† 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
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
GroupUnion City, TNTennesseeUnited States
American23.8%11.3%5.3%
English13.0%13.3%9.5%
Irish10.6%9.3%9.4%
German4.9%9.1%12.5%
Scottish1.8%2.2%1.3%
Dutch0.8%——
Scotch-Irish0.8%1.7%—
French0.6%1.3%1.6%
African American†10.3%14.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Mexican4.2%3.8%11.3%
Cuban0.7%0.2%0.7%
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
Union City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median age
41.8
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.0%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Union City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$54,613
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.3%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Union City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.7%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Union City, TN
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
2.7%
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
59.8%
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
25.4%
44.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.5%
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.
Union City, TN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+42.5%
1896
+51.9%
1900
+53.6%
1904
+54.9%
1908
+51.7%
1912
+59.3%
1916
+68.0%
1920
+55.2%
1924
+72.6%
1928
+51.9%
1932
+79.8%
1936
+79.9%
1940
+77.8%
1944
+71.1%
1948
+61.7%
1952
+26.4%
1956
+37.1%
1960
+5.4%
1964
+33.9%
1968
−2.0%
1972
−43.2%
1976
+40.9%
1980
+3.2%
1984
−14.4%
1988
−11.5%
1992
+13.1%
1996
+16.6%
2000
−0.9%
2004
−17.1%
2008
−34.1%
2012
−44.7%
2016
−58.0%
2020
−60.7%
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%Harris2,221
82.1%Trump10,596
0.5%Kennedy64 +3
R+64.9
R+4.3
R+63.5
12,900
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%10,596
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.2%2,221
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.5%64
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.1%11
Jill SteinIndependent0.0%5
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
R
19.1%Biden2,589
79.8%Trump10,790
1.1%
R+60.7
R+2.7
R+65.1
13,521
R
19.8%Clinton2,426
77.8%Trump9,526
2.4%
R+58.0
R+13.3
R+60.1
12,249
R
27.0%Obama3,321
71.7%Romney8,814
1.3%
R+44.7
R+10.6
R+48.5
12,297
R
32.2%Obama4,308
66.3%McCain8,873
1.6%
R+34.1
R+17.0
R+41.4
13,392
R
41.0%Kerry5,549
58.1%Bush7,859
0.9%
R+17.1
R+16.2
R+14.6
13,535
R
48.7%Gore6,056
49.6%Bush6,168
1.7%
R+0.9
R+17.5
R+1.4
12,440
D
54.0%Clinton6,226
37.4%Dole4,310
8.7%
D+16.6
D+3.5
D+8.1
11,536
D
50.5%Clinton6,497
37.4%Bush4,812
12.1%
D+13.1
D+24.6
D+7.5
12,864
R
44.1%Dukakis4,785
55.6%Bush6,037
0.3%
R+11.5
D+2.8
R+3.8
10,858
R
42.4%Mondale4,769
56.7%Reagan6,384
0.9%
R+14.4
R+17.6
D+3.9
11,252
D
50.7%Carter5,766
47.5%Reagan5,397
1.8%
D+3.2
R+37.6
D+13.0
11,365
D
69.8%Carter7,204
28.9%Ford2,986
1.3%
D+40.9
D+84.0
D+38.8
10,320
R
27.2%McGovern2,243
70.4%Nixon5,800
2.4%
R+43.2
R+41.2
R+20.0
8,243
O
23.9%Humphrey2,235
25.9%Nixon2,420
50.1%
Wallace +24.2
R+35.9
R+1.3
9,335
D
66.9%Johnson5,672
33.1%Goldwater2,802
0.0%
D+33.9
D+28.5
D+11.3
8,474
D
51.8%Kennedy4,244
46.4%Nixon3,800
1.9%
D+5.4
R+31.7
D+5.3
8,196
D
67.9%Stevenson5,185
30.8%Eisenhower2,349
1.3%
D+37.1
D+10.7
D+52.5
7,637
D
62.9%Stevenson4,623
36.5%Eisenhower2,682
0.5%
D+26.4
R+35.3
D+37.2
7,345
D
75.6%Truman3,490
13.9%Dewey642
10.5%
D+61.7
R+9.4
D+57.2
4,617
D
85.4%Roosevelt3,670
14.3%Dewey615
0.3%
D+71.1
R+6.7
D+63.6
4,298
D
88.7%Roosevelt4,360
10.9%Willkie536
0.4%
D+77.8
R+2.1
D+67.9
4,914
D
89.9%Roosevelt3,728
10.1%Landon417
0.0%
D+79.9
D+0.1
D+55.6
4,145
D
89.2%Roosevelt3,183
9.4%Hoover334
1.5%
D+79.8
D+27.9
D+62.0
3,569
D
76.0%Smith2,492
24.0%Hoover789
0.0%
D+51.9
R+20.7
D+69.4
3,281
D
85.5%Davis3,223
12.9%Coolidge485
1.6%
D+72.6
D+17.5
D+97.8
3,769
D
77.4%Cox4,547
22.3%Harding1,307
0.3%
D+55.2
R+12.9
D+81.3
5,874
D
83.6%Wilson3,170
15.6%Hughes591
0.8%
D+68.0
D+8.8
D+64.9
3,790
D
75.2%Wilson2,152
15.9%Taft455
8.9%
D+59.3
D+7.5
D+39.7
2,863
D
75.5%Bryan2,258
23.8%Taft711
0.7%
D+51.7
R+3.2
D+61.3
2,990
D
77.2%Parker2,624
22.2%Roosevelt756
0.6%
D+54.9
D+1.3
D+74.6
3,400
D
74.8%Bryan2,722
21.2%McKinley771
4.0%
D+53.6
D+1.7
D+61.1
3,640
D
74.6%Bryan3,775
22.7%McKinley1,147
2.7%
D+51.9
D+9.4
D+58.0
5,061
D
59.6%Cleveland2,694
17.0%Harrison771
23.4%
D+42.5
—
D+40.9
4,523
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
16.2%2,041
82.4%10,378
12,598
2020
R
17.5%2,247
79.6%10,236
12,863
2018
R
24.3%2,326
74.5%7,118
9,559
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Union City, TN
Year
Total registered
2016
19,112
2018
19,766
2020
19,209
2022
19,214
2024
19,419
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−68 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,365 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Union City, TN in Union City, TN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−112
2012
−314
2013
−244
2014
−127
2015
−234
2016
−5
2017
−128
2018
−83
2019
−121
2021
−98
2022
+85
2023
+152
2024
−68
2025
−68
Union City, TN sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.9 points.
A population of 30,453, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,613 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Martin, TN and Corinth, MS.
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In 2024, Union City, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 64.9 points (R+64.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,900 votes cast, 2,221 went Democratic and 10,596 went Republican.
When did Union City, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Union City, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Union City, TN, Tennessee?
Union City, TN, Tennessee has a population of 30,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Union City, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Union City, TN, Tennessee is $54,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Union City, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Union City, TN, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
