† 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
GroupPortlandTennesseeUnited States
American19.6%11.3%5.3%
English16.6%13.3%9.5%
German11.0%9.1%12.5%
Irish10.1%9.3%9.4%
Italian2.6%2.2%4.8%
French2.4%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.2%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.1%1.7%—
Mexican2.4%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
African American†2.2%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
Portland
Tennessee
United States
Median age
34.8
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.2%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Portland
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$72,647
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Portland
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.6%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Portland
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.
Portland, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.4%
2008
−31.4%
2012
−39.6%
2016
−51.8%
2020
−51.7%
2024
−57.0%
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
20.9%Harris1,078
77.9%Trump4,022
1.2%
R+57.0
R+5.3
R+55.5
5,163
R
23.1%Biden1,084
74.8%Trump3,509
2.1%
R+51.7
D+0.1
R+56.1
4,692
R
21.9%Clinton770
73.7%Trump2,589
4.4%
R+51.8
R+12.2
R+53.9
3,513
R
29.5%Obama820
69.1%Romney1,918
1.3%
R+39.6
R+8.2
R+43.4
2,775
R
33.3%Obama1,205
64.7%McCain2,339
1.9%
R+31.4
R+4.9
R+38.7
3,614
R
35.9%Kerry1,205
62.3%Bush2,092
1.8%
R+26.4
—
R+24.0
3,356
Portland sits at the northern edge of the Nashville metro's expansion zone, drawing working-class and newcomer households whose mix of priorities has made local races increasingly competitive despite the county's reliably red tilt.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.
A population of 13,449, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,647 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrenceburg and Muscle Shoals.
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, Portland, Tennessee voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,163 votes cast, 1,078 went Democratic and 4,022 went Republican.
How many people live in Portland, Tennessee?
Portland, Tennessee has a population of 13,449 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland, Tennessee?
Median household income in Portland, Tennessee is $72,647 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Portland, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Portland, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
