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1876–2024
Clarksville, TN-KY·Kentucky

Clarksville, TN-KY has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+26 in 2024.

Fort Campbell's civilian workforce shapes a transient, younger-than-average electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
LatestR+26in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population334,5642024 ACS

Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
334,5642024 5-year
Median household income
$70,0812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.0%2024 5-year
Black
17.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+26 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Clarksville, TN-KY
TrumpR+26
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2024 presidential margin by county for Clarksville, TN-KY, KYA map of the constituent counties of Clarksville, TN-KY, KY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Trigg County, KY · R+52Christian County, KY · R+34Stewart County, TN · R+64Montgomery County, TN · R+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.1%72,952
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.3%42,618
OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,900
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −25.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−25.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+6.9%
1896−0.9%
1900+0.5%
1904+1.4%
1908+3.6%
1912+8.0%
1916+7.9%
1920+4.8%
1924+8.6%
1928−3.1%
1932+33.7%
1936+29.0%
1940+30.0%
1944+32.9%
1948+41.9%
1952+30.5%
1956+32.9%
1960+31.0%
1964+49.9%
1968+10.9%
1972−17.6%
1976+34.0%
1980+8.8%
1984−17.4%
1988−15.2%
1992+5.0%
1996+2.9%
2000−7.2%
2004−21.2%
2008−12.8%
2012−15.9%
2016−25.7%
2020−20.9%
2024−25.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−25.8%
42,61872,952117,470
R
−20.9%
43,79167,704114,293
R
−25.7%
31,69655,24491,753
R
−15.9%
36,93551,20389,532
R
−12.8%
39,31251,01991,330
R
−21.2%
31,94649,26081,707
R
−7.2%
30,57635,38766,943
D
+2.9%
28,39026,69959,059
D
+5.0%
26,43323,61456,807
R
−15.2%
18,81925,57844,594
R
−17.4%
19,45027,73347,500
D
+8.8%
23,51419,61044,133
D
+34.0%
25,32412,38838,079
R
−17.6%
12,36617,81030,876
O
+10.9%
12,1908,57933,200
D
+49.9%
24,1398,04932,221
D
+31.0%
18,7309,84028,692
D
+32.9%
19,1589,63028,980
D
+30.5%
17,3019,20626,579
D
+41.9%
13,3395,03519,801
D
+32.9%
13,6586,87520,595
D
+30.0%
15,3398,25323,647
D
+29.0%
14,6208,03222,706
D
+33.7%
15,5247,67023,288
R
−3.1%
10,85411,55922,419
D
+8.6%
12,52510,52723,293
D
+4.8%
15,19513,79229,233
D
+7.9%
9,0537,70917,024
D
+8.0%
6,9975,84114,518
D
+3.6%
9,2368,58718,126
D
+1.4%
6,8786,67913,978
D
+0.5%
8,6228,53617,635
R
−0.9%
9,2249,40219,190
D
+6.9%
7,0685,99615,572
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.0%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.0%
American
7.6%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.1%
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: 32.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.6%
1.5%
75–84
2.0%
3.3%
65–74
3.9%
4.7%
55–64
5.2%
4.9%
45–54
5.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
9.1%
25–34
8.3%
6.1%
18–24
4.8%
9.5%
5–17
9.2%
4.1%
<5
3.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,081
Clarksville, TN-KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clarksville, TN-KY$70,081
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.8%
Other Christian
12.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.7%
Methodist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Clarksville metro's outsized military presence drives unusually high population turnover, compressing long-term partisan loyalty and making registration patterns a lagging indicator of actual voting-age composition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1964 and a Republican high of twenty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 334,564, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,081 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 25.8 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 117,470 votes cast, 42,618 went Democratic and 72,952 went Republican.
What is Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky?
Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky has a population of 334,564 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky is $70,081 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarksville, TN-KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.