Hawkins County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 26,266 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -2 Church Hill2 Church Hill | 614 | 2,884 | 19 | 3,517 | 17.5% | 82.0% | R+64.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5 Rogersville 5th5 Rogersville 5th | 507 | 2,692 | 31 | 3,230 | 15.7% | 83.3% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -1 Mount Carmel1 Mount Carmel | 491 | 2,132 | 23 | 2,646 | 18.6% | 80.6% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -4 Surgoinsville4 Surgoinsville | 293 | 1,873 | 18 | 2,184 | 13.4% | 85.8% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -3 Carter's Valley3 Carter's Valley | 295 | 1,781 | 12 | 2,088 | 14.1% | 85.3% | R+71.2 |
| Precinct -6 Mooresburg6 Mooresburg | 196 | 1,239 | 9 | 1,444 | 13.6% | 85.8% | R+72.2 |
| Precinct -7 St. Clair7 St. Clair | 126 | 1,206 | 12 | 1,344 | 9.4% | 89.7% | R+80.4 |
| Precinct -1 Allandale1 Allandale | 392 | 929 | 14 | 1,335 | 29.4% | 69.6% | R+40.2 |
| Precinct -7 Cherokee7 Cherokee | 165 | 1,084 | 11 | 1,260 | 13.1% | 86.0% | R+72.9 |
| Precinct -3 Wallace3 Wallace | 145 | 971 | 7 | 1,123 | 12.9% | 86.5% | R+73.6 |
| Precinct -6 Choptack6 Choptack | 130 | 962 | 7 | 1,099 | 11.8% | 87.5% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -7 Bulls Gap7 Bulls Gap | 121 | 798 | 12 | 931 | 13.0% | 85.7% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -6 Alumwell6 Alumwell | 89 | 768 | 5 | 862 | 10.3% | 89.1% | R+78.8 |
| Precinct -4 Keplar/Dykes4 Keplar/Dykes | 98 | 707 | 11 | 816 | 12.0% | 86.6% | R+74.6 |
| Precinct -2 McPheeter's Bend2 McPheeter's Bend | 123 | 641 | 9 | 773 | 15.9% | 82.9% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -4 Rogersville North4 Rogersville North | 74 | 564 | 4 | 642 | 11.5% | 87.9% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -3 Watterson3 Watterson | 48 | 344 | 2 | 394 | 12.2% | 87.3% | R+75.1 |
| Precinct -6 Clinch6 Clinch | 69 | 319 | 5 | 393 | 17.6% | 81.2% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -4 Upper Beech4 Upper Beech | 11 | 172 | 2 | 185 | 5.9% | 93.0% | R+87.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.8% |
| 1896 | −24.1% |
| 1900 | −14.7% |
| 1904 | −23.4% |
| 1908 | −19.0% |
| 1912 | +7.8% |
| 1916 | −20.6% |
| 1920 | −31.2% |
| 1924 | −23.6% |
| 1928 | −42.8% |
| 1932 | −9.4% |
| 1936 | −18.3% |
| 1940 | −22.1% |
| 1944 | −35.5% |
| 1948 | −27.8% |
| 1952 | −37.2% |
| 1956 | −36.8% |
| 1960 | −45.7% |
| 1964 | −15.4% |
| 1968 | −39.1% |
| 1972 | −48.1% |
| 1976 | −3.8% |
| 1980 | −18.9% |
| 1984 | −34.2% |
| 1988 | −28.3% |
| 1992 | −7.0% |
| 1996 | −11.3% |
| 2000 | −19.4% |
| 2004 | −33.4% |
| 2008 | −41.9% |
| 2012 | −46.9% |
| 2016 | −63.3% |
| 2020 | −65.8% |
| 2024 | −68.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 32,571 |
| 2018 | 31,525 |
| 2020 | 34,215 |
| 2022 | 35,780 |
| 2024 | 38,596 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+483 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +6,309 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,444 in average income, against $59,736 for residents who stayed — 7% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+54.7 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than Hawkins County, TN itself (R+68.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Sullivan County, TN412R+55.0
- Hamblen County, TN116R+58.9
- Washington County, TN108R+39.5
- Greene County, TN69R+65.7
- Grainger County, TN44R+73.7
- Knox County, TN42R+19.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Sullivan County, TN425
- Washington County, TN106
- Hamblen County, TN102
- Greene County, TN100
- Scott County, VA50
- Knox County, TN47
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 | −142 |
| 2012 | +109 |
| 2013 | +219 |
| 2014 | −12 |
| 2015 | +57 |
| 2016 | +354 |
| 2017 | +251 |
| 2018 | +263 |
| 2019 | +280 |
| 2021 | +1,037 |
| 2022 | +1,220 |
| 2023 | +1,067 |
| 2024 | +1,123 |
| 2025 | +483 |
Hawkins County, tucked against the Virginia border in the Appalachian Highlands, recorded an R+68.8 margin in 2024—among the widest in a state that has shifted dramatically toward one-party dominance over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 68.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.8 points.
A population of 57,964, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,936 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greene County and Grainger County.
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Hawkins County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47073/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.