Bedford County, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 52,2372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,2252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coffee County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bedford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bedford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,122 | 15,772 | 20,090 | ||
| R | 4,453 | 14,354 | 19,088 | ||
| R | 3,395 | 11,486 | 15,355 | ||
| R | 4,211 | 10,034 | 14,445 | ||
| R | 5,027 | 10,217 | 15,507 | ||
| R | 5,268 | 8,351 | 13,706 | ||
| D | 6,136 | 5,911 | 12,207 | ||
| D | 5,735 | 4,634 | 11,284 | ||
| D | 5,978 | 3,836 | 11,421 | ||
| R | 4,046 | 4,856 | 8,939 | ||
| R | 4,499 | 4,699 | 9,296 | ||
| D | 5,987 | 3,377 | 9,583 | ||
| D | 7,228 | 3,023 | 10,357 | ||
| R | 2,565 | 4,262 | 7,135 | ||
| O | 2,416 | 1,870 | 8,385 | ||
| D | 5,610 | 2,272 | 7,882 | ||
| D | 4,457 | 2,633 | 7,152 | ||
| D | 4,517 | 2,258 | 6,825 | ||
| D | 4,362 | 2,611 | 6,973 | ||
| D | 2,393 | 771 | 4,301 | ||
| D | 2,651 | 733 | 3,407 | ||
| D | 2,499 | 555 | 3,074 | ||
| D | 2,428 | 514 | 2,961 | ||
| D | 2,264 | 630 | 2,898 | ||
| D | 1,532 | 1,405 | 2,937 | ||
| D | 1,799 | 925 | 2,784 | ||
| D | 2,182 | 2,056 | 4,238 | ||
| D | 2,578 | 1,324 | 3,903 | ||
| D | 2,305 | 1,474 | 3,881 | ||
| D | 1,996 | 1,446 | 3,447 | ||
| D | 2,063 | 1,301 | 3,375 | ||
| D | 2,176 | 1,357 | 3,585 | ||
| D | 2,596 | 2,151 | 4,867 | ||
| D | 2,154 | 1,470 | 3,809 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.5%
English
9.7%
Irish
8.8%
German
8.7%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.9%
African American
5.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 37.6 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
$67,225
Bedford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bedford County$67,225
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Bedford 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
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish12.5%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A median household income of $67,225, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 52,237 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coffee County and Moore County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bedford County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bedford County, Tennessee voted Republican by 58.0 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,090 votes cast, 4,122 went Democratic and 15,772 went Republican.
What is Bedford County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Bedford County, Tennessee in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bedford County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bedford County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Bedford County, Tennessee?
Bedford County, Tennessee has a population of 52,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bedford County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Bedford County, Tennessee is $67,225 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Bedford County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bedford County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.