Putnam County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 34,939 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -09B Double Springs09B Double Springs | 660 | 2,709 | 41 | 3,410 | 19.4% | 79.4% | R+60.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -12A Algood12A Algood | 788 | 2,519 | 28 | 3,335 | 23.6% | 75.5% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -01A Capshaw01A Capshaw | 1,059 | 1,966 | 45 | 3,070 | 34.5% | 64.0% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -02A Northeast02A Northeast | 998 | 1,708 | 34 | 2,740 | 36.4% | 62.3% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -06A Cane Creek06A Cane Creek | 739 | 1,733 | 22 | 2,494 | 29.6% | 69.5% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct -08G Upperman08G Upperman | 432 | 2,027 | 26 | 2,485 | 17.4% | 81.6% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -07A Burgess Falls07A Burgess Falls | 624 | 1,743 | 26 | 2,393 | 26.1% | 72.8% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -10A Pavilion10A Pavilion | 710 | 1,572 | 34 | 2,316 | 30.7% | 67.9% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -05C Prescott South05C Prescott South | 459 | 1,674 | 26 | 2,159 | 21.3% | 77.5% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -11A Bangham11A Bangham | 367 | 1,499 | 20 | 1,886 | 19.5% | 79.5% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -04A Burks Middle School04A Burks Middle School | 323 | 1,406 | 15 | 1,744 | 18.5% | 80.6% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -11B Cookeville High School11B Cookeville High School | 416 | 988 | 18 | 1,422 | 29.3% | 69.5% | R+40.2 |
| Precinct -05A Cookeville Comm Cntr05A Cookeville Comm Cntr | 351 | 1,020 | 17 | 1,388 | 25.3% | 73.5% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -07D Twin Oak07D Twin Oak | 197 | 966 | 10 | 1,173 | 16.8% | 82.4% | R+65.6 |
| Precinct -03A University03A University | 493 | 592 | 13 | 1,098 | 44.9% | 53.9% | R+9.0 |
| Precinct -04B Monterey City04B Monterey City | 158 | 552 | 7 | 717 | 22.0% | 77.0% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -08E Buffalo Valley08E Buffalo Valley | 107 | 463 | 5 | 575 | 18.6% | 80.5% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -04C Poplar Grove04C Poplar Grove | 110 | 417 | 7 | 534 | 20.6% | 78.1% | R+57.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +19.8% |
| 1896 | +22.8% |
| 1900 | +15.7% |
| 1904 | +3.8% |
| 1908 | +7.0% |
| 1912 | +29.7% |
| 1916 | +24.9% |
| 1920 | +16.8% |
| 1924 | +24.5% |
| 1928 | +14.2% |
| 1932 | +38.7% |
| 1936 | +36.8% |
| 1940 | +30.5% |
| 1944 | +22.3% |
| 1948 | +22.6% |
| 1952 | +12.5% |
| 1956 | +12.4% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +35.6% |
| 1968 | −1.5% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | +34.7% |
| 1980 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | −9.4% |
| 1988 | −18.1% |
| 1992 | +13.3% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | −2.1% |
| 2004 | −19.2% |
| 2008 | −27.0% |
| 2012 | −37.1% |
| 2016 | −44.7% |
| 2020 | −43.4% |
| 2024 | −47.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 42,874 |
| 2018 | 42,763 |
| 2020 | 47,984 |
| 2022 | 49,329 |
| 2024 | 52,250 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,473 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +10,765 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,175 in average income, against $79,509 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+48.1 on average — about the same lean as Putnam County, TN (R+47.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- White County, TN213R+66.6
- Overton County, TN198R+64.2
- Jackson County, TN137R+62.5
- Cumberland County, TN132R+58.9
- Davidson County, TN116D+27.4
- Rutherford County, TN73R+21.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Overton County, TN256
- White County, TN244
- Jackson County, TN145
- Davidson County, TN136
- Cumberland County, TN134
- Wilson County, TN81
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 | +76 |
| 2012 | +183 |
| 2013 | +133 |
| 2014 | +421 |
| 2015 | −97 |
| 2016 | +714 |
| 2017 | +1,041 |
| 2018 | +1,079 |
| 2019 | +1,305 |
| 2021 | +1,402 |
| 2022 | +1,208 |
| 2023 | +1,148 |
| 2024 | +679 |
| 2025 | +1,473 |
Centered on Cookeville, Putnam County combines a regional university population with a predominantly rural, white working-class electorate that has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.
A population of 82,558, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,912 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coffee County and Weakley County.
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Putnam County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47141/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.