Marion County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 13,933 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -9 Jasper9 Jasper | 737 | 2,449 | 27 | 3,213 | 22.9% | 76.2% | R+53.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1 South Pittsburgh1 South Pittsburgh | 587 | 1,166 | 16 | 1,769 | 33.2% | 65.9% | R+32.7 |
| Precinct -17 Powells Crossroads17 Powells Crossroads | 205 | 1,134 | 10 | 1,349 | 15.2% | 84.1% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -16 Whitwell16 Whitwell | 180 | 951 | 5 | 1,136 | 15.8% | 83.7% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -12 Sequatchie12 Sequatchie | 175 | 898 | 13 | 1,086 | 16.1% | 82.7% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -6 Kimball6 Kimball | 233 | 730 | 8 | 971 | 24.0% | 75.2% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -5 Monteagle5 Monteagle | 220 | 449 | 5 | 674 | 32.6% | 66.6% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -2 New Hope2 New Hope | 117 | 513 | 9 | 639 | 18.3% | 80.3% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -10 Foster Falls10 Foster Falls | 79 | 536 | 5 | 620 | 12.7% | 86.5% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -7 Shellmound7 Shellmound | 110 | 425 | 2 | 537 | 20.5% | 79.1% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -8 Haletown8 Haletown | 94 | 374 | 6 | 474 | 19.8% | 78.9% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -11 Whitwell Mountain11 Whitwell Mountain | 54 | 390 | 4 | 448 | 12.1% | 87.1% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -13 Waldon's Ridge13 Waldon's Ridge | 55 | 227 | 5 | 287 | 19.2% | 79.1% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -15 River Canyon15 River Canyon | 50 | 217 | 1 | 268 | 18.7% | 81.0% | R+62.3 |
| Precinct -4 Lodge4 Lodge | 58 | 151 | 0 | 209 | 27.8% | 72.2% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -14 Elder Mountain14 Elder Mountain | 54 | 131 | 2 | 187 | 28.9% | 70.1% | R+41.2 |
| Precinct -3 Orme3 Orme | 18 | 47 | 1 | 66 | 27.3% | 71.2% | R+43.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −9.4% |
| 1896 | −15.3% |
| 1900 | −12.4% |
| 1904 | −23.1% |
| 1908 | −11.9% |
| 1912 | +19.4% |
| 1916 | −10.5% |
| 1920 | −17.2% |
| 1924 | −1.7% |
| 1928 | −17.7% |
| 1932 | +22.3% |
| 1936 | +20.2% |
| 1940 | +19.9% |
| 1944 | +20.0% |
| 1948 | +18.3% |
| 1952 | +13.7% |
| 1956 | −2.5% |
| 1960 | +8.0% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −4.7% |
| 1972 | −30.5% |
| 1976 | +21.6% |
| 1980 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | −4.7% |
| 1988 | −2.7% |
| 1992 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | −19.6% |
| 2012 | −22.3% |
| 2016 | −44.8% |
| 2020 | −50.8% |
| 2024 | −55.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17,807 |
| 2018 | 17,674 |
| 2020 | 19,152 |
| 2022 | 19,772 |
| 2024 | 21,194 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+228 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,835 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $78,029 in average income, against $70,642 for residents who stayed — 10% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+39.1 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Marion County, TN itself (R+55.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hamilton County, TN178R+13.0
- Jackson County, AL59R+71.3
- Sequatchie County, TN48R+66.3
- Grundy County, TN47R+69.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hamilton County, TN146
- Sequatchie County, TN67
- Jackson County, AL66
- Grundy County, TN56
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 | −97 |
| 2012 | +152 |
| 2013 | +183 |
| 2014 | +149 |
| 2015 | +30 |
| 2016 | +43 |
| 2017 | +152 |
| 2018 | +197 |
| 2019 | +340 |
| 2021 | +203 |
| 2022 | +304 |
| 2023 | +457 |
| 2024 | +494 |
| 2025 | +228 |
Marion County sits along the Tennessee-Georgia border on the Cumberland Plateau, where a small, rural population has returned Republican presidential margins above 50 points in consecutive cycles, reflecting deep partisan consistency across recent elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 55.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.7 points.
A population of 29,250, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,824 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grundy County and Van Buren County.
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Marion County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47115/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.