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1876–2024
Union City, TN·Tennessee

Union City, TN has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+65 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
LatestR+65in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population30,4532024 ACS

Union City, TN, Tennessee: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+65%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+65MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
30,4532024 5-year
Median household income
$54,6132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.6%2024 5-year
Black
10.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Union City, TN
TrumpR+65
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.1%10,596
Kamala HarrisDemocratic17.2%2,221
OtherAll other candidates0.6%83
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: −64.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−64.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+42.5%
1896+51.9%
1900+53.6%
1904+54.9%
1908+51.7%
1912+59.3%
1916+68.0%
1920+55.2%
1924+72.6%
1928+51.9%
1932+79.8%
1936+79.9%
1940+77.8%
1944+71.1%
1948+61.7%
1952+26.4%
1956+37.1%
1960+5.4%
1964+33.9%
1968−2.0%
1972−43.2%
1976+40.9%
1980+3.2%
1984−14.4%
1988−11.5%
1992+13.1%
1996+16.6%
2000−0.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−34.1%
2012−44.7%
2016−58.0%
2020−60.7%
2024−64.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−64.9%
2,22110,59612,900
R
−60.7%
2,58910,79013,521
R
−58.0%
2,4269,52612,249
R
−44.7%
3,3218,81412,297
R
−34.1%
4,3088,87313,392
R
−17.1%
5,5497,85913,535
R
−0.9%
6,0566,16812,440
D
+16.6%
6,2264,31011,536
D
+13.1%
6,4974,81212,864
R
−11.5%
4,7856,03710,858
R
−14.4%
4,7696,38411,252
D
+3.2%
5,7665,39711,365
D
+40.9%
7,2042,98610,320
R
−43.2%
2,2435,8008,243
O
−2.0%
2,2352,4209,335
D
+33.9%
5,6722,8028,474
D
+5.4%
4,2443,8008,196
D
+37.1%
5,1852,3497,637
D
+26.4%
4,6232,6827,345
D
+61.7%
3,4906424,617
D
+71.1%
3,6706154,298
D
+77.8%
4,3605364,914
D
+79.9%
3,7284174,145
D
+79.8%
3,1833343,569
D
+51.9%
2,4927893,281
D
+72.6%
3,2234853,769
D
+55.2%
4,5471,3075,874
D
+68.0%
3,1705913,790
D
+59.3%
2,1524552,863
D
+51.7%
2,2587112,990
D
+54.9%
2,6247563,400
D
+53.6%
2,7227713,640
D
+51.9%
3,7751,1475,061
D
+42.5%
2,6947714,523
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
23.8%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.6%
German
4.9%
Scottish
1.8%
French
0.6%
Italian
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
3.1%
75–84
3.7%
5.6%
65–74
6.6%
6.5%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
5.9%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
5.5%
25–34
6.2%
3.9%
18–24
3.5%
8.2%
5–17
8.2%
2.5%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,613
Union City, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Union City, TN$54,613
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
18.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)20.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
46.0%
Methodist
8.7%
Other Christian
8.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Union City, TN sits in the Border South and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 30,453, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,613 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Union City, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Union City, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 64.9 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,900 votes cast, 2,221 went Democratic and 10,596 went Republican.
What is Union City, TN, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Union City, 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Union City, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Union City, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Union City, TN, Tennessee?
Union City, TN, Tennessee has a population of 30,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Union City, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Union City, TN, Tennessee is $54,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Union City, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Union City, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.