† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupParisTennesseeUnited States
American29.6%11.3%5.3%
English13.0%13.3%9.5%
Irish7.9%9.3%9.4%
German6.7%9.1%12.5%
Scottish2.0%2.2%1.3%
Italian1.7%2.2%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.0%1.7%—
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
African American†15.2%14.3%9.9%
South African0.7%——
Mexican1.3%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.6%0.5%
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
Paris
Tennessee
United States
Median age
38.5
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paris
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$41,012
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paris
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
5.3%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paris
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
—
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.5%
51.5%
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.
Paris, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+2.4%
2008
−8.5%
2012
−15.0%
2016
−30.1%
2020
−30.7%
2024
−36.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.2%Harris1,254
67.6%Trump2,720
1.2%
R+36.5
R+5.8
R+35.0
4,021
R
33.7%Biden1,412
64.4%Trump2,699
1.9%
R+30.7
R+0.6
R+35.2
4,192
R
33.2%Clinton1,183
63.3%Trump2,257
3.5%
R+30.1
R+15.2
R+32.2
3,563
R
41.7%Obama1,610
56.7%Romney2,188
1.6%
R+15.0
R+6.4
R+18.8
3,861
R
44.9%Obama1,896
53.4%McCain2,256
1.7%
R+8.5
R+11.0
R+15.8
4,225
D
51.1%Kerry2,130
48.7%Bush2,028
0.2%
D+2.4
—
D+4.9
4,167
Paris anchors Henry County in west Tennessee's agricultural corridor, where turnout patterns and voter registration rolls reflect the region's deep-rooted rural Democratic legacy slowly shifting toward Republican margins over recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.4 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 36.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.5 points.
A population of 10,338, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,012 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pulaski and Tuscumbia.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Paris, Tennessee voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+36.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,021 votes cast, 1,254 went Democratic and 2,720 went Republican.
When did Paris, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paris, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Paris, Tennessee?
Paris, Tennessee has a population of 10,338 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paris, Tennessee?
Median household income in Paris, Tennessee is $41,012 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Paris, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Paris, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
