† 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
GroupWaverlyTennesseeUnited States
American22.0%11.3%5.3%
English14.9%13.3%9.5%
Irish12.3%9.3%9.4%
German5.8%9.1%12.5%
Scottish2.7%2.2%1.3%
Italian1.2%2.2%4.8%
Polish1.2%—2.2%
French1.1%1.3%1.6%
African American†1.7%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
Waverly
Tennessee
United States
Median age
46
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waverly
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$43,773
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.3%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waverly
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.2%
8.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waverly
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.
Waverly, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+25.0%
2008
+6.0%
2012
−1.5%
2016
−27.2%
2020
−38.2%
2024
−44.5%
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
27.0%Harris408
71.5%Trump1,081
1.5%
R+44.5
R+6.3
R+43.0
1,512
R
30.3%Biden514
68.5%Trump1,161
1.2%
R+38.2
R+11.0
R+42.6
1,695
R
34.6%Clinton526
61.8%Trump940
3.6%
R+27.2
R+25.7
R+29.3
1,521
R
48.3%Obama734
49.8%Romney757
1.8%
R+1.5
R+7.5
R+5.4
1,519
D
51.5%Obama871
45.6%McCain770
2.9%
D+6.0
R+19.0
R+1.3
1,690
D
62.3%Kerry1,084
37.3%Bush649
0.4%
D+25.0
—
D+27.5
1,740
Waverly gained national attention after catastrophic August 2021 flooding killed more than 20 residents, straining a tight-knit community of roughly 4,300. Recovery politics and infrastructure spending have since factored into local electoral conversation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.0 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 44.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.5 points.
A population of 4,302, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,773 describe the city.
In 2024, Waverly, Tennessee voted Republican by 44.5 points (R+44.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,512 votes cast, 408 went Democratic and 1,081 went Republican.
When did Waverly, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Waverly, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Waverly, Tennessee?
Waverly, Tennessee has a population of 4,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waverly, Tennessee?
Median household income in Waverly, Tennessee is $43,773 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Waverly, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waverly, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
