Cleveland, TN, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 128,9632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,9932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1944MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cleveland, TN
TrumpR+60
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 79.3% | 46,138 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 19.3% | 11,208 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 854 |
D+60R+60
2 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −17.6% |
| 1896 | −19.1% |
| 1900 | −20.0% |
| 1904 | −23.4% |
| 1908 | −24.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −20.7% |
| 1920 | −27.9% |
| 1924 | −16.7% |
| 1928 | −41.0% |
| 1932 | +8.8% |
| 1936 | +8.2% |
| 1940 | +27.4% |
| 1944 | +34.4% |
| 1948 | −12.6% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −27.3% |
| 1960 | −34.7% |
| 1964 | −3.7% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −49.1% |
| 1976 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −39.7% |
| 1988 | −37.6% |
| 1992 | −16.4% |
| 1996 | −18.6% |
| 2000 | −33.5% |
| 2004 | −41.9% |
| 2008 | −47.3% |
| 2012 | −51.3% |
| 2016 | −58.7% |
| 2020 | −56.5% |
| 2024 | −60.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,208 | 46,138 | 58,200 | ||
| R | 11,343 | 41,996 | 54,225 | ||
| R | 8,322 | 34,865 | 45,186 | ||
| R | 9,893 | 31,530 | 42,155 | ||
| R | 11,481 | 32,600 | 44,692 | ||
| R | 12,155 | 29,875 | 42,337 | ||
| R | 11,342 | 23,074 | 35,037 | ||
| R | 11,545 | 17,388 | 31,398 | ||
| R | 12,472 | 18,112 | 34,306 | ||
| R | 8,195 | 18,126 | 26,422 | ||
| R | 8,197 | 19,107 | 27,462 | ||
| R | 10,108 | 14,283 | 24,865 | ||
| D | 12,060 | 10,971 | 23,206 | ||
| R | 4,235 | 12,725 | 17,285 | ||
| R | 4,216 | 8,732 | 17,861 | ||
| R | 7,806 | 8,402 | 16,208 | ||
| R | 4,839 | 10,052 | 15,036 | ||
| R | 4,758 | 8,383 | 13,280 | ||
| R | 4,467 | 6,889 | 11,373 | ||
| R | 3,448 | 4,471 | 8,142 | ||
| D | 6,154 | 2,994 | 9,177 | ||
| D | 5,587 | 3,179 | 8,788 | ||
| D | 5,089 | 4,316 | 9,438 | ||
| D | 3,835 | 3,212 | 7,084 | ||
| R | 1,925 | 4,614 | 6,554 | ||
| R | 2,149 | 3,026 | 5,249 | ||
| R | 1,833 | 3,273 | 5,160 | ||
| R | 1,551 | 2,369 | 3,961 | ||
| D | 1,512 | 1,018 | 3,719 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 2,238 | 3,636 | ||
| R | 1,389 | 2,248 | 3,670 | ||
| R | 1,646 | 2,485 | 4,204 | ||
| R | 1,806 | 2,672 | 4,534 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 2,216 | 3,923 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
Irish
12.2%
German
10.0%
American
8.9%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.9%
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: 40.5 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
$65,993
Cleveland, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cleveland, TN$65,993
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cleveland anchors Bradley County in the southeastern corner of Tennessee, where a manufacturing base and proximity to Chattanooga have drawn younger working families into a historically deep-red voting landscape that has held consistent double-digit Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-four points in 1944 and a Republican high of sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A population of 128,963, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,993 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cleveland, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cleveland, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 60.0 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,200 votes cast, 11,208 went Democratic and 46,138 went Republican.
What is Cleveland, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Cleveland, TN, Tennessee 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cleveland, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cleveland, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Cleveland, TN, Tennessee?
Cleveland, TN, Tennessee has a population of 128,963 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cleveland, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Cleveland, TN, Tennessee is $65,993 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Cleveland, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cleveland, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.