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1876–2024
Dyersburg, TN·Tennessee

Dyersburg, TN has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+62 in 2024.

A small Delta-edge metro where agriculture and manufacturing share the economy

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
LatestR+62in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population36,5082024 ACS

Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
36,5082024 5-year
Median household income
$58,1542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.5%2024 5-year
Black
15.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dyersburg, TN
TrumpR+62
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.5%11,603
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.8%2,707
OtherAll other candidates0.7%99
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −61.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−61.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+45.7%
1896+48.9%
1900+45.4%
1904+47.4%
1908+44.8%
1912+51.9%
1916+61.7%
1920+46.2%
1924+65.8%
1928+51.9%
1932+80.9%
1936+70.0%
1940+55.1%
1944+47.6%
1948+46.9%
1952+16.6%
1956+24.9%
1960−2.8%
1964+2.2%
1968−7.4%
1972−55.9%
1976+14.8%
1980+2.1%
1984−24.6%
1988−27.5%
1992+1.4%
1996+4.8%
2000−7.2%
2004−22.9%
2008−37.7%
2012−44.6%
2016−55.2%
2020−57.1%
2024−61.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−61.7%
2,70711,60314,409
R
−57.1%
3,15811,76815,079
R
−55.2%
2,81610,18013,336
R
−44.6%
3,7579,92113,816
R
−37.7%
4,4119,85914,450
R
−22.9%
5,2878,44713,809
R
−7.2%
5,4256,28211,841
D
+4.8%
5,6025,05911,374
D
+1.4%
5,8455,66812,787
R
−27.5%
3,6906,50810,243
R
−24.6%
3,9916,61010,642
D
+2.1%
5,7135,47511,407
D
+14.8%
5,9374,39110,478
R
−55.9%
1,6006,0667,988
O
−7.4%
2,0332,82610,701
D
+2.2%
4,7174,5179,234
R
−2.8%
3,8684,0978,203
D
+24.9%
4,5242,6827,407
D
+16.6%
4,5313,2317,823
D
+46.9%
3,5039895,364
D
+47.6%
3,3681,1904,576
D
+55.1%
3,3749614,380
D
+70.0%
3,3555573,999
D
+80.9%
3,8053894,222
D
+51.9%
2,6618423,503
D
+65.8%
2,3364782,824
D
+46.2%
3,1811,1664,357
D
+61.7%
1,9974592,492
D
+51.9%
1,4693182,217
D
+44.8%
1,7866722,485
D
+47.4%
1,7716252,416
D
+45.4%
1,9757282,748
D
+48.9%
2,5898683,516
D
+45.7%
1,8484872,980
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.4%
English
11.1%
American
10.5%
German
6.3%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.2%
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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
4.7%
65–74
5.8%
6.4%
55–64
6.9%
6.7%
45–54
6.1%
5.7%
35–44
6.7%
5.4%
25–34
6.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.6%
8.8%
5–17
8.9%
2.9%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,154
Dyersburg, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dyersburg, TN$58,154
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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.7%
Other Christian
12.6%
Methodist
7.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dyersburg anchors Dyer County in the northwestern corner of Tennessee, a flatlands region where row-crop farming and light industrial employment have historically shaped a working-class electorate that has swung decisively toward Republicans in recent election cycles.

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

A population of 36,508, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,154 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 61.7 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,409 votes cast, 2,707 went Democratic and 11,603 went Republican.
What is Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Dyersburg, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee?
Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee has a population of 36,508 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee is $58,154 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.