Anderson County, Tennessee: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 79,1532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Roane County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anderson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anderson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −38.0% |
| 1896 | −49.4% |
| 1900 | −46.2% |
| 1904 | −45.8% |
| 1908 | −52.0% |
| 1912 | +2.5% |
| 1916 | −52.2% |
| 1920 | −61.1% |
| 1924 | −43.9% |
| 1928 | −62.5% |
| 1932 | −19.4% |
| 1936 | +12.9% |
| 1940 | +8.9% |
| 1944 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | +4.6% |
| 1952 | −8.0% |
| 1956 | −8.1% |
| 1960 | −6.0% |
| 1964 | +15.6% |
| 1968 | −14.0% |
| 1972 | −34.1% |
| 1976 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | −15.7% |
| 1984 | −23.3% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −17.7% |
| 2008 | −26.2% |
| 2012 | −29.8% |
| 2016 | −34.1% |
| 2020 | −32.2% |
| 2024 | −35.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,525 | 24,582 | 36,548 | ||
| R | 11,741 | 23,184 | 35,570 | ||
| R | 9,013 | 19,212 | 29,881 | ||
| R | 10,122 | 18,968 | 29,659 | ||
| R | 11,396 | 19,675 | 31,570 | ||
| R | 12,896 | 18,510 | 31,682 | ||
| R | 13,556 | 14,688 | 28,779 | ||
| D | 13,457 | 11,943 | 27,516 | ||
| D | 13,482 | 11,838 | 28,611 | ||
| R | 9,589 | 15,056 | 24,788 | ||
| R | 10,415 | 16,783 | 27,374 | ||
| R | 10,194 | 14,235 | 25,736 | ||
| D | 13,455 | 10,494 | 24,242 | ||
| R | 6,713 | 13,865 | 20,999 | ||
| R | 7,198 | 10,233 | 21,754 | ||
| D | 12,146 | 8,860 | 21,006 | ||
| R | 9,878 | 11,153 | 21,221 | ||
| R | 9,368 | 11,071 | 21,121 | ||
| R | 8,939 | 10,489 | 19,466 | ||
| D | 5,915 | 5,372 | 11,837 | ||
| D | 3,476 | 3,424 | 6,920 | ||
| D | 2,218 | 1,852 | 4,091 | ||
| D | 2,348 | 1,805 | 4,213 | ||
| R | 1,081 | 1,605 | 2,697 | ||
| R | 531 | 2,304 | 2,835 | ||
| R | 548 | 1,495 | 2,158 | ||
| R | 748 | 3,127 | 3,894 | ||
| R | 537 | 1,730 | 2,286 | ||
| O | 597 | 539 | 2,339 | ||
| R | 632 | 2,022 | 2,673 | ||
| R | 512 | 1,407 | 1,953 | ||
| R | 732 | 1,997 | 2,739 | ||
| R | 745 | 2,224 | 2,996 | ||
| R | 607 | 1,365 | 1,997 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.6%
German
11.5%
Irish
10.3%
American
10.0%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
1.9%
Polish
1.9%
African American
2.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,183
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anderson County$66,183
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Anderson County blends a federal-science workforce with broader rural East Tennessee culture — yet that mix has not prevented Republican presidential margins from widening past 35 points in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A population of 79,153, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,183 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roane County and Sumter County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anderson County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anderson County, Tennessee voted Republican by 35.7 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,548 votes cast, 11,525 went Democratic and 24,582 went Republican.
What is Anderson County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Anderson County, Tennessee in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Anderson County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anderson County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Anderson County, Tennessee?
Anderson County, Tennessee has a population of 79,153 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anderson County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Anderson County, Tennessee is $66,183 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Anderson County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anderson County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.