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1876–2024
Morristown, TN·Tennessee

Morristown, TN has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential elections — R+61 in 2024.

Appalachian manufacturing hub where presidential margins routinely exceed 40 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
LatestR+61in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population122,5332024 ACS

Morristown, TN, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+61MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
122,5332024 5-year
Median household income
$60,4012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.6%2024 5-year
Black
2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Morristown, TN
TrumpR+61
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2024 presidential margin by county for Morristown, TN, TNA map of the constituent counties of Morristown, TN, TN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jefferson County, TN · R+64Hamblen County, TN · R+59
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.2%41,222
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.8%9,635
OtherAll other candidates1.0%529
D+60
R+60
2 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: −61.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1916−61.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−29.5%
1896−36.0%
1900−34.5%
1904−37.5%
1908−33.7%
1912+7.7%
1916−31.6%
1920−42.6%
1924−32.7%
1928−45.0%
1932−10.6%
1936−13.5%
1940−8.7%
1944−31.4%
1948−33.2%
1952−45.2%
1956−45.0%
1960−47.1%
1964−16.8%
1968−41.6%
1972−57.3%
1976−3.9%
1980−28.8%
1984−39.6%
1988−35.2%
1992−10.7%
1996−15.0%
2000−22.8%
2004−34.1%
2008−40.3%
2012−48.1%
2016−58.0%
2020−56.6%
2024−61.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−61.5%
9,63541,22251,386
R
−56.6%
10,15437,46248,247
R
−58.0%
7,56930,63339,764
R
−48.1%
9,46627,56037,591
R
−40.3%
11,98528,60041,201
R
−34.1%
12,90226,36739,533
R
−22.8%
12,79020,48133,786
R
−15.0%
11,69416,24330,254
R
−10.7%
11,85415,08230,216
R
−35.2%
8,22917,25025,634
R
−39.6%
8,10718,86527,133
R
−28.8%
9,07016,68526,465
R
−3.9%
11,49912,44824,166
R
−57.3%
3,92014,80419,006
R
−41.6%
3,88411,87619,218
R
−16.8%
7,20710,11917,326
R
−47.1%
4,74213,23418,039
R
−45.0%
3,93010,47814,548
R
−45.2%
3,6239,65313,348
R
−33.2%
2,4525,0957,952
R
−31.4%
2,6895,1607,867
R
−8.7%
3,1173,7156,881
R
−13.5%
3,5174,6178,147
R
−10.6%
3,0073,7336,839
R
−45.0%
1,6994,4846,183
R
−32.7%
2,0294,0416,155
R
−42.6%
2,0425,1547,309
R
−31.6%
1,2612,4433,740
O
+7.7%
1,2369673,495
R
−33.7%
1,4572,9534,441
R
−37.5%
9112,0292,984
R
−34.5%
1,7753,6695,489
R
−36.0%
1,9354,1446,133
R
−29.5%
1,6773,2225,242
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.1%
American
11.3%
Irish
9.2%
German
9.2%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.6%
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: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.5%
75–84
3.5%
5.4%
65–74
6.0%
7.0%
55–64
7.3%
6.6%
45–54
6.5%
5.7%
35–44
5.9%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
4.0%
18–24
4.0%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.7%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,401
Morristown, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morristown, TN$60,401
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
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.6%
Other Christian
12.0%
Methodist
6.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hamblen County anchors this small metro in the upper Tennessee Valley, where a blue-collar workforce tied to auto-parts and chemical manufacturing coexists with some of the most lopsided Republican margins in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eight points in 1912 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.

A population of 122,533, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,401 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Morristown, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morristown, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 61.5 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,386 votes cast, 9,635 went Democratic and 41,222 went Republican.
What is Morristown, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Morristown, TN, Tennessee in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Morristown, TN, Tennessee?
Morristown, TN, Tennessee has a population of 122,533 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morristown, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Morristown, TN, Tennessee is $60,401 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Morristown, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morristown, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.