Robertson County, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 75,5392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,0472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bedford County, TN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Robertson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Robertson 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 | +29.0% |
| 1896 | +34.4% |
| 1900 | +38.1% |
| 1904 | +47.0% |
| 1908 | +52.2% |
| 1912 | +57.8% |
| 1916 | +47.0% |
| 1920 | +43.7% |
| 1924 | +73.8% |
| 1928 | +28.9% |
| 1932 | +82.4% |
| 1936 | +73.3% |
| 1940 | +73.5% |
| 1944 | +66.1% |
| 1948 | +67.6% |
| 1952 | +46.8% |
| 1956 | +52.8% |
| 1960 | +38.7% |
| 1964 | +52.6% |
| 1968 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | −16.1% |
| 1976 | +49.9% |
| 1980 | +34.3% |
| 1984 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | +20.5% |
| 1996 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | −21.6% |
| 2008 | −31.1% |
| 2012 | −35.6% |
| 2016 | −47.1% |
| 2020 | −47.0% |
| 2024 | −50.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,428 | 26,260 | 35,070 | ||
| R | 8,692 | 24,536 | 33,717 | ||
| R | 6,637 | 19,410 | 27,113 | ||
| R | 8,290 | 17,643 | 26,289 | ||
| R | 9,318 | 17,903 | 27,614 | ||
| R | 9,865 | 15,331 | 25,323 | ||
| D | 10,249 | 9,675 | 20,164 | ||
| D | 8,465 | 6,685 | 16,229 | ||
| D | 8,498 | 5,271 | 15,779 | ||
| D | 5,884 | 5,714 | 11,672 | ||
| D | 5,756 | 5,445 | 11,263 | ||
| D | 7,381 | 3,560 | 11,126 | ||
| D | 7,547 | 2,505 | 10,114 | ||
| R | 2,985 | 4,175 | 7,399 | ||
| O | 2,315 | 1,802 | 8,021 | ||
| D | 5,784 | 1,797 | 7,581 | ||
| D | 4,053 | 1,776 | 5,891 | ||
| D | 4,961 | 1,517 | 6,526 | ||
| D | 5,063 | 1,834 | 6,897 | ||
| D | 3,044 | 376 | 3,946 | ||
| D | 3,074 | 622 | 3,708 | ||
| D | 3,258 | 490 | 3,767 | ||
| D | 2,629 | 388 | 3,056 | ||
| D | 2,752 | 252 | 3,034 | ||
| D | 1,543 | 848 | 2,402 | ||
| D | 1,645 | 229 | 1,918 | ||
| D | 3,046 | 1,191 | 4,248 | ||
| D | 2,106 | 733 | 2,923 | ||
| D | 2,287 | 513 | 3,067 | ||
| D | 2,418 | 755 | 3,188 | ||
| D | 2,308 | 811 | 3,186 | ||
| D | 2,564 | 1,128 | 3,765 | ||
| D | 2,943 | 1,386 | 4,526 | ||
| D | 1,938 | 879 | 3,654 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.6%
English
13.9%
German
10.5%
Irish
10.5%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.4%
African American
5.8%
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: 38.7 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
$83,047
Robertson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Robertson County$83,047
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Robertson 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.0%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Robertson County, anchored by Springfield north of Nashville, has shifted steadily rightward over two decades as its small-town and agricultural communities diverged from the urbanizing metro core nearby.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A median household income of $83,047, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 75,539 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bedford County and Moore County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Robertson County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Robertson County, Tennessee voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,070 votes cast, 8,428 went Democratic and 26,260 went Republican.
What is Robertson County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Robertson 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 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did Robertson County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Robertson County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Robertson County, Tennessee?
Robertson County, Tennessee has a population of 75,539 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Robertson County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Robertson County, Tennessee is $83,047 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Robertson County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Robertson County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.