Weakley County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 13,394 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -44 | 227 | 1,501 | 12 | 1,740 | 13.0% | 86.3% | R+73.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -77 | 436 | 1,269 | 18 | 1,723 | 25.3% | 73.7% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -11 | 199 | 1,429 | 15 | 1,643 | 12.1% | 87.0% | R+74.9 |
| Precinct -88 | 400 | 1,191 | 17 | 1,608 | 24.9% | 74.1% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -33 | 251 | 1,324 | 9 | 1,584 | 15.8% | 83.6% | R+67.7 |
| Precinct -22 | 188 | 1,366 | 11 | 1,565 | 12.0% | 87.3% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -99 | 288 | 1,183 | 20 | 1,491 | 19.3% | 79.3% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -55 | 463 | 835 | 15 | 1,313 | 35.3% | 63.6% | R+28.3 |
| Precinct -66 | 273 | 443 | 11 | 727 | 37.6% | 60.9% | R+23.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +20.2% |
| 1896 | +32.0% |
| 1900 | +28.1% |
| 1904 | +26.9% |
| 1908 | +24.0% |
| 1912 | +34.7% |
| 1916 | +34.2% |
| 1920 | +23.1% |
| 1924 | +46.1% |
| 1928 | +29.5% |
| 1932 | +65.4% |
| 1936 | +55.2% |
| 1940 | +50.2% |
| 1944 | +36.5% |
| 1948 | +37.0% |
| 1952 | +15.9% |
| 1956 | +26.6% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | +31.6% |
| 1968 | −9.3% |
| 1972 | −46.7% |
| 1976 | +38.5% |
| 1980 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | −15.3% |
| 1988 | −14.6% |
| 1992 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | −4.5% |
| 2004 | −16.5% |
| 2008 | −31.1% |
| 2012 | −41.0% |
| 2016 | −51.2% |
| 2020 | −53.7% |
| 2024 | −58.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,753 |
| 2018 | 18,203 |
| 2020 | 19,125 |
| 2022 | 18,917 |
| 2024 | 19,465 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+112 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −843 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,425 in average income, against $63,634 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+49.6 on average — 8.7 points more Democratic-leaning than Weakley County, TN itself (R+58.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Obion County, TN130R+64.9
- Carroll County, TN66R+61.6
- Gibson County, TN57R+51.9
- Henry County, TN46R+55.3
- Shelby County, TN34D+25.4
- Madison County, TN20R+18.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Obion County, TN120
- Carroll County, TN62
- Gibson County, TN53
- Henry County, TN50
- Madison County, TN35
- Shelby County, TN31
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 | −162 |
| 2012 | −311 |
| 2013 | −344 |
| 2014 | −217 |
| 2015 | −142 |
| 2016 | −263 |
| 2017 | −240 |
| 2018 | +106 |
| 2019 | −68 |
| 2021 | +107 |
| 2022 | +325 |
| 2023 | +164 |
| 2024 | +90 |
| 2025 | +112 |
Weakley County sits in Tennessee's agricultural northwest, where a sparse population concentrated in small towns like Dresden and Martin anchors a voting pattern that has shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.4 points.
A population of 33,016, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,880 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Obion County.
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Weakley County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47183/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.