Sevier County, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+87 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 99,6522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,5812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+87 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oconee County, SC · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sevier CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sevier County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −66.8% |
| 1896 | −77.2% |
| 1900 | −74.2% |
| 1904 | −81.0% |
| 1908 | −82.9% |
| 1912 | −16.8% |
| 1916 | −80.8% |
| 1920 | −87.3% |
| 1924 | −76.9% |
| 1928 | −85.1% |
| 1932 | −54.8% |
| 1936 | −56.2% |
| 1940 | −58.9% |
| 1944 | −74.7% |
| 1948 | −70.1% |
| 1952 | −74.3% |
| 1956 | −73.5% |
| 1960 | −70.5% |
| 1964 | −39.0% |
| 1968 | −63.8% |
| 1972 | −74.6% |
| 1976 | −30.6% |
| 1980 | −49.4% |
| 1984 | −56.9% |
| 1988 | −53.0% |
| 1992 | −23.5% |
| 1996 | −22.6% |
| 2000 | −33.6% |
| 2004 | −43.7% |
| 2008 | −48.1% |
| 2012 | −54.8% |
| 2016 | −61.5% |
| 2020 | −57.6% |
| 2024 | −61.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,322 | 35,207 | 43,970 | ||
| R | 8,721 | 33,783 | 43,535 | ||
| R | 6,297 | 28,629 | 36,312 | ||
| R | 7,418 | 25,984 | 33,864 | ||
| R | 8,604 | 24,922 | 33,941 | ||
| R | 8,621 | 22,143 | 30,970 | ||
| R | 8,208 | 16,734 | 25,365 | ||
| R | 7,136 | 11,847 | 20,846 | ||
| R | 6,719 | 11,714 | 21,266 | ||
| R | 3,643 | 11,920 | 15,631 | ||
| R | 3,384 | 12,517 | 16,041 | ||
| R | 3,450 | 10,576 | 14,439 | ||
| R | 3,993 | 7,608 | 11,814 | ||
| R | 1,128 | 8,273 | 9,578 | ||
| R | 1,112 | 7,629 | 10,217 | ||
| R | 2,995 | 6,821 | 9,816 | ||
| R | 1,341 | 7,818 | 9,192 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 6,950 | 8,038 | ||
| R | 1,066 | 7,244 | 8,310 | ||
| R | 840 | 5,049 | 6,003 | ||
| R | 711 | 4,930 | 5,651 | ||
| R | 1,181 | 4,569 | 5,750 | ||
| R | 1,144 | 4,126 | 5,308 | ||
| R | 887 | 3,075 | 3,993 | ||
| R | 308 | 3,858 | 4,171 | ||
| R | 448 | 3,517 | 3,989 | ||
| R | 404 | 6,006 | 6,417 | ||
| R | 301 | 2,837 | 3,139 | ||
| O | 341 | 967 | 3,719 | ||
| R | 291 | 3,130 | 3,423 | ||
| R | 300 | 2,886 | 3,191 | ||
| R | 382 | 2,595 | 2,983 | ||
| R | 428 | 3,376 | 3,821 | ||
| R | 461 | 2,463 | 2,997 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.6%
Irish
12.4%
German
10.9%
American
9.3%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
2.7%
French
1.5%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 43.5 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
$62,581
Sevier County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sevier County$62,581
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Sevier 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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.4%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tourism anchors Sevier County's economy — Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge draw tens of millions of visitors annually — yet its resident electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-seven points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A median household income of $62,581, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 99,652 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oconee County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sevier County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sevier County, Tennessee voted Republican by 61.1 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,970 votes cast, 8,322 went Democratic and 35,207 went Republican.
What is Sevier County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Sevier 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Sevier County, Tennessee?
Sevier County, Tennessee has a population of 99,652 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sevier County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Sevier County, Tennessee is $62,581 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Sevier County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sevier County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.