Cumberland County, Tennessee: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 63,5532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,3752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mohave County, AZ · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cumberland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cumberland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −30.7% |
| 1896 | −31.2% |
| 1900 | −29.5% |
| 1904 | −39.3% |
| 1908 | −35.7% |
| 1912 | +9.0% |
| 1916 | −36.6% |
| 1920 | −45.4% |
| 1924 | −23.0% |
| 1928 | −40.3% |
| 1932 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | −1.7% |
| 1944 | −20.5% |
| 1948 | −10.2% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −24.7% |
| 1960 | −23.0% |
| 1964 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | −28.1% |
| 1972 | −50.0% |
| 1976 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | −24.7% |
| 1984 | −32.3% |
| 1988 | −31.0% |
| 1992 | −4.6% |
| 1996 | −8.7% |
| 2000 | −17.6% |
| 2004 | −28.8% |
| 2008 | −37.1% |
| 2012 | −49.0% |
| 2016 | −57.7% |
| 2020 | −57.1% |
| 2024 | −58.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,996 | 27,399 | 34,642 | ||
| R | 6,728 | 25,168 | 32,279 | ||
| R | 5,202 | 20,413 | 26,360 | ||
| R | 6,261 | 18,653 | 25,298 | ||
| R | 7,889 | 17,436 | 25,712 | ||
| R | 8,327 | 15,144 | 23,637 | ||
| R | 7,644 | 10,994 | 19,017 | ||
| R | 6,676 | 8,096 | 16,347 | ||
| R | 6,393 | 7,116 | 15,792 | ||
| R | 3,964 | 7,557 | 11,594 | ||
| R | 3,605 | 7,083 | 10,756 | ||
| R | 3,775 | 6,354 | 10,436 | ||
| D | 4,543 | 4,119 | 8,763 | ||
| R | 1,482 | 4,593 | 6,225 | ||
| R | 1,428 | 3,115 | 6,012 | ||
| D | 3,073 | 2,975 | 6,048 | ||
| R | 2,189 | 3,523 | 5,804 | ||
| R | 1,925 | 3,200 | 5,161 | ||
| R | 2,059 | 3,282 | 5,341 | ||
| R | 1,607 | 1,988 | 3,721 | ||
| R | 1,174 | 1,786 | 2,980 | ||
| R | 1,443 | 1,492 | 2,965 | ||
| D | 1,426 | 1,409 | 2,849 | ||
| D | 996 | 957 | 1,964 | ||
| R | 505 | 1,186 | 1,691 | ||
| R | 538 | 885 | 1,510 | ||
| R | 557 | 1,485 | 2,043 | ||
| R | 428 | 924 | 1,355 | ||
| D | 489 | 372 | 1,306 | ||
| R | 479 | 1,010 | 1,489 | ||
| R | 375 | 898 | 1,331 | ||
| R | 405 | 750 | 1,168 | ||
| R | 418 | 800 | 1,225 | ||
| R | 330 | 632 | 984 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.5%
American
13.9%
German
13.7%
Irish
11.4%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 53.5 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
$60,375
Cumberland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cumberland County$60,375
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Cumberland 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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.7%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Situated on the Cumberland Plateau, this rural county of under 50,000 delivered an R+58.9 margin in 2024, reflecting the broader realignment of working-class, non-metropolitan communities across Appalachian Tennessee.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 63,553, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,375 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mohave County and McMinn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cumberland County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cumberland County, Tennessee voted Republican by 58.9 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,642 votes cast, 6,996 went Democratic and 27,399 went Republican.
What is Cumberland County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Cumberland 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cumberland County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cumberland County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Cumberland County, Tennessee?
Cumberland County, Tennessee has a population of 63,553 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cumberland County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Cumberland County, Tennessee is $60,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Cumberland County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cumberland County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.