Scott County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 9,605 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -7-1 West Oneida7-1 West Oneida | 155 | 1,574 | 8 | 1,737 | 8.9% | 90.6% | R+81.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -4-1 Helenwood4-1 Helenwood | 124 | 1,203 | 5 | 1,332 | 9.3% | 90.3% | R+81.0 |
| Precinct -1-1 Fairview1-1 Fairview | 93 | 1,198 | 4 | 1,295 | 7.2% | 92.5% | R+85.3 |
| Precinct -6-1 Oneida6-1 Oneida | 137 | 1,099 | 10 | 1,246 | 11.0% | 88.2% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -5-2 Winfield5-2 Winfield | 94 | 848 | 5 | 947 | 9.9% | 89.5% | R+79.6 |
| Precinct -3-1 Huntsville3-1 Huntsville | 117 | 765 | 7 | 889 | 13.2% | 86.1% | R+72.9 |
| Precinct -2-2 Robbins2-2 Robbins | 70 | 597 | 5 | 672 | 10.4% | 88.8% | R+78.4 |
| Precinct -2-1 Elgin2-1 Elgin | 67 | 544 | 2 | 613 | 10.9% | 88.7% | R+77.8 |
| Precinct -5-1 Pine Hill5-1 Pine Hill | 49 | 424 | 7 | 480 | 10.2% | 88.3% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -3-2 Paint Rock3-2 Paint Rock | 36 | 356 | 2 | 394 | 9.1% | 90.4% | R+81.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −72.6% |
| 1896 | −77.7% |
| 1900 | −79.4% |
| 1904 | −80.7% |
| 1908 | −81.1% |
| 1912 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | −70.8% |
| 1920 | −82.7% |
| 1924 | −64.5% |
| 1928 | −83.3% |
| 1932 | −29.4% |
| 1936 | −41.6% |
| 1940 | −20.3% |
| 1944 | −39.6% |
| 1948 | −34.5% |
| 1952 | −47.6% |
| 1956 | −58.8% |
| 1960 | −49.9% |
| 1964 | −9.0% |
| 1968 | −34.3% |
| 1972 | −59.9% |
| 1976 | −3.6% |
| 1980 | −26.7% |
| 1984 | −26.1% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.5% |
| 2000 | −9.3% |
| 2004 | −18.7% |
| 2008 | −47.3% |
| 2012 | −55.0% |
| 2016 | −71.7% |
| 2020 | −77.5% |
| 2024 | −79.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,920 |
| 2018 | 13,782 |
| 2020 | 14,402 |
| 2022 | 13,405 |
| 2024 | 14,055 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+157 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,014 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,830 in average income, against $54,107 for residents who stayed — 1% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+41.9 on average — 38 points more Democratic-leaning than Scott County, TN itself (R+79.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Knox County, TN33R+19.5
- McCreary County, KY24R+78.7
- Anderson County, TN24R+35.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Knox County, TN34
- Campbell County, TN28
- Anderson County, TN21
- Morgan County, TN21
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 | −79 |
| 2012 | +58 |
| 2013 | −116 |
| 2014 | −89 |
| 2015 | −62 |
| 2016 | −10 |
| 2017 | +87 |
| 2018 | +83 |
| 2019 | +72 |
| 2021 | +100 |
| 2022 | +226 |
| 2023 | +251 |
| 2024 | +336 |
| 2025 | +157 |
This sparsely populated Appalachian county in northeastern Tennessee recorded an R+79.8 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided results in the state. Coal-era economic geography and a predominantly white, rural population shape its consistently uniform voting pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 83.3 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 79.8 points.
A population of 22,113, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,711 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union County and Campbell County.
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Scott County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47151/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.