Greeneville, TN Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Greeneville, TN, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+66 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+66MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population: 71,6282024 5-year
Median household income: $56,1942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Greeneville, TN

TrumpR+66

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	82.3%	25,586
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	16.5%	5,145
OtherAll other candidates	1.2%	364

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−8.3%
1896	−13.4%
1900	−3.7%
1904	+2.2%
1908	−3.6%
1912	+8.6%
1916	−15.1%
1920	−32.0%
1924	−11.8%
1928	−22.1%
1932	+13.8%
1936	+4.4%
1940	−2.0%
1944	−28.6%
1948	−13.9%
1952	−30.4%
1956	−30.2%
1960	−33.4%
1964	−7.8%
1968	−36.7%
1972	−55.1%
1976	−10.0%
1980	−28.8%
1984	−46.8%
1988	−40.1%
1992	−9.8%
1996	−15.7%
2000	−22.2%
2004	−36.2%
2008	−40.7%
2012	−46.1%
2016	−60.8%
2020	−60.7%
2024	−65.7%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−65.7%	5,145	25,586	31,095
2020	R	−60.7%	5,199	22,259	28,087
2016	R	−60.8%	4,216	18,562	23,583
2012	R	−46.1%	6,225	17,245	23,887
2008	R	−40.7%	7,110	17,151	24,670
2004	R	−36.2%	7,635	16,382	24,194
2000	R	−22.2%	7,909	12,540	20,816
1996	R	−15.7%	6,885	9,779	18,416
1992	R	−9.8%	7,857	9,912	20,875
1988	R	−40.1%	5,077	11,947	17,132
1984	R	−46.8%	4,763	13,215	18,065
1980	R	−28.8%	5,822	10,704	16,956
1976	R	−10.0%	7,070	8,664	15,880
1972	R	−55.1%	2,764	9,772	12,709
1968	R	−36.7%	2,947	7,957	13,657
1964	R	−7.8%	5,916	6,913	12,829
1960	R	−33.4%	4,406	8,835	13,276
1956	R	−30.2%	3,949	7,396	11,402
1952	R	−30.4%	3,656	6,864	10,563
1948	R	−13.9%	3,282	4,375	7,875
1944	R	−28.6%	2,726	4,922	7,665
1940	R	−2.0%	4,406	4,587	9,135
1936	D	+4.4%	4,708	4,313	9,057
1932	D	+13.8%	4,264	3,223	7,532
1928	R	−22.1%	2,295	3,599	5,894
1924	R	−11.8%	2,586	3,282	5,897
1920	R	−32.0%	2,924	5,677	8,606
1916	R	−15.1%	2,254	3,055	5,309
1912	D	+8.6%	2,076	1,650	4,973
1908	R	−3.6%	1,886	2,027	3,923
1904	D	+2.2%	2,128	2,036	4,191
1900	R	−3.7%	2,868	3,091	5,989
1896	R	−13.4%	2,726	3,577	6,364
1892	R	−8.3%	2,299	2,745	5,354
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

19.0%

English

16.4%

German

11.3%

Irish

10.0%

Italian

2.1%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

0.9%

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: 44.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.1%

2.9%

75–84

3.8%

6.0%

65–74

7.1%

7.3%

55–64

7.7%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

5.4%

35–44

5.6%

5.9%

25–34

6.0%

4.6%

18–24

3.9%

7.6%

5–17

6.7%

2.3%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$56,194

Greeneville, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.

Greeneville, TN$56,194

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

15.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.1%

Working age (18–64)13.9%

Seniors (65+)16.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.2%

speak English only

Spanish2.9%

Other Indo-European0.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

17.8%

Other Christian

10.1%

Methodist

9.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Greeneville anchors a rural Greene County economy shaped by tobacco, manufacturing, and small-town commerce. The metro consistently posts some of the widest GOP margins in the state, reflecting a deeply rooted conservative voting tradition across its Appalachian foothills electorate.

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

A population of 71,628, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,194 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greeneville, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?

In 2024, Greeneville, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 65.7 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,095 votes cast, 5,145 went Democratic and 25,586 went Republican.

What is Greeneville, TN, Tennessee's political typology?

Akashic places Greeneville, 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.

When did Greeneville, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Greeneville, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1936.

How many people live in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee?

Greeneville, TN, Tennessee has a population of 71,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee?

Median household income in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee is $56,194 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of Greeneville, TN, Tennessee?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Greeneville, TN has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential elections — R+66 in 2024.

Key facts

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