Madison County, Tennessee: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 99,2952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,0422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marion County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +42.0% |
| 1896 | +56.3% |
| 1900 | +33.6% |
| 1904 | +36.0% |
| 1908 | +27.1% |
| 1912 | +40.3% |
| 1916 | +37.3% |
| 1920 | +32.9% |
| 1924 | +46.9% |
| 1928 | +30.7% |
| 1932 | +61.2% |
| 1936 | +66.3% |
| 1940 | +65.6% |
| 1944 | +52.1% |
| 1948 | +33.8% |
| 1952 | +8.7% |
| 1956 | +11.8% |
| 1960 | −4.4% |
| 1964 | −1.7% |
| 1968 | −3.0% |
| 1972 | −48.0% |
| 1976 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | −2.5% |
| 1984 | −19.5% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | −4.5% |
| 2000 | −6.1% |
| 2004 | −12.5% |
| 2008 | −7.0% |
| 2012 | −8.9% |
| 2016 | −15.4% |
| 2020 | −12.9% |
| 2024 | −18.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,115 | 23,385 | 39,964 | ||
| R | 18,390 | 23,943 | 42,950 | ||
| R | 15,448 | 21,335 | 38,120 | ||
| R | 18,367 | 21,993 | 40,702 | ||
| R | 20,209 | 23,290 | 43,846 | ||
| R | 16,840 | 21,679 | 38,675 | ||
| R | 15,781 | 17,862 | 33,930 | ||
| R | 13,577 | 14,908 | 29,565 | ||
| R | 13,629 | 14,869 | 31,196 | ||
| R | 11,001 | 16,952 | 28,039 | ||
| R | 12,006 | 17,819 | 29,880 | ||
| R | 12,986 | 13,667 | 27,187 | ||
| D | 12,989 | 11,364 | 24,659 | ||
| R | 5,203 | 15,481 | 21,409 | ||
| O | 5,517 | 6,143 | 21,080 | ||
| R | 10,573 | 10,932 | 21,505 | ||
| R | 8,083 | 8,863 | 17,693 | ||
| D | 8,540 | 6,642 | 16,037 | ||
| D | 8,623 | 7,243 | 15,919 | ||
| D | 4,722 | 1,681 | 8,997 | ||
| D | 5,706 | 1,793 | 7,517 | ||
| D | 6,154 | 1,271 | 7,448 | ||
| D | 6,095 | 1,223 | 7,350 | ||
| D | 4,813 | 1,124 | 6,029 | ||
| D | 3,574 | 1,894 | 5,468 | ||
| D | 3,422 | 1,110 | 4,931 | ||
| D | 5,280 | 2,665 | 7,945 | ||
| D | 2,659 | 1,194 | 3,923 | ||
| D | 2,702 | 1,036 | 4,134 | ||
| D | 2,409 | 1,357 | 3,887 | ||
| D | 2,618 | 1,180 | 3,998 | ||
| D | 2,379 | 1,147 | 3,669 | ||
| D | 3,701 | 1,024 | 4,757 | ||
| D | 2,569 | 900 | 3,974 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.4%
American
8.3%
Irish
7.2%
German
6.0%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
0.6%
African American
29.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.3 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
$60,042
Madison County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Madison County$60,042
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Madison 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
18.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.6%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other languages0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Madison County anchors West Tennessee's rural-urban fringe around Jackson, a regional hub whose manufacturing and healthcare economy coexists with a presidential margin that has widened steadily over three election cycles.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-six points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $60,042 and a 18% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Lake County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Madison County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47113/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More in Tennessee
More black belt counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Tennessee voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,964 votes cast, 16,115 went Democratic and 23,385 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Madison County, Tennessee in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Madison County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Madison County, Tennessee?
Madison County, Tennessee has a population of 99,295 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Madison County, Tennessee is $60,042 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Madison County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.