DeKalb County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 9,396 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -3 Church of God3 Church of God | 264 | 1,048 | 14 | 1,326 | 19.9% | 79.0% | R+59.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -4-3 Courthouse4-3 Courthouse | 289 | 1,011 | 13 | 1,313 | 22.0% | 77.0% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -7 Church of Christ Annex7 Church of Christ Annex | 206 | 900 | 12 | 1,118 | 18.4% | 80.5% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -1-1 Alexandria1-1 Alexandria | 175 | 802 | 8 | 985 | 17.8% | 81.4% | R+63.7 |
| Precinct -5-2 County Complex5-2 County Complex | 158 | 749 | 12 | 919 | 17.2% | 81.5% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -2-1 Liberty2-1 Liberty | 136 | 639 | 10 | 785 | 17.3% | 81.4% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -6-2 Keltonberg6-2 Keltonberg | 128 | 620 | 5 | 753 | 17.0% | 82.3% | R+65.3 |
| Precinct -2-3 Snows Hill2-3 Snows Hill | 102 | 459 | 8 | 569 | 17.9% | 80.7% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -6-3 Blue Springs6-3 Blue Springs | 66 | 483 | 4 | 553 | 11.9% | 87.3% | R+75.4 |
| Precinct -5-1 Johnson Chapel5-1 Johnson Chapel | 81 | 388 | 2 | 471 | 17.2% | 82.4% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -1-2 Temperance1-2 Temperance | 61 | 367 | 2 | 430 | 14.2% | 85.3% | R+71.2 |
| Precinct -4-2 Rock Castle4-2 Rock Castle | 40 | 133 | 1 | 174 | 23.0% | 76.4% | R+53.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.3% |
| 1896 | +5.7% |
| 1900 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | −3.5% |
| 1908 | −6.3% |
| 1912 | +6.1% |
| 1916 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | −12.9% |
| 1924 | +13.0% |
| 1928 | −14.5% |
| 1932 | +20.6% |
| 1936 | +15.8% |
| 1940 | +16.2% |
| 1944 | +4.0% |
| 1948 | +15.0% |
| 1952 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | +7.9% |
| 1960 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | +24.1% |
| 1968 | −17.6% |
| 1972 | −23.2% |
| 1976 | +37.8% |
| 1980 | +22.7% |
| 1984 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | +39.7% |
| 1996 | +28.6% |
| 2000 | +21.6% |
| 2004 | −3.3% |
| 2008 | −17.7% |
| 2012 | −30.6% |
| 2016 | −51.8% |
| 2020 | −57.8% |
| 2024 | −62.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,686 |
| 2018 | 11,735 |
| 2020 | 12,507 |
| 2022 | 13,188 |
| 2024 | 14,085 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+210 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,157 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,154 in average income, against $66,545 for residents who stayed — 11% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+35.6 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than DeKalb County, TN itself (R+62.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Rutherford County, TN106R+21.8
- Wilson County, TN103R+40.1
- Warren County, TN55R+56.1
- Smith County, TN44R+64.9
- Davidson County, TN43D+27.4
- Putnam County, TN42R+47.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Putnam County, TN60
- Warren County, TN57
- Wilson County, TN47
- Rutherford County, TN43
- White County, TN35
- Davidson County, TN32
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 | +28 |
| 2012 | +102 |
| 2013 | +213 |
| 2014 | +69 |
| 2015 | −22 |
| 2016 | +116 |
| 2017 | +361 |
| 2018 | +237 |
| 2019 | +310 |
| 2021 | +371 |
| 2022 | +528 |
| 2023 | +282 |
| 2024 | +352 |
| 2025 | +210 |
DeKalb County's R+62.7 margin in 2024 reflects the broader realignment of small, rural Tennessee counties over the past two decades, where Democratic registration once ran deep but presidential-level voting has swung sharply rightward.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.7 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 62.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.7 points.
A population of 20,959, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,153 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cannon County and Overton County.
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DeKalb County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.