Pickett County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 2,954 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -HIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL | 142 | 529 | 6 | 677 | 21.0% | 78.1% | R+57.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -COMMUNITY CENTERCOMMUNITY CENTER | 76 | 397 | 5 | 478 | 15.9% | 83.1% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -CHANUTECHANUTE | 56 | 420 | 1 | 477 | 11.7% | 88.1% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -OAK HILLOAK HILL | 92 | 328 | 2 | 422 | 21.8% | 77.7% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -BOOMBOOM | 33 | 212 | 4 | 249 | 13.3% | 85.1% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -MOODYVILLEMOODYVILLE | 27 | 178 | 5 | 210 | 12.9% | 84.8% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -TRAVISVILLETRAVISVILLE | 40 | 165 | 1 | 206 | 19.4% | 80.1% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -BARNES RIDGEBARNES RIDGE | 11 | 127 | 1 | 139 | 7.9% | 91.4% | R+83.5 |
| Precinct -BOLESTOWNBOLESTOWN | 10 | 85 | 1 | 96 | 10.4% | 88.5% | R+78.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.5% |
| 1896 | −16.0% |
| 1900 | −19.7% |
| 1904 | −19.1% |
| 1908 | −13.9% |
| 1912 | +6.2% |
| 1916 | −9.0% |
| 1920 | −19.2% |
| 1924 | −2.5% |
| 1928 | −32.0% |
| 1932 | +2.2% |
| 1936 | −17.6% |
| 1940 | −11.9% |
| 1944 | −28.8% |
| 1948 | −19.7% |
| 1952 | −29.4% |
| 1956 | −27.3% |
| 1960 | −34.1% |
| 1964 | −12.4% |
| 1968 | −32.2% |
| 1972 | −45.3% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −26.7% |
| 1984 | −27.6% |
| 1988 | −27.6% |
| 1992 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −15.3% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −34.9% |
| 2012 | −40.8% |
| 2016 | −56.8% |
| 2020 | −63.3% |
| 2024 | −66.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,022 |
| 2018 | 4,021 |
| 2020 | 4,049 |
| 2022 | 4,095 |
| 2024 | 4,238 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+127 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +727 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $78,669 in average income, against $67,914 for residents who stayed — 16% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Overton County, TN24
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 | +68 |
| 2012 | −42 |
| 2013 | +28 |
| 2014 | +73 |
| 2015 | +89 |
| 2016 | −33 |
| 2017 | +2 |
| 2018 | +43 |
| 2019 | +29 |
| 2021 | +140 |
| 2022 | +80 |
| 2023 | +68 |
| 2024 | +55 |
| 2025 | +127 |
Pickett County sits in the upper Cumberland Plateau with under 5,000 residents, and its R+66 presidential margin reflects a pattern common to sparsely populated Appalachian-adjacent counties where rural white working-class voters have shifted sharply over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 66.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.1 points.
A population of 5,079, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,030 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sequatchie County and Montgomery County.
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Pickett County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47137/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.