Newport, TN, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,8132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,0162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Newport, TN
TrumpR+68
Constituent county margins for Newport, TN, TNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 83.7% | 13,105 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 15.4% | 2,415 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 143 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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 | −35.0% |
| 1896 | −44.9% |
| 1900 | −40.3% |
| 1904 | −46.6% |
| 1908 | −43.1% |
| 1912 | −8.4% |
| 1916 | −42.3% |
| 1920 | −55.5% |
| 1924 | −46.8% |
| 1928 | −60.1% |
| 1932 | −19.6% |
| 1936 | −50.7% |
| 1940 | −51.9% |
| 1944 | −56.4% |
| 1948 | −57.2% |
| 1952 | −64.0% |
| 1956 | −65.6% |
| 1960 | −63.5% |
| 1964 | −41.4% |
| 1968 | −60.5% |
| 1972 | −72.5% |
| 1976 | −22.7% |
| 1980 | −51.0% |
| 1984 | −52.1% |
| 1988 | −43.7% |
| 1992 | −18.0% |
| 1996 | −13.3% |
| 2000 | −22.6% |
| 2004 | −35.4% |
| 2008 | −44.9% |
| 2012 | −49.4% |
| 2016 | −64.4% |
| 2020 | −64.8% |
| 2024 | −68.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,415 | 13,105 | 15,663 | ||
| R | 2,533 | 12,162 | 14,859 | ||
| R | 1,981 | 9,791 | 12,126 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 8,459 | 11,454 | ||
| R | 3,340 | 8,945 | 12,481 | ||
| R | 3,935 | 8,297 | 12,311 | ||
| R | 3,872 | 6,185 | 10,239 | ||
| R | 3,326 | 4,481 | 8,691 | ||
| R | 3,495 | 5,298 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 2,115 | 5,430 | 7,579 | ||
| R | 2,068 | 6,665 | 8,828 | ||
| R | 2,139 | 6,802 | 9,144 | ||
| R | 3,141 | 5,004 | 8,219 | ||
| R | 805 | 5,268 | 6,153 | ||
| R | 950 | 5,645 | 7,754 | ||
| R | 2,109 | 5,084 | 7,193 | ||
| R | 1,442 | 6,581 | 8,095 | ||
| R | 1,121 | 5,526 | 6,715 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 5,688 | 6,935 | ||
| R | 939 | 3,576 | 4,614 | ||
| R | 989 | 3,554 | 4,548 | ||
| R | 1,098 | 3,521 | 4,673 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 3,731 | 4,954 | ||
| R | 1,557 | 2,324 | 3,915 | ||
| R | 722 | 2,908 | 3,635 | ||
| R | 921 | 2,556 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 929 | 3,283 | 4,244 | ||
| R | 595 | 1,478 | 2,086 | ||
| R | 597 | 757 | 1,913 | ||
| R | 688 | 1,749 | 2,463 | ||
| R | 626 | 1,726 | 2,358 | ||
| R | 1,001 | 2,360 | 3,371 | ||
| R | 980 | 2,582 | 3,567 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,831 | 2,735 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.0%
English
13.9%
Irish
10.7%
German
7.7%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.1%
Polish
1.0%
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: 45.3 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
$48,016
Newport, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Newport, TN$48,016
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
21.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.8%
Working age (18–64)18.5%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Newport, TN sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of seventy-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 36,813, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,016 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Newport, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newport, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,663 votes cast, 2,415 went Democratic and 13,105 went Republican.
What is Newport, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Newport, 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 0 times, Republican 34 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Newport, TN, Tennessee has a population of 36,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Newport, TN, Tennessee is $48,016 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Newport, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.