† 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
3 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
GroupJohnson City, TNTennesseeUnited States
American18.9%11.3%5.3%
English17.0%13.3%9.5%
German10.7%9.1%12.5%
Irish10.3%9.3%9.4%
Scottish2.7%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.5%1.7%—
Italian2.1%2.2%4.8%
French1.0%1.3%1.6%
Mexican2.0%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.5%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†2.0%14.3%9.9%
Ghanaian0.2%——
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Japanese0.3%—0.2%
Asian Indian0.2%0.5%1.4%
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
Johnson City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median age
42.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Johnson City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$58,506
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.5%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Johnson City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Johnson City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
1.8%
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
38.3%
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
50.7%
44.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
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.
Johnson City, TN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−30.6%
1896
−47.6%
1900
−50.1%
1904
−51.6%
1908
−49.7%
1912
−5.2%
1916
−44.4%
1920
−59.0%
1924
−48.8%
1928
−65.9%
1932
−28.7%
1936
−23.1%
1940
−23.2%
1944
−34.4%
1948
−33.9%
1952
−45.5%
1956
−50.5%
1960
−47.3%
1964
−10.8%
1968
−41.6%
1972
−57.9%
1976
−5.8%
1980
−24.8%
1984
−42.3%
1988
−36.0%
1992
−16.9%
1996
−18.7%
2000
−22.7%
2004
−35.9%
2008
−37.9%
2012
−42.7%
2016
−50.1%
2020
−45.0%
2024
−47.7%
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
25.5%Harris24,163
73.3%Trump69,342
0.6%Kennedy580 +4
R+47.7
R+2.8
R+46.3
94,627
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.3%69,342
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.5%24,163
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.6%580
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%221
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.2%198
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%104
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%19
R
26.6%Biden24,782
71.6%Trump66,627
1.7%
R+45.0
D+5.1
R+49.4
93,002
R
22.7%Clinton17,739
72.8%Trump56,821
4.4%
R+50.1
R+7.4
R+52.2
78,029
R
27.8%Obama21,027
70.4%Romney53,343
1.8%
R+42.7
R+4.7
R+46.5
75,735
R
30.3%Obama23,635
68.2%McCain53,204
1.5%
R+37.9
R+2.1
R+45.2
77,974
R
31.7%Kerry23,713
67.6%Bush50,533
0.7%
R+35.9
R+13.2
R+33.4
74,782
R
37.9%Gore24,059
60.6%Bush38,470
1.5%
R+22.7
R+4.0
R+23.2
63,473
R
36.7%Clinton21,608
55.4%Dole32,622
7.9%
R+18.7
R+1.8
R+27.2
58,877
R
35.9%Clinton21,948
52.8%Bush32,262
11.3%
R+16.9
D+19.2
R+22.4
61,120
R
31.7%Dukakis16,515
67.7%Bush35,315
0.6%
R+36.0
D+6.2
R+28.3
52,151
R
28.6%Mondale15,790
70.8%Reagan39,164
0.6%
R+42.3
R+17.5
R+24.1
55,280
R
36.0%Carter19,485
60.8%Reagan32,933
3.2%
R+24.8
R+19.0
R+15.1
54,170
R
46.6%Carter23,920
52.4%Ford26,915
1.0%
R+5.8
D+52.1
R+7.9
51,324
R
20.0%McGovern8,297
77.9%Nixon32,322
2.0%
R+57.9
R+16.3
R+34.8
41,468
R
18.8%Humphrey8,000
60.5%Nixon25,676
20.7%
R+41.6
R+30.9
R+40.9
42,453
R
44.6%Johnson17,579
55.4%Goldwater21,815
0.0%
R+10.8
D+36.6
R+33.3
39,394
R
26.0%Kennedy11,017
73.3%Nixon31,069
0.7%
R+47.3
D+3.1
R+47.5
42,370
R
24.5%Stevenson9,358
74.9%Eisenhower28,667
0.6%
R+50.5
R+5.0
R+35.1
38,267
R
27.0%Stevenson9,115
72.5%Eisenhower24,495
0.6%
R+45.5
R+11.6
R+34.7
33,807
R
31.2%Truman6,676
65.1%Dewey13,926
3.7%
R+33.9
D+0.5
R+38.4
21,388
R
32.6%Roosevelt6,501
67.0%Dewey13,350
0.4%
R+34.4
R+11.2
R+41.9
19,929
R
38.0%Roosevelt6,721
61.2%Willkie10,820
0.8%
R+23.2
R+0.1
R+33.1
17,688
R
38.2%Roosevelt7,164
61.2%Landon11,496
0.6%
R+23.1
D+5.7
R+47.3
18,772
R
35.3%Roosevelt5,769
64.1%Hoover10,462
0.6%
R+28.7
D+37.2
R+46.5
16,333
R
17.0%Smith2,430
82.9%Hoover11,864
0.1%
R+65.9
R+17.1
R+48.4
14,313
R
24.5%Davis2,771
73.3%Coolidge8,281
2.1%
R+48.8
D+10.2
R+23.6
11,294
R
20.5%Cox3,481
79.5%Harding13,501
0.0%
R+59.0
R+14.6
R+32.8
16,990
R
27.7%Wilson2,555
72.2%Hughes6,645
0.1%
R+44.4
R+39.2
R+47.6
9,208
O
23.8%Wilson2,179
29.1%Taft2,657
47.1%
Roosevelt +18.0
D+44.5
R+24.8
9,139
R
25.1%Bryan2,100
74.8%Taft6,266
0.1%
R+49.7
D+1.9
R+40.2
8,377
R
23.6%Parker1,721
75.3%Roosevelt5,480
1.1%
R+51.6
R+1.5
R+32.0
7,280
R
24.2%Bryan1,980
74.3%McKinley6,073
1.4%
R+50.1
R+2.5
R+42.5
8,170
R
25.4%Bryan2,195
73.0%McKinley6,311
1.6%
R+47.6
R+17.1
R+41.6
8,641
R
32.6%Cleveland2,287
63.2%Harrison4,433
4.3%
R+30.6
—
R+32.2
7,019
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
24.1%22,356
74.0%68,601
92,766
2020
R
25.4%22,597
72.3%64,376
89,080
2018
R
31.8%22,347
67.1%47,119
70,174
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Johnson City, TN
Year
Total registered
2016
123,848
2018
122,564
2020
133,055
2022
134,718
2024
141,316
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,315 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +19,790 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Johnson City, TN in Johnson City, TN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+532
2012
+988
2013
+220
2014
−281
2015
+546
2016
+1,384
2017
+907
2018
+1,379
2019
+1,091
2021
+974
2022
+4,108
2023
+3,688
2024
+1,939
2025
+2,315
Johnson City's Ballad Health campus and East Tennessee State University give the metro an unusually large healthcare and higher-education workforce, moderating the heavily Republican baseline typical of surrounding Sullivan and Washington counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.7 points.
A population of 210,729, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,506 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA and Cullman, AL.
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In 2024, Johnson City, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+47.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,627 votes cast, 24,163 went Democratic and 69,342 went Republican.
How many people live in Johnson City, TN, Tennessee?
Johnson City, TN, Tennessee has a population of 210,729 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnson City, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Johnson City, TN, Tennessee is $58,506 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Johnson City, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Johnson City, TN, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.
