Claiborne County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 13,534 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1-1 Tazewell1-1 Tazewell | 312 | 1,574 | 15 | 1,901 | 16.4% | 82.8% | R+66.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -7-1 Arthur7-1 Arthur | 273 | 1,461 | 16 | 1,750 | 15.6% | 83.5% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -6-1 Harrogate6-1 Harrogate | 261 | 1,357 | 16 | 1,634 | 16.0% | 83.0% | R+67.1 |
| Precinct -3-2 New Tazewell3-2 New Tazewell | 249 | 1,182 | 10 | 1,441 | 17.3% | 82.0% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -2-1 Clouds2-1 Clouds | 118 | 974 | 13 | 1,105 | 10.7% | 88.1% | R+77.5 |
| Precinct -4-4 Springdale4-4 Springdale | 121 | 947 | 7 | 1,075 | 11.3% | 88.1% | R+76.8 |
| Precinct -8-2 Vanbebber Springs8-2 Vanbebber Springs | 96 | 644 | 3 | 743 | 12.9% | 86.7% | R+73.8 |
| Precinct -5-1 Big Spring Union5-1 Big Spring Union | 76 | 633 | 6 | 715 | 10.6% | 88.5% | R+77.9 |
| Precinct -8-1 Rogers mill8-1 Rogers mill | 76 | 609 | 3 | 688 | 11.0% | 88.5% | R+77.5 |
| Precinct -2-3 Sandlick2-3 Sandlick | 103 | 541 | 1 | 645 | 16.0% | 83.9% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -2-2 Goin2-2 Goin | 76 | 511 | 3 | 590 | 12.9% | 86.6% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -3-1 Lone Mountain3-1 Lone Mountain | 71 | 357 | 1 | 429 | 16.6% | 83.2% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -9-1 Clairfield9-1 Clairfield | 47 | 206 | 1 | 254 | 18.5% | 81.1% | R+62.6 |
| Precinct -4-2 Howard's Quarter4-2 Howard's Quarter | 17 | 205 | 2 | 224 | 7.6% | 91.5% | R+83.9 |
| Precinct -4-3 Liberty4-3 Liberty | 35 | 160 | 2 | 197 | 17.8% | 81.2% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -7-2 Cumberland Gap7-2 Cumberland Gap | 40 | 102 | 1 | 143 | 28.0% | 71.3% | R+43.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.5% |
| 1896 | −31.7% |
| 1900 | −12.3% |
| 1904 | −1.7% |
| 1908 | −25.4% |
| 1912 | +12.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −35.8% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −35.4% |
| 1932 | +34.1% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −1.5% |
| 1944 | −19.0% |
| 1948 | −9.4% |
| 1952 | −19.2% |
| 1956 | −25.9% |
| 1960 | −28.8% |
| 1964 | −5.0% |
| 1968 | −34.4% |
| 1972 | −48.9% |
| 1976 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | −19.9% |
| 1984 | −21.8% |
| 1988 | −15.4% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | −13.1% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −39.3% |
| 2012 | −50.9% |
| 2016 | −63.0% |
| 2020 | −64.9% |
| 2024 | −70.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 19,792 |
| 2018 | 18,618 |
| 2020 | 19,754 |
| 2022 | 20,446 |
| 2024 | 21,659 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+444 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,675 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,708 in average income, against $59,255 for residents who stayed — 4% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+58.6 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Claiborne County, TN itself (R+70.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bell County, KY116R+68.7
- Knox County, TN62R+19.5
- Union County, TN46R+71.2
- Campbell County, TN40R+69.6
- Lee County, VA26R+72.0
- Anderson County, TN20R+35.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bell County, KY88
- Knox County, TN63
- Campbell County, TN50
- Hamblen County, TN34
- Union County, TN33
- Lee County, VA21
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 | −50 |
| 2012 | −230 |
| 2013 | −3 |
| 2014 | +64 |
| 2015 | +79 |
| 2016 | +231 |
| 2017 | +138 |
| 2018 | +261 |
| 2019 | +183 |
| 2021 | +171 |
| 2022 | +520 |
| 2023 | +442 |
| 2024 | +425 |
| 2025 | +444 |
Claiborne County sits in the ridge-and-valley terrain of northeastern Tennessee, where coal and tobacco heritage shaped a rural white working-class electorate that has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 70.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.1 points.
A population of 32,466, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,379 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardin County and Lawrence County.
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Claiborne County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.