Roane County, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,2082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,8852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 1976MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dyer County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Roane CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Roane County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −32.6% |
| 1896 | −55.1% |
| 1900 | −50.4% |
| 1904 | −43.4% |
| 1908 | −41.0% |
| 1912 | +4.5% |
| 1916 | −32.5% |
| 1920 | −40.4% |
| 1924 | −32.6% |
| 1928 | −58.9% |
| 1932 | −11.1% |
| 1936 | −5.5% |
| 1940 | +3.0% |
| 1944 | −15.7% |
| 1948 | −16.1% |
| 1952 | −20.3% |
| 1956 | −14.9% |
| 1960 | −13.7% |
| 1964 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | −21.0% |
| 1972 | −42.6% |
| 1976 | +12.7% |
| 1980 | −25.4% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −24.8% |
| 1992 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | −8.3% |
| 2004 | −24.7% |
| 2008 | −36.2% |
| 2012 | −41.3% |
| 2016 | −51.0% |
| 2020 | −50.9% |
| 2024 | −54.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,073 | 21,011 | 27,412 | ||
| R | 6,043 | 19,230 | 25,917 | ||
| R | 4,837 | 15,880 | 21,669 | ||
| R | 6,018 | 14,724 | 21,090 | ||
| R | 7,224 | 15,658 | 23,276 | ||
| R | 8,706 | 14,467 | 23,338 | ||
| R | 9,575 | 11,345 | 21,326 | ||
| D | 9,744 | 9,044 | 20,485 | ||
| D | 9,812 | 8,719 | 20,999 | ||
| R | 6,535 | 10,881 | 17,497 | ||
| R | 6,623 | 11,882 | 18,614 | ||
| R | 6,473 | 11,096 | 18,182 | ||
| D | 9,216 | 7,121 | 16,491 | ||
| R | 3,433 | 8,742 | 12,470 | ||
| R | 3,258 | 6,033 | 13,189 | ||
| D | 6,108 | 5,735 | 11,843 | ||
| R | 4,953 | 6,540 | 11,626 | ||
| R | 4,531 | 6,147 | 10,818 | ||
| R | 3,702 | 5,583 | 9,285 | ||
| R | 2,306 | 3,236 | 5,781 | ||
| R | 1,971 | 2,711 | 4,699 | ||
| D | 2,384 | 2,245 | 4,650 | ||
| R | 2,467 | 2,757 | 5,235 | ||
| R | 1,625 | 2,036 | 3,709 | ||
| R | 755 | 2,955 | 3,734 | ||
| R | 795 | 1,635 | 2,577 | ||
| R | 838 | 1,974 | 2,812 | ||
| R | 667 | 1,341 | 2,074 | ||
| O | 570 | 482 | 1,948 | ||
| R | 595 | 1,524 | 2,268 | ||
| R | 493 | 1,378 | 2,040 | ||
| R | 740 | 2,429 | 3,354 | ||
| R | 821 | 3,026 | 4,003 | ||
| R | 804 | 1,795 | 3,038 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.6%
German
12.1%
American
11.9%
Irish
11.6%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.5%
African American
2.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 47.3 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
$71,885
Roane County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Roane County$71,885
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Roane 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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once anchored by the federal nuclear research complex at Oak Ridge, Roane County has shifted from competitive territory to one of Tennessee's more lopsided presidential margins, reflecting broader realignment among white working-class voters across Appalachian Tennessee.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A median household income of $71,885, a 12% poverty rate, and a 91% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dyer County and Fentress County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Roane County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Roane County, Tennessee voted Republican by 54.5 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,412 votes cast, 6,073 went Democratic and 21,011 went Republican.
What is Roane County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Roane County, Tennessee in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Roane County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Roane County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Roane County, Tennessee?
Roane County, Tennessee has a population of 55,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roane County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Roane County, Tennessee is $71,885 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Roane County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Roane County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.