Fayette County, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1908.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,2672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,4562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carter County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fayette CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fayette 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 | +49.9% |
| 1896 | +28.4% |
| 1900 | +43.7% |
| 1904 | +93.3% |
| 1908 | +98.7% |
| 1912 | +78.5% |
| 1916 | +87.9% |
| 1920 | +73.8% |
| 1924 | +87.7% |
| 1928 | +80.2% |
| 1932 | +92.5% |
| 1936 | +96.8% |
| 1940 | +91.7% |
| 1944 | +78.3% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | +6.5% |
| 1956 | +14.3% |
| 1960 | −17.1% |
| 1964 | −5.1% |
| 1968 | +27.0% |
| 1972 | −21.9% |
| 1976 | +28.5% |
| 1980 | +16.6% |
| 1984 | −1.3% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | −11.8% |
| 2004 | −22.2% |
| 2008 | −27.4% |
| 2012 | −30.7% |
| 2016 | −37.0% |
| 2020 | −37.7% |
| 2024 | −42.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,720 | 16,756 | 23,751 | ||
| R | 7,027 | 15,690 | 22,984 | ||
| R | 5,874 | 13,055 | 19,394 | ||
| R | 6,688 | 12,689 | 19,574 | ||
| R | 6,892 | 12,173 | 19,254 | ||
| R | 5,696 | 8,962 | 14,737 | ||
| R | 5,037 | 6,402 | 11,529 | ||
| D | 4,655 | 4,406 | 9,519 | ||
| D | 4,211 | 3,713 | 8,609 | ||
| R | 3,292 | 3,573 | 6,921 | ||
| R | 3,634 | 3,733 | 7,401 | ||
| D | 4,141 | 2,944 | 7,195 | ||
| D | 3,853 | 2,133 | 6,040 | ||
| R | 2,067 | 3,264 | 5,463 | ||
| O | 2,236 | 740 | 5,546 | ||
| R | 2,636 | 2,922 | 5,558 | ||
| R | 892 | 1,370 | 2,799 | ||
| O | 639 | 358 | 1,968 | ||
| D | 1,173 | 1,029 | 2,202 | ||
| O | 226 | 66 | 1,785 | ||
| D | 1,417 | 172 | 1,591 | ||
| D | 1,826 | 78 | 1,906 | ||
| D | 1,764 | 29 | 1,793 | ||
| D | 1,287 | 42 | 1,346 | ||
| D | 1,100 | 121 | 1,221 | ||
| D | 1,181 | 65 | 1,273 | ||
| D | 2,294 | 346 | 2,640 | ||
| D | 1,812 | 116 | 1,930 | ||
| D | 830 | 59 | 982 | ||
| D | 1,849 | 4 | 1,870 | ||
| D | 2,010 | 62 | 2,089 | ||
| D | 2,282 | 885 | 3,200 | ||
| D | 2,373 | 1,316 | 3,720 | ||
| D | 2,167 | 660 | 3,022 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
Irish
11.1%
American
8.3%
German
7.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.2%
African American
20.1%
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: 47.4 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
$88,456
Fayette County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Fayette County$88,456
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Fayette County ranks in the top 10% 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
10.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fayette County sits in the Memphis metro's eastern fringe but votes far more conservatively than its urban neighbor, delivering some of the largest Republican presidential margins in the state across recent elections.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A median household income of $88,456, a 10% poverty rate, and a 66% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carter County and Marion County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fayette County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fayette County, Tennessee voted Republican by 42.3 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,751 votes cast, 6,720 went Democratic and 16,756 went Republican.
What is Fayette County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Fayette 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 19 times, Republican 12 times, and other 3 times.
When did Fayette County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fayette County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Fayette County, Tennessee?
Fayette County, Tennessee has a population of 43,267 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fayette County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Fayette County, Tennessee is $88,456 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Fayette County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fayette County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.