Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 6,191 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -6-2 Lusk6-2 Lusk | 167 | 731 | 7 | 905 | 18.5% | 80.8% | R+62.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5-1 Bellview5-1 Bellview | 94 | 684 | 9 | 787 | 11.9% | 86.9% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -2-1 Cold Springs2-1 Cold Springs | 100 | 653 | 4 | 757 | 13.2% | 86.3% | R+73.1 |
| Precinct -PikevillePikeville | 173 | 569 | 7 | 749 | 23.1% | 76.0% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -3-2 Rigsby3-2 Rigsby | 66 | 613 | 5 | 684 | 9.6% | 89.6% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -3-1 Brayton3-1 Brayton | 37 | 505 | 3 | 545 | 6.8% | 92.7% | R+85.9 |
| Precinct -1-3 Mt. Crest1-3 Mt. Crest | 51 | 383 | 6 | 440 | 11.6% | 87.0% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -2-2 Luminary2-2 Luminary | 35 | 353 | 0 | 388 | 9.0% | 91.0% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -6-1 Lee Station6-1 Lee Station | 77 | 277 | 1 | 355 | 21.7% | 78.0% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -1-1 Dill1-1 Dill | 39 | 246 | 4 | 289 | 13.5% | 85.1% | R+71.6 |
| Precinct -1-2 Griffith1-2 Griffith | 43 | 163 | 0 | 206 | 20.9% | 79.1% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -5-2 Nine Mile5-2 Nine Mile | 9 | 77 | 0 | 86 | 10.5% | 89.5% | R+79.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.4% |
| 1896 | −24.1% |
| 1900 | −19.1% |
| 1904 | −14.7% |
| 1908 | −18.0% |
| 1912 | +6.8% |
| 1916 | −23.4% |
| 1920 | −42.6% |
| 1924 | −17.3% |
| 1928 | −20.2% |
| 1932 | +3.7% |
| 1936 | +1.7% |
| 1940 | +7.4% |
| 1944 | −19.8% |
| 1948 | −0.5% |
| 1952 | −2.9% |
| 1956 | −13.9% |
| 1960 | −18.7% |
| 1964 | −0.7% |
| 1968 | −16.4% |
| 1972 | −35.6% |
| 1976 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | −10.7% |
| 1984 | −19.3% |
| 1988 | −18.6% |
| 1992 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −19.2% |
| 2008 | −34.5% |
| 2012 | −40.3% |
| 2016 | −58.4% |
| 2020 | −65.2% |
| 2024 | −70.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,285 |
| 2018 | 8,352 |
| 2020 | 8,460 |
| 2022 | 8,813 |
| 2024 | 9,363 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+403 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,327 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,144 in average income, against $56,245 for residents who stayed. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+50.4 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Bledsoe County, TN itself (R+70.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Rhea County, TN51R+66.9
- Hamilton County, TN45R+13.0
- Cumberland County, TN39R+58.9
- Sequatchie County, TN32R+66.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rhea County, TN52
- Hamilton County, TN36
- Sequatchie County, TN33
- Cumberland County, TN21
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 | +110 |
| 2012 | −70 |
| 2013 | +962 |
| 2014 | +584 |
| 2015 | +81 |
| 2016 | +118 |
| 2017 | +162 |
| 2018 | −2 |
| 2019 | +196 |
| 2021 | −55 |
| 2022 | −35 |
| 2023 | +261 |
| 2024 | +612 |
| 2025 | +403 |
Bledsoe County, a rural Appalachian enclave on the Cumberland Plateau, recorded a 70-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already dominated by one-party outcomes at the county level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.4 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 70.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.5 points.
A population of 15,032, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,720 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sequatchie County and Calhoun County.
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Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.