Tennessee — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentTrumpR+26.0
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.7% | 1,522,925 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 34.7% | 870,695 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.6% | 114,407 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Bedford County, TN | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Benton County, TN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Cannon County, TN | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Clay County, TN | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Crockett County, TN | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+58.7 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Dickson County, TN | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Franklin County, TN | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Gibson County, TN | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Giles County, TN | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Grundy County, TN | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Henry County, TN | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Hickman County, TN | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Houston County, TN | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Jackson County, TN | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+67.2 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Lake County, TN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Lewis County, TN | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Marshall County, TN | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Maury County, TN | Republican | R+38.9 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+59.6 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Obion County, TN | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Overton County, TN | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Perry County, TN | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Putnam County, TN | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Robertson County, TN | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+71.7 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Smith County, TN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Stewart County, TN | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Sumner County, TN | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Warren County, TN | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Weakley County, TN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| White County, TN | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Wilson County, TN | Republican | R+44.1 |
Tennessee results by county
95 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Donald Trump+10,199 | 19,21264.3% | 9,01330.2% | 1,6565.5% | 29,881 |
| Bedford County | Donald Trump+8,091 | 11,48674.8% | 3,39522.1% | 4743.1% | 15,355 |
| Benton County | Donald Trump+3,242 | 4,71674.5% | 1,47423.3% | 1382.2% | 6,328 |
| Bledsoe County | Donald Trump+2,725 | 3,62277.7% | 89719.2% | 1453.1% | 4,664 |
| Blount County | Donald Trump+25,343 | 37,44371.7% | 12,10023.2% | 2,6655.1% | 52,208 |
| Bradley County | Donald Trump+22,698 | 29,76877.0% | 7,07018.3% | 1,8284.7% | 38,666 |
| Campbell County | Donald Trump+7,622 | 9,87078.8% | 2,24817.9% | 4143.3% | 12,532 |
| Cannon County | Donald Trump+2,880 | 4,00775.4% | 1,12721.2% | 1803.4% | 5,314 |
| Carroll County | Donald Trump+5,429 | 7,75674.7% | 2,32722.4% | 3012.9% | 10,384 |
| Carter County | Donald Trump+13,445 | 16,89880.1% | 3,45316.4% | 7333.5% | 21,084 |
| Cheatham County | Donald Trump+7,419 | 11,29770.9% | 3,87824.4% | 7494.7% | 15,924 |
| Chester County | Donald Trump+3,838 | 5,08178.1% | 1,24319.1% | 1832.8% | 6,507 |
| Claiborne County | Donald Trump+6,770 | 8,60280.1% | 1,83217.1% | 3062.8% | 10,740 |
| Clay County | Donald Trump+1,434 | 2,14173.3% | 70724.2% | 722.5% | 2,920 |
| Cocke County | Donald Trump+7,810 | 9,79180.7% | 1,98116.3% | 3542.9% | 12,126 |
| Coffee County | Donald Trump+9,674 | 14,41772.2% | 4,74323.7% | 8114.1% | 19,971 |
| Crockett County | Donald Trump+2,679 | 3,98273.8% | 1,30324.1% | 1122.1% | 5,397 |
| Cumberland County | Donald Trump+15,211 | 20,41377.4% | 5,20219.7% | 7452.8% | 26,360 |
| Davidson County | Hillary Clinton+64,314 | 84,55033.9% | 148,86459.8% | 15,6546.3% | 249,068 |
| Decatur County | Donald Trump+2,694 | 3,58878.1% | 89419.5% | 1102.4% | 4,592 |
| DeKalb County | Donald Trump+3,602 | 5,17174.3% | 1,56922.6% | 2153.1% | 6,955 |
| Dickson County | Donald Trump+8,511 | 13,23370.8% | 4,72225.3% | 7444.0% | 18,699 |
| Dyer County | Donald Trump+7,364 | 10,18076.3% | 2,81621.1% | 3402.5% | 13,336 |
| Fayette County | Donald Trump+7,181 | 13,05567.3% | 5,87430.3% | 4652.4% | 19,394 |
| Fentress County | Donald Trump+4,938 | 6,03882.3% | 1,10015.0% | 1952.7% | 7,333 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+7,158 | 11,53270.3% | 4,37426.7% | 4983.0% | 16,404 |
| Gibson County | Donald Trump+8,528 | 13,78670.5% | 5,25826.9% | 5032.6% | 19,547 |
| Giles County | Donald Trump+5,053 | 7,97071.6% | 2,91726.2% | 2502.2% | 11,137 |
| Grainger County | Donald Trump+5,472 | 6,62682.7% | 1,15414.4% | 2282.8% | 8,008 |
| Greene County | Donald Trump+14,346 | 18,56278.7% | 4,21617.9% | 8053.4% | 23,583 |
| Grundy County | Donald Trump+2,637 | 3,63676.3% | 99921.0% | 1282.7% | 4,763 |
| Hamblen County | Donald Trump+11,782 | 15,85776.6% | 4,07519.7% | 7603.7% | 20,692 |
| Hamilton County | Donald Trump+23,417 | 78,73355.3% | 55,31638.8% | 8,3595.9% | 142,408 |
| Hancock County | Donald Trump+1,521 | 1,84382.6% | 32214.4% | 663.0% | 2,231 |
| Hardeman County | Donald Trump+734 | 4,91953.0% | 4,18545.1% | 1691.8% | 9,273 |
| Hardin County | Donald Trump+6,390 | 8,01280.5% | 1,62216.3% | 3153.2% | 9,949 |
| Hawkins County | Donald Trump+13,141 | 16,64880.1% | 3,50716.9% | 6193.0% | 20,774 |
| Haywood County | Hillary Clinton+698 | 3,01344.1% | 3,71154.3% | 1101.6% | 6,834 |
| Henderson County | Donald Trump+6,338 | 8,13879.7% | 1,80017.6% | 2792.7% | 10,217 |
| Henry County | Donald Trump+6,445 | 9,50873.4% | 3,06323.7% | 3742.9% | 12,945 |
| Hickman County | Donald Trump+3,871 | 5,69572.9% | 1,82423.3% | 2943.8% | 7,813 |
| Houston County | Donald Trump+1,316 | 2,18268.9% | 86627.3% | 1203.8% | 3,168 |
| Humphreys County | Donald Trump+2,963 | 4,93068.9% | 1,96727.5% | 2563.6% | 7,153 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+2,107 | 3,23672.5% | 1,12925.3% | 1012.3% | 4,466 |
| Jefferson County | Donald Trump+11,282 | 14,77677.5% | 3,49418.3% | 8024.2% | 19,072 |
| Johnson County | Donald Trump+4,422 | 5,41082.2% | 98815.0% | 1812.8% | 6,579 |
| Knox County | Donald Trump+42,889 | 105,76758.5% | 62,87834.8% | 12,0526.7% | 180,697 |
| Lake County | Donald Trump+780 | 1,35768.9% | 57729.3% | 361.8% | 1,970 |
| Lauderdale County | Donald Trump+1,828 | 4,88460.4% | 3,05637.8% | 1471.8% | 8,087 |
| Lawrence County | Donald Trump+9,599 | 12,42079.3% | 2,82118.0% | 4252.7% | 15,666 |
| Lewis County | Donald Trump+2,695 | 3,58577.6% | 89019.3% | 1473.2% | 4,622 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+7,844 | 10,39877.9% | 2,55419.1% | 3963.0% | 13,348 |
| Loudon County | Donald Trump+12,691 | 17,61075.3% | 4,91921.0% | 8623.7% | 23,391 |
| Macon County | Donald Trump+5,191 | 6,26383.5% | 1,07214.3% | 1692.3% | 7,504 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+5,887 | 21,33556.0% | 15,44840.5% | 1,3373.5% | 38,120 |
| Marion County | Donald Trump+4,864 | 7,69670.9% | 2,83226.1% | 3343.1% | 10,862 |
| Marshall County | Donald Trump+5,332 | 8,18471.4% | 2,85224.9% | 4193.7% | 11,455 |
| Maury County | Donald Trump+13,761 | 23,79967.3% | 10,03828.4% | 1,5324.3% | 35,369 |
| McMinn County | Donald Trump+11,181 | 14,69178.3% | 3,51018.7% | 5543.0% | 18,755 |
| McNairy County | Donald Trump+5,993 | 7,84178.1% | 1,84818.4% | 3493.5% | 10,038 |
| Meigs County | Donald Trump+2,486 | 3,34277.4% | 85619.8% | 1222.8% | 4,320 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+10,188 | 13,37478.2% | 3,18618.6% | 5333.1% | 17,093 |
| Montgomery County | Donald Trump+10,642 | 32,34156.1% | 21,69937.7% | 3,5806.2% | 57,620 |
| Moore County | Donald Trump+1,829 | 2,32579.5% | 49617.0% | 1053.6% | 2,926 |
| Morgan County | Donald Trump+4,387 | 5,44181.1% | 1,05415.7% | 2103.1% | 6,705 |
| Obion County | Donald Trump+7,100 | 9,52677.8% | 2,42619.8% | 2972.4% | 12,249 |
| Overton County | Donald Trump+4,114 | 6,05973.6% | 1,94523.6% | 2252.7% | 8,229 |
| Perry County | Donald Trump+1,570 | 2,16775.9% | 59720.9% | 913.2% | 2,855 |
| Pickett County | Donald Trump+1,485 | 2,02177.3% | 53620.5% | 582.2% | 2,615 |
| Polk County | Donald Trump+3,845 | 5,09778.2% | 1,25219.2% | 1712.6% | 6,520 |
| Putnam County | Donald Trump+12,151 | 19,00269.8% | 6,85125.2% | 1,3595.0% | 27,212 |
| Rhea County | Donald Trump+6,718 | 8,66078.3% | 1,94217.6% | 4604.2% | 11,062 |
| Roane County | Donald Trump+11,043 | 15,88073.3% | 4,83722.3% | 9524.4% | 21,669 |
| Robertson County | Donald Trump+12,773 | 19,41071.6% | 6,63724.5% | 1,0663.9% | 27,113 |
| Rutherford County | Donald Trump+27,809 | 64,51560.0% | 36,70634.2% | 6,2155.8% | 107,436 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+5,110 | 6,04484.9% | 93413.1% | 1452.0% | 7,123 |
| Sequatchie County | Donald Trump+3,388 | 4,44178.0% | 1,05318.5% | 2003.5% | 5,694 |
| Sevier County | Donald Trump+22,332 | 28,62978.8% | 6,29717.3% | 1,3863.8% | 36,312 |
| Shelby County | Hillary Clinton+92,648 | 116,34434.5% | 208,99261.9% | 12,0473.6% | 337,383 |
| Smith County | Donald Trump+3,805 | 5,49473.9% | 1,68922.7% | 2533.4% | 7,436 |
| Stewart County | Donald Trump+2,642 | 3,86472.9% | 1,22223.1% | 2134.0% | 5,299 |
| Sullivan County | Donald Trump+34,401 | 46,97975.4% | 12,57820.2% | 2,7214.4% | 62,278 |
| Sumner County | Donald Trump+31,968 | 50,12970.1% | 18,16125.4% | 3,2154.5% | 71,505 |
| Tipton County | Donald Trump+11,125 | 16,91072.0% | 5,78524.6% | 7863.3% | 23,481 |
| Trousdale County | Donald Trump+1,157 | 2,10366.6% | 94629.9% | 1113.5% | 3,160 |
| Unicoi County | Donald Trump+4,409 | 5,67178.8% | 1,26217.5% | 2623.6% | 7,195 |
| Union County | Donald Trump+4,041 | 5,05380.9% | 1,01216.2% | 1822.9% | 6,247 |
| Van Buren County | Donald Trump+1,281 | 1,82075.2% | 53922.3% | 602.5% | 2,419 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+6,005 | 9,54070.1% | 3,53526.0% | 5373.9% | 13,612 |
| Washington County | Donald Trump+21,228 | 34,25268.8% | 13,02426.2% | 2,4745.0% | 49,750 |
| Wayne County | Donald Trump+4,319 | 5,03686.0% | 71712.2% | 1041.8% | 5,857 |
| Weakley County | Donald Trump+6,236 | 9,00873.9% | 2,77222.8% | 4043.3% | 12,184 |
| White County | Donald Trump+5,826 | 7,67178.1% | 1,84518.8% | 3093.1% | 9,825 |
| Williamson County | Donald Trump+37,199 | 68,21264.2% | 31,01329.2% | 7,0466.6% | 106,271 |
| Wilson County | Donald Trump+25,021 | 39,40669.5% | 14,38525.4% | 2,9435.2% | 56,734 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Same ballot, 2016TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.