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1876–2024
Jackson, TN·Tennessee

Jackson, TN has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+36 in 2024.

A mid-size hub where rural West Tennessee politics meets an urban healthcare economy

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
LatestR+36in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population181,7192024 ACS

Jackson, TN, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+36MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
181,7192024 5-year
Median household income
$60,8962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.5%2024 5-year
Black
25.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+62 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Jackson, TN
TrumpR+36
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2024 presidential margin by county for Jackson, TN, TNA map of the constituent counties of Jackson, TN, TN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Crockett County, TN · R+59Chester County, TN · R+65Gibson County, TN · R+52Madison County, TN · R+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.3%50,611
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.5%23,697
OtherAll other candidates1.1%864
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: −35.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−35.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+31.0%
1896+37.5%
1900+28.1%
1904+27.0%
1908+24.5%
1912+33.0%
1916+32.4%
1920+22.1%
1924+43.7%
1928+27.2%
1932+61.9%
1936+61.7%
1940+55.3%
1944+43.5%
1948+35.0%
1952+14.9%
1956+21.5%
1960−2.3%
1964+7.4%
1968−3.4%
1972−47.5%
1976+16.6%
1980+3.8%
1984−14.8%
1988−15.8%
1992+1.8%
1996+0.8%
2000−4.8%
2004−13.6%
2008−18.1%
2012−20.9%
2016−30.1%
2020−30.2%
2024−35.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−35.8%
23,69750,61175,172
R
−30.2%
26,95550,82778,983
R
−30.1%
23,25244,18469,571
R
−20.9%
28,22443,34372,277
R
−18.1%
31,37945,38777,595
R
−13.6%
30,05239,60369,975
R
−4.8%
29,34132,31162,235
D
+0.8%
26,60626,14055,236
D
+1.8%
28,15827,04460,481
R
−15.8%
22,04230,36252,602
R
−14.8%
24,13132,57556,981
D
+3.8%
27,36025,32753,638
D
+16.6%
28,84020,57049,904
R
−47.5%
10,52430,81042,734
O
−3.4%
11,03112,57645,162
D
+7.4%
22,27219,18641,458
R
−2.3%
16,50917,31035,095
D
+21.5%
19,88312,60933,846
D
+14.9%
18,94914,02633,077
D
+35.0%
11,0344,18519,548
D
+43.5%
12,9155,07418,032
D
+55.3%
14,8424,25219,146
D
+61.7%
13,9323,27117,274
D
+61.9%
11,7042,69714,558
D
+27.2%
7,9564,55112,516
D
+43.7%
8,5833,21812,275
D
+22.1%
14,5799,28823,922
D
+32.4%
8,7384,42613,298
D
+33.0%
7,3063,20212,419
D
+24.5%
7,5114,50812,275
D
+27.0%
7,6234,28112,367
D
+28.1%
8,0774,40813,067
D
+37.5%
10,6474,75215,704
D
+31.0%
7,6633,50913,387
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
American
10.9%
Irish
9.1%
German
6.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
0.5%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.9%
65–74
5.8%
6.3%
55–64
6.8%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
5.9%
35–44
6.4%
6.1%
25–34
6.4%
4.7%
18–24
4.9%
8.6%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,896
Jackson, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson, TN$60,896
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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.8%
Other Christian
17.4%
Methodist
8.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jackson anchors Madison County, a reliably Republican-leaning metro whose growth is tied to regional medical and logistics industries rather than the university-driven demographics that shift similar-sized cities elsewhere.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-two points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.

A population of 181,719, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,896 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Jackson, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 75,172 votes cast, 23,697 went Democratic and 50,611 went Republican.
What is Jackson, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson, 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 Jackson, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Jackson, TN, Tennessee has a population of 181,719 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee is $60,896 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson, 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.