Montgomery County, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1944.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 234,1532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,6132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1944MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lancaster County, SC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Montgomery CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Montgomery 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 | +8.8% |
| 1896 | −2.1% |
| 1900 | +9.9% |
| 1904 | +31.8% |
| 1908 | +21.5% |
| 1912 | +46.2% |
| 1916 | +32.6% |
| 1920 | +17.9% |
| 1924 | +34.2% |
| 1928 | +3.4% |
| 1932 | +54.9% |
| 1936 | +59.2% |
| 1940 | +58.6% |
| 1944 | +61.6% |
| 1948 | +59.1% |
| 1952 | +38.1% |
| 1956 | +48.1% |
| 1960 | +49.5% |
| 1964 | +56.7% |
| 1968 | +15.9% |
| 1972 | −15.5% |
| 1976 | +34.6% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −14.1% |
| 1988 | −15.8% |
| 1992 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | −2.1% |
| 2004 | −17.5% |
| 2008 | −7.9% |
| 2012 | −10.3% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −12.7% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32,736 | 47,795 | 81,983 | ||
| R | 32,472 | 42,187 | 76,758 | ||
| R | 21,699 | 32,341 | 57,620 | ||
| R | 24,499 | 30,245 | 55,720 | ||
| R | 25,716 | 30,175 | 56,518 | ||
| R | 20,070 | 28,627 | 48,998 | ||
| R | 18,818 | 19,644 | 39,044 | ||
| D | 16,498 | 15,133 | 33,625 | ||
| D | 14,507 | 13,011 | 31,341 | ||
| R | 9,145 | 12,599 | 21,856 | ||
| R | 9,939 | 13,228 | 23,365 | ||
| D | 11,573 | 8,503 | 20,698 | ||
| D | 12,310 | 5,923 | 18,448 | ||
| R | 5,691 | 7,839 | 13,899 | ||
| O | 5,538 | 3,248 | 14,424 | ||
| D | 10,178 | 2,814 | 12,992 | ||
| D | 7,635 | 2,550 | 10,270 | ||
| D | 8,034 | 2,778 | 10,934 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 2,573 | 8,359 | ||
| D | 3,310 | 646 | 4,505 | ||
| D | 2,971 | 702 | 3,686 | ||
| D | 3,158 | 819 | 3,990 | ||
| D | 3,314 | 838 | 4,180 | ||
| D | 2,747 | 799 | 3,546 | ||
| D | 1,866 | 1,743 | 3,609 | ||
| D | 1,946 | 941 | 2,941 | ||
| D | 2,564 | 1,780 | 4,384 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 991 | 3,019 | ||
| D | 1,638 | 514 | 2,433 | ||
| D | 2,961 | 1,903 | 4,921 | ||
| D | 1,697 | 843 | 2,684 | ||
| D | 2,248 | 1,815 | 4,382 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 2,934 | 6,091 | ||
| D | 2,405 | 1,927 | 5,435 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.8%
English
10.4%
Irish
9.7%
American
7.5%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.5%
African American
15.6%
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: 31.9 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
$75,613
Montgomery County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Montgomery County$75,613
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Montgomery 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
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Montgomery County's large active-duty and veteran population tied to Fort Campbell gives it an unusually transient demographic mix, yet it has delivered Republican presidential margins consistently above 15 points across recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached eighteen points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
A median household income of $75,613, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 234,153 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lancaster County and Screven County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Montgomery County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montgomery County, Tennessee voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,983 votes cast, 32,736 went Democratic and 47,795 went Republican.
What is Montgomery County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Montgomery County, Tennessee in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Montgomery County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montgomery County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Montgomery County, Tennessee?
Montgomery County, Tennessee has a population of 234,153 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Montgomery County, Tennessee is $75,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Montgomery County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montgomery County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.