Bedford County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 20,090 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -203 Fairhaven Baptist Church203 Fairhaven Baptist Church | 486 | 2,236 | 25 | 2,747 | 17.7% | 81.4% | R+63.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -303 Community Elementary School303 Community Elementary School | 362 | 2,242 | 27 | 2,631 | 13.8% | 85.2% | R+71.5 |
| Precinct -403 Bedford Community Center403 Bedford Community Center | 336 | 2,215 | 15 | 2,566 | 13.1% | 86.3% | R+73.2 |
| Precinct -502 Flat Creek Community Center502 Flat Creek Community Center | 285 | 1,689 | 25 | 1,999 | 14.3% | 84.5% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -101 Wartrace Baptist Church101 Wartrace Baptist Church | 294 | 1,437 | 21 | 1,752 | 16.8% | 82.0% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -902 Southside School902 Southside School | 482 | 1,255 | 14 | 1,751 | 27.5% | 71.7% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -701 Deery Eakin School701 Deery Eakin School | 526 | 1,118 | 17 | 1,661 | 31.7% | 67.3% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -801 Thomas School801 Thomas School | 484 | 966 | 16 | 1,466 | 33.0% | 65.9% | R+32.9 |
| Precinct -102 Bell Buckle/Webb School102 Bell Buckle/Webb School | 256 | 1,077 | 8 | 1,341 | 19.1% | 80.3% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -601 First Baptist Church601 First Baptist Church | 439 | 671 | 14 | 1,124 | 39.1% | 59.7% | R+20.6 |
| Precinct -505 Normandy Baptist Church505 Normandy Baptist Church | 172 | 866 | 14 | 1,052 | 16.3% | 82.3% | R+66.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +18.0% |
| 1896 | +9.1% |
| 1900 | +22.8% |
| 1904 | +22.6% |
| 1908 | +16.0% |
| 1912 | +21.4% |
| 1916 | +32.1% |
| 1920 | +3.0% |
| 1924 | +31.4% |
| 1928 | +4.3% |
| 1932 | +56.4% |
| 1936 | +64.6% |
| 1940 | +63.2% |
| 1944 | +56.3% |
| 1948 | +37.7% |
| 1952 | +25.1% |
| 1956 | +33.1% |
| 1960 | +25.5% |
| 1964 | +42.3% |
| 1968 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | −23.8% |
| 1976 | +40.6% |
| 1980 | +27.2% |
| 1984 | −2.2% |
| 1988 | −9.1% |
| 1992 | +18.8% |
| 1996 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | −22.5% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −40.3% |
| 2016 | −52.7% |
| 2020 | −51.9% |
| 2024 | −58.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 24,887 |
| 2018 | 23,813 |
| 2020 | 27,107 |
| 2022 | 28,506 |
| 2024 | 30,759 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+502 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,825 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,156 in average income, against $69,387 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+29.6 on average — 28 points more Democratic-leaning than Bedford County, TN itself (R+58.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Rutherford County, TN458R+21.8
- Coffee County, TN125R+55.1
- Davidson County, TN86D+27.4
- Marshall County, TN66R+56.6
- Williamson County, TN53R+32.4
- Franklin County, TN33R+53.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rutherford County, TN344
- Coffee County, TN154
- Marshall County, TN73
- Davidson County, TN59
- Franklin County, TN54
- Lincoln County, TN37
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −105 |
| 2012 | −229 |
| 2013 | +117 |
| 2014 | +495 |
| 2015 | +472 |
| 2016 | +310 |
| 2017 | +546 |
| 2018 | +653 |
| 2019 | +283 |
| 2021 | +717 |
| 2022 | +659 |
| 2023 | +831 |
| 2024 | +574 |
| 2025 | +502 |
Bedford County delivered a 58-point Republican margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided presidential results. Its rural, small-town character has made competitive general elections effectively nonexistent at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 58.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.0 points.
A population of 52,237, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,225 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coffee County and Hughes County.
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Bedford County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.