Cheatham County, Tennessee: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1948.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,8292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,8522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1948MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Putnam County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cheatham CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cheatham County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +31.7% |
| 1896 | +41.8% |
| 1900 | +45.3% |
| 1904 | +41.1% |
| 1908 | +39.2% |
| 1912 | +50.0% |
| 1916 | +43.4% |
| 1920 | +36.3% |
| 1924 | +64.4% |
| 1928 | +30.3% |
| 1932 | +76.2% |
| 1936 | +75.8% |
| 1940 | +70.7% |
| 1944 | +73.1% |
| 1948 | +82.3% |
| 1952 | +60.7% |
| 1956 | +64.0% |
| 1960 | +46.0% |
| 1964 | +54.8% |
| 1968 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | −24.6% |
| 1976 | +50.3% |
| 1980 | +23.8% |
| 1984 | −15.4% |
| 1988 | −14.7% |
| 1992 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | −2.3% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −31.7% |
| 2012 | −36.9% |
| 2016 | −46.6% |
| 2020 | −44.0% |
| 2024 | −45.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,464 | 14,987 | 20,741 | ||
| R | 5,514 | 14,438 | 20,260 | ||
| R | 3,878 | 11,297 | 15,924 | ||
| R | 4,659 | 10,268 | 15,182 | ||
| R | 5,498 | 10,702 | 16,428 | ||
| R | 5,918 | 9,676 | 15,697 | ||
| R | 6,062 | 6,356 | 12,616 | ||
| D | 4,883 | 4,283 | 9,964 | ||
| D | 4,817 | 3,496 | 9,788 | ||
| R | 3,067 | 4,132 | 7,250 | ||
| R | 3,007 | 4,109 | 7,169 | ||
| D | 3,771 | 2,296 | 6,201 | ||
| D | 4,225 | 1,376 | 5,664 | ||
| R | 1,321 | 2,235 | 3,719 | ||
| O | 778 | 669 | 3,944 | ||
| D | 2,750 | 803 | 3,553 | ||
| D | 1,883 | 683 | 2,607 | ||
| D | 2,297 | 498 | 2,811 | ||
| D | 2,222 | 536 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 2,731 | 193 | 3,083 | ||
| D | 1,398 | 216 | 1,616 | ||
| D | 1,932 | 331 | 2,266 | ||
| D | 1,352 | 183 | 1,543 | ||
| D | 1,370 | 180 | 1,562 | ||
| D | 913 | 488 | 1,403 | ||
| D | 868 | 181 | 1,066 | ||
| D | 1,219 | 569 | 1,791 | ||
| D | 1,117 | 439 | 1,562 | ||
| D | 1,096 | 317 | 1,559 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 526 | 1,734 | ||
| D | 1,015 | 420 | 1,449 | ||
| D | 1,190 | 440 | 1,657 | ||
| D | 1,237 | 496 | 1,772 | ||
| D | 732 | 242 | 1,547 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.4%
Irish
10.7%
German
9.9%
American
9.3%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.8%
African American
1.7%
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: 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
$89,852
Cheatham County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Cheatham County$89,852
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Cheatham County ranks in the top 10% 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
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 71.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Despite sitting on the western fringe of the Nashville metro, Cheatham County has resisted suburban political shifts, delivering lopsided Republican margins that rival the state's most rural counties rather than its urbanizing edges.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 41,829, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,852 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Putnam County and Coffee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cheatham County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheatham County, Tennessee voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,741 votes cast, 5,464 went Democratic and 14,987 went Republican.
What is Cheatham County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Cheatham 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cheatham County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheatham County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cheatham County, Tennessee?
Cheatham County, Tennessee has a population of 41,829 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheatham County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Cheatham County, Tennessee is $89,852 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Cheatham County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cheatham County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.