Bradley County, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 111,0652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,5522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Catoosa County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bradley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bradley County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −25.9% |
| 1896 | −23.6% |
| 1900 | −26.2% |
| 1904 | −27.4% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +9.5% |
| 1916 | −30.5% |
| 1920 | −35.7% |
| 1924 | −27.7% |
| 1928 | −51.5% |
| 1932 | −9.5% |
| 1936 | +4.6% |
| 1940 | −13.9% |
| 1944 | −33.0% |
| 1948 | −17.6% |
| 1952 | −27.0% |
| 1956 | −31.4% |
| 1960 | −40.4% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −30.1% |
| 1972 | −56.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −21.3% |
| 1984 | −45.5% |
| 1988 | −44.1% |
| 1992 | −22.4% |
| 1996 | −24.0% |
| 2000 | −38.7% |
| 2004 | −46.4% |
| 2008 | −49.7% |
| 2012 | −53.7% |
| 2016 | −58.7% |
| 2020 | −55.3% |
| 2024 | −58.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,852 | 38,836 | 49,473 | ||
| R | 9,851 | 35,204 | 45,865 | ||
| R | 7,070 | 29,768 | 38,666 | ||
| R | 8,037 | 27,422 | 36,096 | ||
| R | 9,357 | 28,333 | 38,191 | ||
| R | 9,431 | 25,951 | 35,637 | ||
| R | 8,768 | 20,167 | 29,443 | ||
| R | 9,095 | 15,478 | 26,628 | ||
| R | 9,889 | 16,528 | 29,696 | ||
| R | 6,122 | 15,829 | 22,031 | ||
| R | 6,085 | 16,322 | 22,502 | ||
| R | 7,638 | 11,869 | 19,905 | ||
| R | 8,776 | 9,136 | 18,051 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 10,440 | 13,513 | ||
| R | 2,762 | 6,924 | 13,845 | ||
| R | 5,693 | 6,717 | 12,410 | ||
| R | 3,307 | 7,865 | 11,285 | ||
| R | 3,225 | 6,247 | 9,611 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 4,606 | 7,269 | ||
| R | 2,036 | 2,942 | 5,152 | ||
| R | 1,312 | 2,616 | 3,951 | ||
| R | 1,976 | 2,617 | 4,615 | ||
| D | 2,806 | 2,561 | 5,376 | ||
| R | 1,295 | 1,570 | 2,902 | ||
| R | 913 | 2,854 | 3,770 | ||
| R | 999 | 1,779 | 2,818 | ||
| R | 1,058 | 2,255 | 3,349 | ||
| R | 784 | 1,482 | 2,290 | ||
| D | 645 | 485 | 1,688 | ||
| R | 620 | 1,063 | 1,714 | ||
| R | 701 | 1,242 | 1,976 | ||
| R | 909 | 1,579 | 2,560 | ||
| R | 1,057 | 1,725 | 2,832 | ||
| R | 871 | 1,522 | 2,515 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
Irish
11.7%
German
9.4%
American
8.8%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.9%
African American
3.5%
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: 39.5 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
$66,552
Bradley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bradley County$66,552
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Bradley 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
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Cleveland in the southeastern corner of the state, Bradley County has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a heavily white, working-class electorate typical of the southern Appalachian foothills.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A median household income of $66,552, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 111,065 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Catoosa County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bradley County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bradley County, Tennessee voted Republican by 58.6 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,473 votes cast, 9,852 went Democratic and 38,836 went Republican.
What is Bradley County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Bradley 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bradley County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bradley County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Bradley County, Tennessee?
Bradley County, Tennessee has a population of 111,065 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bradley County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Bradley County, Tennessee is $66,552 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Bradley County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bradley County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.