Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia?
Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia has a population of 575,812 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia is $72,439 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
