† 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
5 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
GroupKingsport-Bristol, TN-VAUnited States
English19.0%9.5%
American17.9%5.3%
Irish10.6%9.4%
German9.8%12.5%
Scottish2.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.6%—
Italian1.7%4.8%
French0.8%1.6%
Mexican1.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%
African American†1.7%9.9%
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
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
United States
Median age
45.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
United States
Median household income
$58,138
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
United States
Catholic
2.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.2%
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.
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.4%
1896
−6.2%
1900
+2.7%
1904
−7.4%
1908
−4.2%
1912
+31.4%
1916
+1.7%
1920
−5.8%
1924
+1.8%
1928
−15.4%
1932
+17.8%
1936
+13.3%
1940
+9.8%
1944
−0.3%
1948
−4.8%
1952
−18.1%
1956
−17.6%
1960
−20.7%
1964
+5.0%
1968
−26.4%
1972
−48.8%
1976
+1.2%
1980
−9.6%
1984
−34.4%
1988
−28.5%
1992
−11.0%
1996
−13.4%
2000
−21.0%
2004
−34.5%
2008
−39.0%
2012
−45.6%
2016
−56.4%
2020
−54.8%
2024
−57.4%
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
20.8%Harris31,221
78.2%Trump117,264
0.4%Kennedy559 +7
R+57.4
R+2.6
R+55.9
149,892
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.2%117,264
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic20.8%31,221
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.4%559
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%230
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.1%167
Chase OliverLibertarian0.1%141
OtherAll other candidates0.1%137
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%119
Cornel R WestIndependent0.0%31
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%23
R
21.8%Biden31,977
76.7%Trump112,354
1.5%
R+54.8
D+1.5
R+59.3
146,541
R
19.9%Clinton25,054
76.2%Trump96,086
3.9%
R+56.4
R+10.8
R+58.5
126,025
R
26.4%Obama32,372
71.9%Romney88,304
1.7%
R+45.6
R+6.6
R+49.4
122,735
R
29.8%Obama37,737
68.8%McCain87,200
1.4%
R+39.0
R+4.5
R+46.3
126,771
R
32.3%Kerry39,384
66.8%Bush81,505
1.0%
R+34.5
R+13.5
R+32.0
122,077
R
38.5%Gore41,854
59.5%Bush64,647
2.0%
R+21.0
R+7.6
R+21.5
108,661
R
38.9%Clinton39,912
52.3%Dole53,627
8.8%
R+13.4
R+2.3
R+21.9
102,546
R
38.2%Clinton41,754
49.2%Bush53,840
12.6%
R+11.0
D+17.4
R+16.6
109,412
R
35.1%Dukakis34,489
63.6%Bush62,467
1.3%
R+28.5
D+5.9
R+20.8
98,202
R
32.4%Mondale33,633
66.8%Reagan69,327
0.8%
R+34.4
R+24.8
R+16.2
103,743
R
43.2%Carter41,217
52.8%Reagan50,377
4.1%
R+9.6
R+10.8
D+0.1
95,498
D
49.0%Carter43,670
47.9%Ford42,615
3.1%
D+1.2
D+49.9
R+0.9
89,044
R
24.4%McGovern20,124
73.1%Nixon60,387
2.5%
R+48.8
R+22.4
R+25.6
82,575
R
25.6%Humphrey19,914
52.0%Nixon40,408
22.3%
R+26.4
R+31.4
R+25.7
77,643
D
52.4%Johnson37,358
47.4%Goldwater33,793
0.2%
D+5.0
D+25.7
R+17.6
71,271
R
39.2%Kennedy26,500
59.9%Nixon40,501
1.0%
R+20.7
R+3.1
R+20.9
67,660
R
40.7%Stevenson26,073
58.3%Eisenhower37,380
1.1%
R+17.6
D+0.5
R+2.2
64,131
R
40.8%Stevenson21,453
58.9%Eisenhower30,978
0.4%
R+18.1
R+13.3
R+7.3
52,629
R
46.0%Truman16,282
50.9%Dewey17,992
3.1%
R+4.8
R+4.6
R+9.3
35,366
R
49.7%Roosevelt15,344
50.0%Dewey15,424
0.3%
R+0.3
R+10.0
R+7.8
30,847
D
54.7%Roosevelt16,526
44.9%Willkie13,569
0.4%
D+9.8
R+3.5
R+0.2
30,223
D
56.5%Roosevelt14,628
43.2%Landon11,196
0.2%
D+13.3
R+4.6
R+11.0
25,888
D
58.4%Roosevelt13,886
40.5%Hoover9,643
1.1%
D+17.8
D+33.2
±0.0
23,795
R
42.3%Smith10,345
57.7%Hoover14,109
0.0%
R+15.4
R+17.2
D+2.1
24,460
D
50.2%Davis11,205
48.4%Coolidge10,801
1.4%
D+1.8
D+7.6
D+27.0
22,311
R
46.9%Cox10,414
52.8%Harding11,708
0.3%
R+5.8
R+7.6
D+20.4
22,186
D
50.7%Wilson7,414
49.0%Hughes7,159
0.3%
D+1.7
R+29.7
R+1.4
14,624
D
50.5%Wilson6,876
19.1%Taft2,599
30.3%
D+31.4
D+35.6
D+11.9
13,603
R
47.7%Bryan6,653
51.9%Taft7,238
0.5%
R+4.2
D+3.2
D+5.4
13,955
R
45.9%Parker5,856
53.3%Roosevelt6,794
0.8%
R+7.4
R+10.1
D+12.3
12,756
D
51.1%Bryan9,179
48.4%McKinley8,692
0.6%
D+2.7
D+8.9
D+10.3
17,976
R
46.5%Bryan8,815
52.7%McKinley9,997
0.9%
R+6.2
R+20.7
R+0.2
18,976
D
54.2%Cleveland8,985
39.8%Harrison6,593
6.0%
D+14.4
—
D+12.8
16,572
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
Year
Total registered
2016
193,990
2018
190,412
2020
207,190
2022
214,076
2024
225,390
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,692 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +24,930 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+401
2012
+467
2013
+116
2014
+404
2015
+142
2016
+818
2017
+1,664
2018
+1,523
2019
+1,646
2021
+3,530
2022
+4,745
2023
+3,760
2024
+3,022
2025
+2,692
Kingsport-Bristol spans a state line that splits its electorate across two sets of statewide races, making it a rare metro where identical precincts report to Richmond and Nashville simultaneously. Republican margins here have widened consistently since 2008.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.4 points.
A population of 310,842, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,138 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson City, TN and Morristown, TN.
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How did Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia voted Republican by 57.4 points (R+57.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 149,892 votes cast, 31,221 went Democratic and 117,264 went Republican.
When did Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia?
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia has a population of 310,842 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia is $58,138 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
