† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 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
GroupNewport, TNTennesseeUnited States
American16.0%11.3%5.3%
English13.9%13.3%9.5%
Irish10.7%9.3%9.4%
German7.7%9.1%12.5%
Scottish1.9%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%1.7%—
Italian1.1%2.2%4.8%
Polish1.0%—2.2%
Mexican1.6%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.5%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†2.0%14.3%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
Newport, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median age
45.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.0%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Newport, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$48,016
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.0%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Newport, TN
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.2%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Newport, TN
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
1.1%
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.3%
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.0%
44.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
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.
Newport, TN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−35.0%
1896
−44.9%
1900
−40.3%
1904
−46.6%
1908
−43.1%
1912
−8.4%
1916
−42.3%
1920
−55.5%
1924
−46.8%
1928
−60.1%
1932
−19.6%
1936
−50.7%
1940
−51.9%
1944
−56.4%
1948
−57.2%
1952
−64.0%
1956
−65.6%
1960
−63.5%
1964
−41.4%
1968
−60.5%
1972
−72.5%
1976
−22.7%
1980
−51.0%
1984
−52.1%
1988
−43.7%
1992
−18.0%
1996
−13.3%
2000
−22.6%
2004
−35.4%
2008
−44.9%
2012
−49.4%
2016
−64.4%
2020
−64.8%
2024
−68.3%
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
15.4%Harris2,415
83.7%Trump13,105
0.5%Kennedy84 +4
R+68.3
R+3.4
R+66.8
15,663
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.7%13,105
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic15.4%2,415
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.5%84
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.2%25
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%19
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%11
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%4
R
17.0%Biden2,533
81.8%Trump12,162
1.1%
R+64.8
R+0.4
R+69.3
14,859
R
16.3%Clinton1,981
80.7%Trump9,791
2.9%
R+64.4
R+15.0
R+66.5
12,126
R
24.5%Obama2,804
73.9%Romney8,459
1.7%
R+49.4
R+4.5
R+53.2
11,454
R
26.8%Obama3,340
71.7%McCain8,945
1.6%
R+44.9
R+9.5
R+52.2
12,481
R
32.0%Kerry3,935
67.4%Bush8,297
0.6%
R+35.4
R+12.8
R+33.0
12,311
R
37.8%Gore3,872
60.4%Bush6,185
1.8%
R+22.6
R+9.3
R+23.1
10,239
R
38.3%Clinton3,326
51.6%Dole4,481
10.2%
R+13.3
D+4.7
R+21.8
8,691
R
34.9%Clinton3,495
53.0%Bush5,298
12.1%
R+18.0
D+25.7
R+23.6
10,000
R
27.9%Dukakis2,115
71.6%Bush5,430
0.4%
R+43.7
D+8.3
R+36.0
7,579
R
23.4%Mondale2,068
75.5%Reagan6,665
1.1%
R+52.1
R+1.1
R+33.9
8,828
R
23.4%Carter2,139
74.4%Reagan6,802
2.2%
R+51.0
R+28.3
R+41.3
9,144
R
38.2%Carter3,141
60.9%Ford5,004
0.9%
R+22.7
D+49.9
R+24.7
8,219
R
13.1%McGovern805
85.6%Nixon5,268
1.3%
R+72.5
R+12.0
R+49.4
6,153
R
12.3%Humphrey950
72.8%Nixon5,645
14.9%
R+60.5
R+19.2
R+59.9
7,754
R
29.3%Johnson2,109
70.7%Goldwater5,084
0.0%
R+41.4
D+22.1
R+63.9
7,193
R
17.8%Kennedy1,442
81.3%Nixon6,581
0.9%
R+63.5
D+2.1
R+63.6
8,095
R
16.7%Stevenson1,121
82.3%Eisenhower5,526
1.0%
R+65.6
R+1.6
R+50.2
6,715
R
18.0%Stevenson1,247
82.0%Eisenhower5,688
0.0%
R+64.0
R+6.9
R+53.3
6,935
R
20.4%Truman939
77.5%Dewey3,576
2.1%
R+57.2
R+0.8
R+61.6
4,614
R
21.7%Roosevelt989
78.1%Dewey3,554
0.1%
R+56.4
R+4.5
R+63.9
4,548
R
23.5%Roosevelt1,098
75.3%Willkie3,521
1.2%
R+51.9
R+1.1
R+61.8
4,673
R
24.6%Roosevelt1,217
75.3%Landon3,731
0.1%
R+50.7
R+31.2
R+75.0
4,954
R
39.8%Roosevelt1,557
59.4%Hoover2,324
0.9%
R+19.6
D+40.5
R+37.4
3,915
R
19.9%Smith722
80.0%Hoover2,908
0.1%
R+60.1
R+13.4
R+42.7
3,635
R
26.4%Davis921
73.1%Coolidge2,556
0.5%
R+46.8
D+8.7
R+21.6
3,495
R
21.9%Cox929
77.4%Harding3,283
0.8%
R+55.5
R+13.1
R+29.3
4,244
R
28.5%Wilson595
70.9%Hughes1,478
0.6%
R+42.3
R+34.0
R+45.5
2,086
R
31.2%Wilson597
39.6%Taft757
29.2%
R+8.4
D+34.7
R+27.9
1,913
R
27.9%Bryan688
71.0%Taft1,749
1.1%
R+43.1
D+3.6
R+33.5
2,463
R
26.5%Parker626
73.2%Roosevelt1,726
0.3%
R+46.6
R+6.3
R+27.0
2,358
R
29.7%Bryan1,001
70.0%McKinley2,360
0.3%
R+40.3
D+4.6
R+32.8
3,371
R
27.5%Bryan980
72.4%McKinley2,582
0.1%
R+44.9
R+9.9
R+38.8
3,567
R
32.0%Cleveland874
66.9%Harrison1,831
1.1%
R+35.0
—
R+36.6
2,735
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
16.1%2,456
81.9%12,471
15,223
2020
R
16.0%2,227
81.1%11,284
13,908
2018
R
25.2%2,621
72.5%7,528
10,382
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Newport, TN
Year
Total registered
2016
22,791
2018
22,285
2020
23,146
2022
24,042
2024
25,434
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+472 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,939 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Newport, TN in Newport, TN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−142
2012
+166
2013
−21
2014
+26
2015
−8
2016
+243
2017
+472
2018
+511
2019
+292
2021
+671
2022
+809
2023
+812
2024
+636
2025
+472
Newport, TN sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 72.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.3 points.
A population of 36,813, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,016 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greeneville, TN and Glasgow, KY.
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In 2024, Newport, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,663 votes cast, 2,415 went Democratic and 13,105 went Republican.
How many people live in Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Newport, TN, Tennessee has a population of 36,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Newport, TN, Tennessee is $48,016 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Newport, TN, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.
