White County, Tennessee
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 12,931 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -7-1 Northfield School, County7-1 Northfield School, County | 342 | 1,697 | 24 | 2,063 | 16.6% | 82.3% | R+65.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5-1 Doyle Civic Center Hall, County5-1 Doyle Civic Center Hall, County | 282 | 1,576 | 15 | 1,873 | 15.1% | 84.1% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -3-1 Ag Fair Complex, County3-1 Ag Fair Complex, County | 250 | 1,576 | 20 | 1,846 | 13.5% | 85.4% | R+71.8 |
| Precinct -6-2 Cassville School, County6-2 Cassville School, County | 200 | 1,259 | 11 | 1,470 | 13.6% | 85.6% | R+72.0 |
| Precinct -4-2 Bondecraft School, County4-2 Bondecraft School, County | 171 | 1,142 | 9 | 1,322 | 12.9% | 86.4% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct -1-1 Sparta Civic Center, City1-1 Sparta Civic Center, City | 261 | 770 | 10 | 1,041 | 25.1% | 74.0% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -2-1 Ag Fair Complex, City2-1 Ag Fair Complex, City | 185 | 710 | 6 | 901 | 20.5% | 78.8% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -2-2 Woodland Park School, County2-2 Woodland Park School, County | 169 | 711 | 5 | 885 | 19.1% | 80.3% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -6-1 Gum Springs Baptist Church6-1 Gum Springs Baptist Church | 68 | 457 | 3 | 528 | 12.9% | 86.6% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -4-1 Woodland Park School, County4-1 Woodland Park School, County | 70 | 442 | 5 | 517 | 13.5% | 85.5% | R+72.0 |
| Precinct -1-2 Sparta Civic Center, County1-2 Sparta Civic Center, County | 107 | 377 | 1 | 485 | 22.1% | 77.7% | R+55.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +32.4% |
| 1896 | +49.3% |
| 1900 | +42.9% |
| 1904 | +42.2% |
| 1908 | +30.4% |
| 1912 | +47.2% |
| 1916 | +40.4% |
| 1920 | +20.4% |
| 1924 | +42.9% |
| 1928 | +13.5% |
| 1932 | +66.1% |
| 1936 | +15.8% |
| 1940 | +54.6% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +40.4% |
| 1952 | +25.4% |
| 1956 | +27.5% |
| 1960 | +12.1% |
| 1964 | +42.7% |
| 1968 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | −23.1% |
| 1976 | +46.9% |
| 1980 | +23.4% |
| 1984 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | −1.6% |
| 1992 | +28.0% |
| 1996 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | −11.8% |
| 2008 | −28.3% |
| 2012 | −37.2% |
| 2016 | −59.3% |
| 2020 | −62.7% |
| 2024 | −66.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,144 |
| 2018 | 15,378 |
| 2020 | 16,637 |
| 2022 | 17,350 |
| 2024 | 18,722 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+516 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +4,921 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,587 in average income, against $58,681 for residents who stayed — 9% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+52.4 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than White County, TN itself (R+66.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Putnam County, TN244R+47.4
- Cumberland County, TN66R+58.9
- Warren County, TN47R+56.1
- DeKalb County, TN35R+62.7
- Van Buren County, TN34R+67.2
- Wilson County, TN20R+40.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Putnam County, TN213
- Cumberland County, TN65
- Warren County, TN34
- Van Buren County, TN33
- DeKalb County, TN26
- Jackson County, TN24
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 | +271 |
| 2012 | +47 |
| 2013 | +201 |
| 2014 | +146 |
| 2015 | +118 |
| 2016 | +201 |
| 2017 | +359 |
| 2018 | +406 |
| 2019 | +330 |
| 2021 | +273 |
| 2022 | +622 |
| 2023 | +823 |
| 2024 | +608 |
| 2025 | +516 |
White County, anchored by Sparta in the Cumberland Plateau, posted an R+66.6 margin in 2024, reflecting the deep rural conservatism typical of upper Middle Tennessee's small, predominantly white, working-class communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.6 points.
A population of 28,160, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,188 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cannon County and Jackson County.
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White County, Tennessee. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/47185/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.