Knoxville, TN, Tennessee: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 932,2412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,4722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Knoxville, TN
TrumpR+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.8% | 289,889 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.4% | 136,410 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 7,656 |
D+60R+60
9 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 | −25.1% |
| 1896 | −39.5% |
| 1900 | −30.4% |
| 1904 | −36.0% |
| 1908 | −35.7% |
| 1912 | +10.9% |
| 1916 | −32.2% |
| 1920 | −44.3% |
| 1924 | −32.7% |
| 1928 | −53.6% |
| 1932 | −7.9% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | +6.8% |
| 1944 | −15.1% |
| 1948 | −14.8% |
| 1952 | −26.0% |
| 1956 | −23.5% |
| 1960 | −23.2% |
| 1964 | −1.6% |
| 1968 | −25.8% |
| 1972 | −44.7% |
| 1976 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | −19.9% |
| 1984 | −28.0% |
| 1988 | −26.7% |
| 1992 | −2.4% |
| 1996 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | −15.7% |
| 2004 | −26.6% |
| 2008 | −29.6% |
| 2012 | −35.8% |
| 2016 | −36.2% |
| 2020 | −31.1% |
| 2024 | −35.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 136,410 | 289,889 | 433,955 | ||
| R | 140,410 | 270,665 | 419,417 | ||
| R | 99,215 | 222,902 | 341,338 | ||
| R | 101,730 | 218,572 | 326,258 | ||
| R | 119,877 | 222,750 | 348,113 | ||
| R | 122,550 | 212,374 | 337,730 | ||
| R | 119,031 | 164,296 | 288,357 | ||
| R | 118,070 | 129,746 | 265,979 | ||
| R | 117,731 | 124,272 | 273,269 | ||
| R | 80,018 | 138,795 | 219,961 | ||
| R | 82,774 | 147,515 | 231,551 | ||
| R | 85,188 | 129,892 | 224,287 | ||
| D | 104,292 | 102,769 | 209,431 | ||
| R | 45,240 | 120,998 | 169,485 | ||
| R | 46,265 | 91,091 | 173,697 | ||
| R | 81,310 | 83,894 | 165,204 | ||
| R | 62,057 | 99,831 | 163,082 | ||
| R | 57,042 | 92,753 | 151,955 | ||
| R | 52,065 | 88,688 | 141,049 | ||
| R | 33,905 | 46,358 | 83,975 | ||
| R | 32,838 | 44,566 | 77,743 | ||
| D | 36,245 | 31,590 | 68,206 | ||
| D | 35,964 | 30,785 | 66,996 | ||
| R | 21,219 | 24,920 | 46,833 | ||
| R | 10,209 | 33,909 | 44,222 | ||
| R | 12,027 | 24,853 | 39,198 | ||
| R | 13,407 | 34,899 | 48,482 | ||
| R | 9,136 | 17,976 | 27,419 | ||
| O | 8,752 | 5,859 | 26,635 | ||
| R | 8,803 | 18,952 | 28,433 | ||
| R | 6,797 | 14,801 | 22,228 | ||
| R | 9,624 | 18,270 | 28,465 | ||
| R | 9,774 | 22,846 | 33,107 | ||
| R | 8,864 | 15,264 | 25,477 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.7%
American
11.7%
German
11.1%
Irish
10.5%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.4%
French
1.3%
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: 40.8 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
$72,472
Knoxville, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Knoxville, TN$72,472
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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Knoxville's metro has delivered Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, anchored by a white working-class and college-educated suburban base that has shown little of the ticket-splitting volatility seen in Nashville or Memphis.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eleven points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 932,241, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,472 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Knoxville, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Knoxville, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 433,955 votes cast, 136,410 went Democratic and 289,889 went Republican.
What is Knoxville, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Knoxville, TN, Tennessee in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Knoxville, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Knoxville, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Knoxville, TN, Tennessee?
Knoxville, TN, Tennessee has a population of 932,241 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Knoxville, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Knoxville, TN, Tennessee is $72,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Knoxville, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Knoxville, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.