Dickson County, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,9832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,0032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- White County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dickson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dickson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +40.4% |
| 1896 | +39.6% |
| 1900 | +26.9% |
| 1904 | +27.3% |
| 1908 | +24.3% |
| 1912 | +49.9% |
| 1916 | +34.8% |
| 1920 | +20.6% |
| 1924 | +49.9% |
| 1928 | +23.2% |
| 1932 | +68.8% |
| 1936 | +66.5% |
| 1940 | +68.0% |
| 1944 | +59.5% |
| 1948 | +58.9% |
| 1952 | +49.6% |
| 1956 | +49.9% |
| 1960 | +34.0% |
| 1964 | +57.3% |
| 1968 | +10.9% |
| 1972 | −15.9% |
| 1976 | +47.8% |
| 1980 | +28.5% |
| 1984 | −0.3% |
| 1988 | −2.0% |
| 1992 | +24.2% |
| 1996 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | −10.2% |
| 2008 | −21.4% |
| 2012 | −28.4% |
| 2016 | −45.5% |
| 2020 | −47.6% |
| 2024 | −51.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,913 | 19,002 | 25,204 | ||
| R | 6,106 | 17,643 | 24,233 | ||
| R | 4,722 | 13,233 | 18,699 | ||
| R | 6,233 | 11,296 | 17,835 | ||
| R | 7,506 | 11,677 | 19,519 | ||
| R | 8,597 | 10,567 | 19,298 | ||
| D | 8,332 | 7,016 | 15,556 | ||
| D | 7,458 | 5,283 | 13,829 | ||
| D | 7,863 | 4,450 | 14,093 | ||
| R | 5,129 | 5,343 | 10,536 | ||
| R | 5,809 | 5,846 | 11,805 | ||
| D | 6,622 | 3,636 | 10,467 | ||
| D | 6,551 | 2,285 | 8,922 | ||
| R | 2,619 | 3,645 | 6,446 | ||
| O | 2,034 | 1,291 | 6,800 | ||
| D | 4,724 | 1,281 | 6,005 | ||
| D | 3,930 | 1,928 | 5,894 | ||
| D | 3,799 | 1,247 | 5,114 | ||
| D | 4,196 | 1,415 | 5,611 | ||
| D | 2,337 | 485 | 3,145 | ||
| D | 2,379 | 600 | 2,990 | ||
| D | 2,784 | 527 | 3,319 | ||
| D | 2,022 | 402 | 2,437 | ||
| D | 2,007 | 369 | 2,380 | ||
| D | 1,428 | 891 | 2,319 | ||
| D | 1,648 | 516 | 2,270 | ||
| D | 2,145 | 1,412 | 3,557 | ||
| D | 2,105 | 1,008 | 3,154 | ||
| D | 1,689 | 448 | 2,485 | ||
| D | 1,499 | 899 | 2,467 | ||
| D | 1,490 | 828 | 2,429 | ||
| D | 1,691 | 964 | 2,707 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 841 | 2,867 | ||
| D | 1,385 | 494 | 2,208 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.9%
Irish
12.8%
American
12.1%
German
10.5%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.2%
Polish
1.9%
African American
3.0%
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: 39.1 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
$75,003
Dickson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Dickson County$75,003
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Dickson County ranks in the top 25% 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
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dickson County sits in the outer Nashville exurban ring, and its electorate has shifted steadily rightward as rural working-class voters realigned; the 2024 presidential margin of R+51.9 reflects a pattern common to small Tennessee counties beyond the metro core.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A median household income of $75,003, a 11% poverty rate, and a 89% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of White County and Marshall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dickson County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dickson County, Tennessee voted Republican by 51.9 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,204 votes cast, 5,913 went Democratic and 19,002 went Republican.
What is Dickson County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Dickson 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dickson County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dickson County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Dickson County, Tennessee?
Dickson County, Tennessee has a population of 55,983 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dickson County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Dickson County, Tennessee is $75,003 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Dickson County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.