Chattanooga, Tennessee: Sunbelt Conservative market. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,009,5672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,4532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Chattanooga
TrumpR+42
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 70.3% | 324,882 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 28.5% | 131,870 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 5,541 |
D+60R+60
16 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 | +7.1% |
| 1896 | −3.9% |
| 1900 | −7.0% |
| 1904 | −7.3% |
| 1908 | −7.3% |
| 1912 | +26.0% |
| 1916 | +10.0% |
| 1920 | −10.4% |
| 1924 | −1.9% |
| 1928 | −26.0% |
| 1932 | +23.9% |
| 1936 | +26.0% |
| 1940 | +28.5% |
| 1944 | +25.8% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −1.8% |
| 1956 | −7.9% |
| 1960 | −11.1% |
| 1964 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | −12.0% |
| 1972 | −48.2% |
| 1976 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | −8.6% |
| 1984 | −28.7% |
| 1988 | −29.0% |
| 1992 | −7.1% |
| 1996 | −8.6% |
| 2000 | −18.8% |
| 2004 | −28.1% |
| 2008 | −29.6% |
| 2012 | −33.6% |
| 2016 | −41.1% |
| 2020 | −38.2% |
| 2024 | −41.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 131,870 | 324,882 | 462,293 | ||
| R | 131,554 | 298,726 | 437,411 | ||
| R | 98,275 | 247,285 | 362,860 | ||
| R | 110,661 | 225,919 | 343,366 | ||
| R | 123,968 | 230,299 | 358,725 | ||
| R | 119,941 | 214,645 | 337,071 | ||
| R | 115,746 | 170,606 | 291,120 | ||
| R | 109,369 | 132,118 | 263,066 | ||
| R | 110,711 | 130,238 | 276,478 | ||
| R | 84,781 | 154,362 | 240,231 | ||
| R | 86,643 | 156,836 | 244,481 | ||
| R | 101,468 | 121,128 | 227,356 | ||
| D | 114,219 | 95,093 | 210,953 | ||
| R | 41,669 | 124,029 | 170,746 | ||
| O | 45,870 | 68,200 | 186,704 | ||
| D | 87,318 | 83,605 | 170,949 | ||
| R | 65,362 | 81,924 | 148,845 | ||
| R | 62,124 | 72,995 | 137,750 | ||
| R | 59,897 | 62,120 | 122,504 | ||
| D | 46,479 | 31,920 | 84,243 | ||
| D | 48,131 | 28,304 | 76,857 | ||
| D | 51,658 | 28,722 | 80,577 | ||
| D | 46,876 | 27,486 | 74,646 | ||
| D | 36,941 | 22,552 | 60,183 | ||
| R | 21,422 | 36,535 | 58,096 | ||
| R | 22,069 | 22,979 | 46,925 | ||
| R | 23,935 | 29,584 | 54,173 | ||
| D | 19,288 | 15,619 | 36,782 | ||
| D | 13,719 | 6,244 | 28,800 | ||
| R | 13,507 | 15,711 | 30,000 | ||
| R | 12,294 | 14,335 | 27,849 | ||
| R | 13,972 | 16,138 | 30,981 | ||
| R | 16,387 | 17,744 | 34,873 | ||
| D | 15,903 | 13,639 | 31,699 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.2%
Irish
11.0%
American
10.2%
German
9.2%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
2.2%
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: 40.7 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
$68,453
Chattanooga ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chattanooga$68,453
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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chattanooga's media market stretches across the tri-state corner of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, creating an audience whose political composition blends suburban Hamilton County with rural districts that trend in sharply different directions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1940 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 1,009,567, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,453 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chattanooga, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chattanooga, Tennessee voted Republican by 41.8 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 462,293 votes cast, 131,870 went Democratic and 324,882 went Republican.
What is Chattanooga, Tennessee's political typology?
Akashic places Chattanooga, 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 market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Chattanooga, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chattanooga, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Chattanooga, Tennessee has a population of 1,009,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Median household income in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $68,453 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The market's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.