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1876–2024
Shelbyville, TN·Tennessee

Shelbyville, TN has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+58 in 2024.

A mid-sized manufacturing hub where Bedford County's rural identity meets gradual suburban growth.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
LatestR+58in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population52,2372024 ACS

Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+58MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
52,2372024 5-year
Median household income
$67,2252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.3%2024 5-year
Black
6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Shelbyville, TN
TrumpR+58
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican78.5%15,772
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.5%4,122
OtherAll other candidates1.0%196
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 timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −58.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−58.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+18.0%
1896+9.1%
1900+22.8%
1904+22.6%
1908+16.0%
1912+21.4%
1916+32.1%
1920+3.0%
1924+31.4%
1928+4.3%
1932+56.4%
1936+64.6%
1940+63.2%
1944+56.3%
1948+37.7%
1952+25.1%
1956+33.1%
1960+25.5%
1964+42.3%
1968+6.5%
1972−23.8%
1976+40.6%
1980+27.2%
1984−2.2%
1988−9.1%
1992+18.8%
1996+9.8%
2000+1.8%
2004−22.5%
2008−33.5%
2012−40.3%
2016−52.7%
2020−51.9%
2024−58.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−58.0%
4,12215,77220,090
R
−51.9%
4,45314,35419,088
R
−52.7%
3,39511,48615,355
R
−40.3%
4,21110,03414,445
R
−33.5%
5,02710,21715,507
R
−22.5%
5,2688,35113,706
D
+1.8%
6,1365,91112,207
D
+9.8%
5,7354,63411,284
D
+18.8%
5,9783,83611,421
R
−9.1%
4,0464,8568,939
R
−2.2%
4,4994,6999,296
D
+27.2%
5,9873,3779,583
D
+40.6%
7,2283,02310,357
R
−23.8%
2,5654,2627,135
O
+6.5%
2,4161,8708,385
D
+42.3%
5,6102,2727,882
D
+25.5%
4,4572,6337,152
D
+33.1%
4,5172,2586,825
D
+25.1%
4,3622,6116,973
D
+37.7%
2,3937714,301
D
+56.3%
2,6517333,407
D
+63.2%
2,4995553,074
D
+64.6%
2,4285142,961
D
+56.4%
2,2646302,898
D
+4.3%
1,5321,4052,937
D
+31.4%
1,7999252,784
D
+3.0%
2,1822,0564,238
D
+32.1%
2,5781,3243,903
D
+21.4%
2,3051,4743,881
D
+16.0%
1,9961,4463,447
D
+22.6%
2,0631,3013,375
D
+22.8%
2,1761,3573,585
D
+9.1%
2,5962,1514,867
D
+18.0%
2,1541,4703,809
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.5%
English
9.7%
Irish
8.8%
German
8.7%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.1%
French
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
2.4%
75–84
2.5%
4.2%
65–74
4.4%
5.9%
55–64
6.4%
6.2%
45–54
6.1%
6.7%
35–44
6.5%
6.7%
25–34
6.7%
4.8%
18–24
3.9%
9.9%
5–17
9.0%
3.5%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,225
Shelbyville, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Shelbyville, TN$67,225
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
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish12.5%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.6%
Other Christian
10.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.4%
Methodist
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Shelbyville anchors Tennessee's Walking Horse country and has seen its Hispanic population expand significantly over recent decades, reshaping the electorate in a county that otherwise votes reliably Republican by wide margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.

A population of 52,237, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,225 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 58.0 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,090 votes cast, 4,122 went Democratic and 15,772 went Republican.
What is Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Shelbyville, 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee?
Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee has a population of 52,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee is $67,225 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Shelbyville, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.