Chester County, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,6112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,3412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- DeKalb County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chester CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chester 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 | +17.2% |
| 1896 | +27.7% |
| 1900 | +11.4% |
| 1904 | +16.1% |
| 1908 | +9.1% |
| 1912 | +23.6% |
| 1916 | +14.0% |
| 1920 | +0.8% |
| 1924 | +21.8% |
| 1928 | +11.6% |
| 1932 | +46.4% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +20.5% |
| 1944 | +10.8% |
| 1948 | +11.0% |
| 1952 | −6.0% |
| 1956 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | −20.1% |
| 1964 | −0.1% |
| 1968 | −13.0% |
| 1972 | −47.0% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −20.1% |
| 1988 | −22.5% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −16.8% |
| 2000 | −22.6% |
| 2004 | −29.0% |
| 2008 | −43.2% |
| 2012 | −47.7% |
| 2016 | −59.0% |
| 2020 | −59.9% |
| 2024 | −64.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,286 | 6,206 | 7,577 | ||
| R | 1,412 | 5,952 | 7,584 | ||
| R | 1,243 | 5,081 | 6,507 | ||
| R | 1,624 | 4,684 | 6,410 | ||
| R | 1,797 | 4,587 | 6,459 | ||
| R | 2,242 | 4,086 | 6,357 | ||
| R | 2,192 | 3,487 | 5,728 | ||
| R | 1,922 | 2,746 | 4,901 | ||
| R | 2,317 | 2,834 | 5,596 | ||
| R | 1,757 | 2,781 | 4,555 | ||
| R | 1,854 | 2,793 | 4,680 | ||
| R | 2,123 | 2,751 | 4,940 | ||
| D | 2,532 | 1,949 | 4,517 | ||
| R | 961 | 2,787 | 3,887 | ||
| O | 849 | 1,408 | 4,294 | ||
| R | 1,763 | 1,767 | 3,530 | ||
| R | 1,192 | 1,807 | 3,060 | ||
| D | 1,495 | 1,460 | 2,989 | ||
| R | 1,484 | 1,674 | 3,158 | ||
| D | 980 | 766 | 1,940 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 931 | 2,091 | ||
| D | 1,537 | 1,015 | 2,552 | ||
| D | 1,172 | 565 | 1,744 | ||
| D | 985 | 356 | 1,357 | ||
| D | 735 | 582 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 758 | 484 | 1,258 | ||
| D | 1,105 | 1,088 | 2,229 | ||
| D | 862 | 645 | 1,549 | ||
| D | 636 | 312 | 1,374 | ||
| D | 703 | 577 | 1,384 | ||
| D | 824 | 578 | 1,524 | ||
| D | 894 | 702 | 1,680 | ||
| D | 1,078 | 607 | 1,701 | ||
| D | 738 | 480 | 1,502 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.8%
American
9.4%
English
8.5%
German
7.4%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.0%
Italian
0.7%
African American
7.6%
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
$59,341
Chester County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chester County$59,341
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Chester 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chester County's R+64.9 margin in 2024 places it among the most uniformly Republican counties in the state. Its rural, small-town character — anchored by Henderson — reflects broader West Tennessee patterns of consolidated single-party voting.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A median household income of $59,341, a 16% poverty rate, and a 85% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of DeKalb County and Grainger County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chester County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chester County, Tennessee voted Republican by 64.9 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,577 votes cast, 1,286 went Democratic and 6,206 went Republican.
What is Chester County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Chester County, Tennessee in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Chester County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chester County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Chester County, Tennessee?
Chester County, Tennessee has a population of 17,611 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chester County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Chester County, Tennessee is $59,341 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Chester County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chester County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.