† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
22 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKnoxvilleUnited States
English14.7%9.5%
American11.7%5.3%
Irish10.6%9.4%
German10.5%12.5%
Scottish2.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.4%—
Italian2.2%4.8%
French1.1%1.6%
Mexican2.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
African American†3.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Knoxville
United States
Median age
42
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Knoxville
United States
Median household income
$66,040
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Knoxville
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Knoxville
United States
Catholic
2.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
41.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Knoxville, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−29.0%
1896
−41.9%
1900
−36.2%
1904
−41.2%
1908
−41.4%
1912
+4.4%
1916
−38.7%
1920
−49.8%
1924
−39.6%
1928
−52.9%
1932
−8.1%
1936
+0.3%
1940
+0.6%
1944
−18.4%
1948
−14.2%
1952
−26.7%
1956
−28.7%
1960
−26.9%
1964
−2.7%
1968
−27.7%
1972
−46.4%
1976
−1.0%
1980
−20.5%
1984
−28.9%
1988
−26.5%
1992
−3.7%
1996
−5.5%
2000
−17.1%
2004
−28.5%
2008
−34.0%
2012
−41.3%
2016
−45.3%
2020
−41.7%
2024
−45.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.4%Harris175,041
72.4%Trump479,003
1.2%
R+45.9
R+4.3
R+44.5
661,816
R
28.3%Biden180,971
69.9%Trump447,615
1.8%
R+41.7
D+3.7
R+46.1
640,057
R
24.9%Clinton131,394
70.3%Trump370,174
4.8%
R+45.3
R+4.0
R+47.4
526,671
R
28.5%Obama143,095
69.8%Romney350,806
1.7%
R+41.3
R+7.3
R+45.2
502,436
R
32.2%Obama170,607
66.2%McCain350,544
1.5%
R+34.0
R+5.5
R+41.3
529,327
R
35.4%Kerry182,029
63.9%Bush328,956
0.8%
R+28.5
R+11.5
R+26.1
514,933
R
40.6%Gore178,469
57.7%Bush253,452
1.7%
R+17.1
R+11.6
R+17.6
439,431
R
43.5%Clinton173,875
49.0%Dole195,686
7.5%
R+5.5
R+1.8
R+14.0
399,501
R
42.4%Clinton177,020
46.1%Bush192,307
11.4%
R+3.7
D+22.8
R+9.2
417,053
R
36.5%Dukakis123,317
62.9%Bush212,748
0.6%
R+26.5
D+2.5
R+18.7
338,103
R
35.2%Mondale125,977
64.1%Reagan229,540
0.7%
R+28.9
R+8.4
R+10.7
357,851
R
38.0%Carter131,586
58.5%Reagan202,764
3.5%
R+20.5
R+19.5
R+10.8
346,378
R
48.9%Carter155,685
50.0%Ford158,949
1.1%
R+1.0
D+45.4
R+3.1
318,101
R
25.9%McGovern66,664
72.3%Nixon186,215
1.8%
R+46.4
R+18.8
R+23.3
257,398
R
26.6%Humphrey71,145
54.2%Nixon145,274
19.2%
R+27.7
R+24.9
R+27.0
267,965
R
48.6%Johnson125,420
51.3%Goldwater132,426
0.0%
R+2.7
D+24.2
R+25.3
257,943
R
36.2%Kennedy95,154
63.2%Nixon165,961
0.6%
R+26.9
D+1.7
R+27.1
262,752
R
35.1%Stevenson84,877
63.8%Eisenhower154,192
1.1%
R+28.7
R+1.9
R+13.3
241,820
R
36.5%Stevenson84,726
63.3%Eisenhower146,709
0.2%
R+26.7
R+12.5
R+16.0
231,913
R
41.2%Truman63,513
55.5%Dewey85,439
3.3%
R+14.2
D+4.1
R+18.7
154,032
R
40.6%Roosevelt58,869
59.0%Dewey85,498
0.4%
R+18.4
R+19.0
R+25.9
144,891
D
50.0%Roosevelt71,118
49.4%Willkie70,237
0.5%
D+0.6
D+0.4
R+9.3
142,133
D
50.0%Roosevelt70,958
49.7%Landon70,581
0.3%
D+0.3
D+8.4
R+24.0
141,994
R
45.4%Roosevelt52,400
53.5%Hoover61,773
1.0%
R+8.1
D+44.8
R+25.9
115,366
R
23.4%Smith24,473
76.4%Hoover79,787
0.2%
R+52.9
R+13.4
R+35.5
104,467
R
27.5%Davis25,111
67.1%Coolidge61,265
5.4%
R+39.6
D+10.3
R+14.4
91,338
R
24.8%Cox26,326
74.7%Harding79,172
0.5%
R+49.8
R+11.1
R+23.7
106,016
R
30.0%Wilson17,364
68.7%Hughes39,776
1.3%
R+38.7
R+43.1
R+41.9
57,875
O
30.1%Wilson15,980
25.8%Taft13,664
44.1%
Roosevelt +13.9
D+45.8
R+15.2
53,004
R
28.5%Bryan16,164
69.9%Taft39,687
1.6%
R+41.4
R+0.3
R+31.9
56,782
R
28.5%Parker13,003
69.6%Roosevelt31,802
1.9%
R+41.2
R+4.9
R+21.5
45,678
R
31.2%Bryan17,492
67.4%McKinley37,802
1.3%
R+36.2
D+5.7
R+28.7
56,046
R
28.5%Bryan18,062
70.4%McKinley44,680
1.1%
R+41.9
R+12.9
R+35.9
63,466
R
32.9%Cleveland16,283
61.9%Harrison30,650
5.3%
R+29.0
—
R+30.7
49,538
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Knoxville
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
835,584
2018 (partial)
848,699
2020 (partial)
878,019
2022 (partial)
895,585
2024
1,002,646
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+13,799 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +158,481 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Knoxville in Knoxville: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+4,877
2012
+3,470
2013
+3,968
2014
+4,968
2015
+5,576
2016
+8,507
2017
+11,531
2018
+10,080
2019
+10,163
2021
+19,238
2022
+25,298
2023
+21,560
2024
+15,446
2025
+13,799
The Knoxville media market blends a mid-size college city with heavily Republican surrounding counties, producing lopsided federal margins even as municipal races occasionally trend more competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 52.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.9 points.
A population of 1,449,375, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,040 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chattanooga and Tri-Cities, TN-VA.
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In 2024, Knoxville, Tennessee voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+45.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 661,816 votes cast, 175,041 went Democratic and 479,003 went Republican.
When did Knoxville, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Knoxville, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Knoxville, Tennessee?
Knoxville, Tennessee has a population of 1,449,375 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Knoxville, Tennessee?
Median household income in Knoxville, Tennessee is $66,040 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Knoxville, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.
