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1876–2024
Cookeville, TN·Tennessee

Cookeville, TN has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+55 in 2024.

Upper Cumberland hub where Tennessee Tech anchors a fast-growing workforce

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
LatestR+55in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population145,8122024 ACS

Cookeville, TN, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
145,8122024 5-year
Median household income
$55,1352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cookeville, TN
TrumpR+55
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2024 presidential margin by county for Cookeville, TN, TNA map of the constituent counties of Cookeville, TN, TN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jackson County, TN · R+62White County, TN · R+67Overton County, TN · R+64Putnam County, TN · R+47
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.0%49,899
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.7%14,067
OtherAll other candidates1.3%828
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: −55.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−55.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+32.5%
1896+35.7%
1900+27.6%
1904+20.9%
1908+17.2%
1912+32.5%
1916+28.3%
1920+9.2%
1924+31.8%
1928+9.6%
1932+54.3%
1936+36.1%
1940+40.1%
1944+26.3%
1948+31.7%
1952+18.1%
1956+20.5%
1960+8.8%
1964+43.1%
1968+3.6%
1972−17.6%
1976+45.2%
1980+21.0%
1984+2.0%
1988−5.5%
1992+25.8%
1996+16.0%
2000+8.7%
2004−9.4%
2008−22.5%
2012−33.3%
2016−48.7%
2020−50.8%
2024−55.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−55.3%
14,06749,89964,794
R
−50.8%
14,49645,40160,848
R
−48.7%
11,77035,96849,732
R
−33.3%
15,14130,60946,488
R
−22.5%
18,75429,88649,556
R
−9.4%
22,22926,87349,503
D
+8.7%
22,73119,03242,463
D
+16.0%
20,32814,29137,716
D
+25.8%
22,65712,48139,465
R
−5.5%
13,64115,23429,075
D
+2.0%
16,11915,49231,815
D
+21.0%
17,32211,19929,168
D
+45.2%
19,2157,16726,638
R
−17.6%
7,78811,19319,399
D
+3.6%
7,8397,04721,793
D
+43.1%
14,8455,89820,743
D
+8.8%
10,5788,84519,601
D
+20.5%
10,9877,22718,345
D
+18.1%
10,3107,14817,501
D
+31.7%
8,1903,96713,338
D
+26.3%
6,9834,06811,072
D
+40.1%
8,9833,82612,865
D
+36.1%
6,7433,1629,930
D
+54.3%
8,8062,58811,446
D
+9.6%
5,0954,1979,314
D
+31.8%
6,2423,1959,589
D
+9.2%
8,0736,71414,804
D
+28.3%
6,7253,74010,550
D
+32.5%
5,9642,7399,928
D
+17.2%
6,0094,22810,330
D
+20.9%
5,3393,4818,879
D
+27.6%
6,0323,4139,479
D
+35.7%
6,8363,22910,110
D
+32.5%
5,0312,2648,501
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.6%
English
16.1%
German
9.5%
Irish
9.1%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.0%
French
2.0%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.8%
2.4%
75–84
3.3%
5.3%
65–74
6.0%
6.4%
55–64
6.6%
5.8%
45–54
6.3%
5.7%
35–44
5.5%
6.8%
25–34
6.2%
6.2%
18–24
5.1%
7.7%
5–17
7.7%
2.8%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,135
Cookeville, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cookeville, TN$55,135
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
17.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.1%
Other Christian
13.9%
Methodist
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cookeville's Putnam County metro has posted some of Tennessee's steeper population growth rates over the past decade, driven partly by manufacturing relocation and university employment that skew its voter pool younger and more blue-collar than Nashville's suburbs.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.

A population of 145,812, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,135 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cookeville, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cookeville, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 55.3 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,794 votes cast, 14,067 went Democratic and 49,899 went Republican.
What is Cookeville, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Cookeville, TN, Tennessee in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cookeville, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cookeville, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Cookeville, TN, Tennessee?
Cookeville, TN, Tennessee has a population of 145,812 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cookeville, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Cookeville, TN, Tennessee is $55,135 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Cookeville, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cookeville, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.