Wilson County, Tennessee: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 158,8052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,8392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sumner County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wilson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wilson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +33.8% |
| 1896 | +37.1% |
| 1900 | +42.3% |
| 1904 | +41.9% |
| 1908 | +42.0% |
| 1912 | +49.7% |
| 1916 | +50.2% |
| 1920 | +17.0% |
| 1924 | +55.1% |
| 1928 | +21.6% |
| 1932 | +65.1% |
| 1936 | +70.6% |
| 1940 | +64.2% |
| 1944 | +53.9% |
| 1948 | +48.5% |
| 1952 | +34.9% |
| 1956 | +39.2% |
| 1960 | +17.8% |
| 1964 | +39.7% |
| 1968 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | +38.0% |
| 1980 | +19.3% |
| 1984 | −20.6% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | −6.4% |
| 2004 | −30.7% |
| 2008 | −36.6% |
| 2012 | −41.5% |
| 2016 | −44.1% |
| 2020 | −37.7% |
| 2024 | −40.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23,855 | 56,425 | 81,254 | ||
| R | 22,254 | 50,296 | 74,330 | ||
| R | 14,385 | 39,406 | 56,734 | ||
| R | 14,695 | 36,109 | 51,597 | ||
| R | 15,886 | 34,595 | 51,159 | ||
| R | 15,277 | 28,924 | 44,452 | ||
| R | 16,561 | 18,844 | 35,916 | ||
| R | 13,655 | 13,817 | 29,543 | ||
| D | 13,861 | 12,061 | 29,903 | ||
| R | 8,360 | 13,317 | 21,793 | ||
| R | 8,433 | 12,858 | 21,449 | ||
| D | 11,248 | 7,535 | 19,274 | ||
| D | 10,537 | 4,696 | 15,362 | ||
| R | 3,096 | 6,486 | 9,861 | ||
| O | 2,916 | 2,736 | 11,300 | ||
| D | 6,267 | 2,707 | 8,974 | ||
| D | 4,857 | 3,383 | 8,297 | ||
| D | 5,221 | 2,266 | 7,544 | ||
| D | 5,070 | 2,449 | 7,519 | ||
| D | 3,133 | 854 | 4,699 | ||
| D | 3,148 | 942 | 4,090 | ||
| D | 3,020 | 655 | 3,681 | ||
| D | 3,108 | 534 | 3,645 | ||
| D | 2,713 | 567 | 3,298 | ||
| D | 1,629 | 1,049 | 2,685 | ||
| D | 2,043 | 580 | 2,655 | ||
| D | 2,160 | 1,532 | 3,696 | ||
| D | 2,535 | 841 | 3,376 | ||
| D | 2,325 | 682 | 3,305 | ||
| D | 2,212 | 902 | 3,116 | ||
| D | 2,386 | 966 | 3,387 | ||
| D | 2,674 | 1,061 | 3,809 | ||
| D | 3,436 | 1,568 | 5,040 | ||
| D | 2,523 | 1,142 | 4,088 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
American
13.8%
German
11.4%
Irish
9.9%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.9%
African American
5.8%
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: 39.8 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
$95,839
Wilson County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Wilson County$95,839
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Wilson County ranks in the top 5% 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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)7.3%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wilson County has nearly doubled in population since 2000 as Nashville sprawl pushes east, yet its presidential margins have widened alongside that growth, bucking the suburban moderation seen in many Sun Belt metros.
The Republican margin here reached forty-four points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 158,805, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,839 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sumner County and Sumter County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wilson County, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wilson County, Tennessee voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,254 votes cast, 23,855 went Democratic and 56,425 went Republican.
What is Wilson County, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Wilson 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wilson County, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilson County, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Wilson County, Tennessee?
Wilson County, Tennessee has a population of 158,805 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilson County, Tennessee?
Median household income in Wilson County, Tennessee is $95,839 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Wilson County, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wilson County, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.