Washington County, Tennessee: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 136,2612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sevier County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Washington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Washington 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 | −8.4% |
| 1896 | −25.3% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −24.8% |
| 1908 | −17.7% |
| 1912 | +9.3% |
| 1916 | −19.6% |
| 1920 | −36.5% |
| 1924 | −27.2% |
| 1928 | −52.0% |
| 1932 | −4.8% |
| 1936 | −3.7% |
| 1940 | −13.9% |
| 1944 | −22.9% |
| 1948 | −26.2% |
| 1952 | −39.1% |
| 1956 | −43.1% |
| 1960 | −40.3% |
| 1964 | −1.7% |
| 1968 | −35.0% |
| 1972 | −52.0% |
| 1976 | −2.8% |
| 1980 | −19.4% |
| 1984 | −39.2% |
| 1988 | −31.9% |
| 1992 | −14.5% |
| 1996 | −16.4% |
| 2000 | −20.6% |
| 2004 | −32.9% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −38.5% |
| 2016 | −42.7% |
| 2020 | −36.2% |
| 2024 | −39.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,131 | 42,299 | 61,234 | ||
| R | 18,638 | 40,444 | 60,203 | ||
| R | 13,024 | 34,252 | 49,750 | ||
| R | 14,325 | 32,808 | 48,032 | ||
| R | 15,941 | 32,341 | 48,982 | ||
| R | 14,944 | 29,735 | 45,006 | ||
| R | 14,769 | 22,579 | 37,942 | ||
| R | 13,259 | 18,960 | 34,840 | ||
| R | 13,071 | 18,206 | 35,483 | ||
| R | 10,087 | 19,615 | 29,887 | ||
| R | 9,452 | 21,762 | 31,368 | ||
| R | 11,599 | 17,457 | 30,249 | ||
| R | 13,951 | 14,770 | 29,032 | ||
| R | 5,284 | 17,343 | 23,188 | ||
| R | 4,930 | 12,882 | 22,737 | ||
| R | 10,253 | 10,612 | 20,865 | ||
| R | 6,283 | 14,851 | 21,236 | ||
| R | 5,314 | 13,471 | 18,912 | ||
| R | 5,245 | 12,023 | 17,347 | ||
| R | 4,023 | 7,056 | 11,559 | ||
| R | 4,060 | 6,485 | 10,602 | ||
| R | 3,565 | 4,719 | 8,327 | ||
| R | 4,448 | 4,788 | 9,294 | ||
| R | 3,345 | 3,691 | 7,138 | ||
| R | 1,543 | 4,887 | 6,430 | ||
| R | 1,839 | 3,243 | 5,158 | ||
| R | 2,260 | 4,858 | 7,122 | ||
| R | 1,831 | 2,723 | 4,562 | ||
| O | 1,531 | 1,134 | 4,266 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 2,254 | 3,835 | ||
| R | 1,268 | 2,120 | 3,440 | ||
| R | 1,496 | 2,488 | 4,045 | ||
| R | 1,661 | 2,807 | 4,529 | ||
| R | 1,722 | 2,056 | 3,986 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.6%
American
15.7%
German
11.5%
Irish
11.4%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.5%
African American
2.8%
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: 40.2 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
$62,809
Washington County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington County$62,809
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Washington 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
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
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 47.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Johnson City and the Appalachian Highlands, Washington County delivers some of Tennessee's most consistent Republican margins, driven by a largely white, working-class electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 136,261, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,809 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sevier County and Catoosa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington County, Tennessee voted Republican by 39.5 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,234 votes cast, 18,131 went Democratic and 42,299 went Republican.
What is Washington County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Washington County, Tennessee in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 Washington County, Tennessee?
Washington County, Tennessee has a population of 136,261 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Washington County, Tennessee is $62,809 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Washington County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.