DeKalb County, TN

Designated Market Area: Nashville, TN-KY
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in DeKalb County, TN     [Sort places by name]

Smithville city (pop. 5,059) Alexandria town (pop. 1,160) Liberty town (pop. 380) Dowelltown town (pop. 355)  

Tracts in DeKalb County, TN

Census Tract 9201.01, DeKalb County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9201.02, DeKalb County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9202.01, DeKalb County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9202.02, DeKalb County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9203, DeKalb County, Tennessee        

2022 population: 21,003   ( 2,280 from 2010 , 925 from 2020)
Land area: 304.4 square miles
Population density: 69.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,213	86.72%	7.3%
Black:	327	1.56%	40.3%
Indian:	79	0.38%	125.7%
Asian:	243	1.16%	386.0%
2+ races:	311	1.48%	82.9%
Hispanic:	1,830	8.71%	47.7%
Total non-White:	2,790	13.28%	60.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	567	14.1
Deaths:	745	18.6
Net Migration:	1,055	26.3
Net Immigration:	39	1.0

Change in White population:	1,233	6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,047	5.6

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,672	78.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,750	20.6%	91 [+]	1.1%	8,513	18	32	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 60 (0.7%);
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	5,171	74.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,569	22.6%	215 [+]	3.1%	6,955	14	28	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 117 (1.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 49 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 4 (0.1%);
2012	44%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,143	64.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,174	33.8%	116 [+]	1.8%	6,433	5	17	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 56 (0.9%);
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	4,085	57.8%	Barack Obama (D)	2,832	40.1%	148 [+]	2.1%	7,065	1	12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 57 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 33 (0.5%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,685	51.4%	John Kerry (D)	3,445	48.0%	43 [+]	0.6%	7,173	-5	1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 32 (0.4%);
2000	47%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,765	60.1%	George W. Bush (R)	2,411	38.5%	89 [+]	1.4%	6,265	-13	-9	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 63 (1.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 5 (0.1%);
1996	43%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,213	60.6%	Robert Dole (R)	1,696	32.0%	393 [+]	7.4%	5,302	-14	-9	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 342 (6.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 23 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 16 (0.3%);
1992	59%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,382	65.2%	George Bush* (R)	1,714	25.5%	626 [+]	9.3%	6,722	-17	-12	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 608 (9.0%);
1988	43%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,452	53.5%	George Bush (R)	2,098	45.8%	31 [+]	0.7%	4,581	-12	-8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,645	52.8%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,337	46.6%	28	0.6%	5,010	-11	-12	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,948	60.6%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,841	37.8%	79 [+]	1.6%	4,868	-11	-13	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 48 (1.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 19 (0.4%);
1976	54%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,222	68.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,443	30.7%	37 [+]	0.8%	4,702	-12	-17	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 14 (0.3%);
1972	42%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,014	60.7%	George McGovern (D)	1,243	37.4%	63 [+]	1.9%	3,320	-7	0	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 63 (1.9%);
1968	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,532	39.3%	George Wallace (AIP)	1,516	38.9%	847 [+]	21.7%	3,895	1	-4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 847 (21.7%);
1964	57%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,291	62.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,402	38.0%	0	0.0%	3,693	-7	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	47%	John Kennedy (D)	1,547	51.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,440	47.6%	39	1.3%	3,026	-5	-2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	55%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,982	53.7%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,690	45.8%	21	0.6%	3,693	-3	-12	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	54%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,949	51.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,814	48.2%	0	0.0%	3,763	-2	-7	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	61%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,412	54.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,751	39.7%	249 [+]	5.6%	4,412	3	-5	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 249 (5.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,341	52.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,161	48.0%	0	0.0%	4,502	9	2	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,830	58.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,041	41.9%	0	0.0%	4,871	10	-3	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,947	57.7%	Alf Landon (R)	2,140	41.9%	18 [+]	0.4%	5,105	11	5	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1932	50%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,323	60.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,530	39.7%	0	0.0%	3,853	7	0	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,261	57.2%	Al Smith (D)	1,690	42.8%	0	0.0%	3,951	2	-1	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	42%	John Davis (D)	1,829	56.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,406	43.2%	22 [+]	0.7%	3,257	0	-11	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 22 (0.7%);
1920	57%	Warren Harding (R)	2,572	56.5%	James Cox (D)	1,983	43.5%	0	0.0%	4,555	5	-4	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	36%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,407	51.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,343	48.7%	10 [+]	0.4%	2,760	6	3	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	37%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,394	48.4%	William Taft* (R)	1,219	42.3%	268 [+]	9.3%	2,881	18	19	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 265 (9.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1 (0.0%);
1908	37%	William Taft (R)	1,464	53.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,284	46.7%	4 [+]	0.1%	2,752	7	2	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	31%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,274	52.7%	Alton Parker (D)	1,095	45.3%	48 [+]	2.0%	2,417	9	-4	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	39%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,528	50.4%	William McKinley* (R)	1,442	47.6%	60 [+]	2.0%	3,030	3	-4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,750	20.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,672	78.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	60	0.7%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,513
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 32

2016 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,569	22.6%
Donald Trump (R)	5,171	74.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	117	1.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	49	0.7%
Evan McMullin (I)	4	0.1%
Other	45	0.6%
TOTAL	6,955
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 28

2012 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,174	33.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,143	64.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	56	0.9%
Other	60	0.9%
TOTAL	6,433
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 17

2008 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,832	40.1%
John McCain (R)	4,085	57.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	57	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	33	0.5%
Other	58	0.8%
TOTAL	7,065
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

2004 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,685	51.4%
John Kerry (D)	3,445	48.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	32	0.4%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	7,173
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 1

2000 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,411	38.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,765	60.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	63	1.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	5	0.1%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,265
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -9

1996 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,213	60.6%
Robert Dole (R)	1,696	32.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	342	6.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	16	0.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	23	0.4%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,302
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -9

1992 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,382	65.2%
George Bush* (R)	1,714	25.5%
Ross Perot (I)	608	9.0%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,722
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -12

1988 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,098	45.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,452	53.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Other	25	0.5%
TOTAL	4,581
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -8

1984 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,337	46.6%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,645	52.8%
Other	28	0.6%
TOTAL	5,010
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,841	37.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,948	60.6%
John Anderson (I)	48	1.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	19	0.4%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	4,868
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,222	68.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,443	30.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	0.3%
Other	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,702
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -17

1972 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,014	60.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,243	37.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	1.9%
TOTAL	3,320
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,532	39.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	847	21.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,516	38.9%
TOTAL	3,895
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1964 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,291	62.0%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,402	38.0%
TOTAL	3,693
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,547	51.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,440	47.6%
Other	39	1.3%
TOTAL	3,026
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,690	45.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,982	53.7%
Other	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,693
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -12

1948 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,412	54.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,751	39.7%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	249	5.6%
TOTAL	4,412
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -5

1944 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,341	52.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,161	48.0%
TOTAL	4,502
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,830	58.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,041	41.9%
TOTAL	4,871
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): -3

1936 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,947	57.7%
Alf Landon (R)	2,140	41.9%
William Lemke (Union)	4	0.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,105
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 5

1932 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,323	60.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,530	39.7%
TOTAL	3,853
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,261	57.2%
Al Smith (D)	1,690	42.8%
TOTAL	3,951
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1924 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,406	43.2%
John Davis (D)	1,829	56.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,257
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -11

1920 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	2,572	56.5%
James Cox (D)	1,983	43.5%
TOTAL	4,555
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1916 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,407	51.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,343	48.7%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,760
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1912 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,394	48.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	265	9.2%
William Taft* (R)	1,219	42.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2	0.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,881
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 19

1908 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,464	53.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,284	46.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,752
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2

1904 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,274	52.7%
Alton Parker (D)	1,095	45.3%
Other	48	2.0%
TOTAL	2,417
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -4

1900 President, DeKalb County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,442	47.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,528	50.4%
Other	60	2.0%
TOTAL	3,030
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for DeKalb County, TN

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	32%	Bill Lee* (R)	4,118	80.1%	Jason Martin (D)	911	17.7%	114 [+]	2.2%	5,143	15	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: John Gentry (I) 47 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 41 (0.8%); Constance Every (I) 26 (0.5%);
2020	S2	49%	Bill Hagerty (R)	6,162	78.0%	Marquita Bradshaw (D)	1,524	19.3%	213 [+]	2.7%	7,899	16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Aaron James (I) 49 (0.6%); Steven Hooper (I) 44 (0.6%); Yomi Faparusi (I) 33 (0.4%); Kacey Morgan (I) 32 (0.4%); Elizabeth McLeod (I) 30 (0.4%); Ronnie Henley (I) 25 (0.3%);
2018	S1	38%	Marsha Blackburn (R)	3,906	65.6%	Phil Bredesen (D)	1,984	33.3%	64 [+]	1.1%	5,954	11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Trudy Austin (I) 19 (0.3%); Dean Hill (I) 16 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.2%); Kris Todd (I) 11 (0.2%); John Carico (I) 5 (0.1%);
2018	G	38%	Bill Lee (R)	4,176	70.1%	Karl Dean (D)	1,737	29.2%	44 [+]	0.7%	5,957	11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Smith (I) 22 (0.4%); Sherry Clark (I) 7 (0.1%); Heather Scott (I) 6 (0.1%); Mark CoonRippy Brown (I) 5 (0.1%); Joe Wilmoth (I) 3 (0.1%); Yvonne Neubert (I) 1 (0.0%); Mark Wright (I) 0 (0.0%); Patrick Whitlock (I) 0 (0.0%);
2014	S2	24%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	2,165	59.6%	Gordon Ball (D)	1,191	32.8%	276 [+]	7.6%	3,632	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joe Wilmoth (Constitution) 120 (3.3%); Tom Emerson (I) 41 (1.1%); Danny Page (I) 31 (0.9%); Martin Pleasant (Green) 28 (0.8%); Rick Tyler (I) 20 (0.6%); Joshua James (I) 15 (0.4%); Bart Phillips (I) 10 (0.3%); Edmund Gauthier (I) 7 (0.2%); Choudhury Salekin (I) 3 (0.1%); Eric Schechter (I) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	24%	Bill Haslam* (R)	2,423	67.9%	Charlie Brown (D)	834	23.4%	314 [+]	8.8%	3,571	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: John Jay Hooker (I) 119 (3.3%); Shawn Crowell (Constitution) 83 (2.3%); Steve Coburn (I) 42 (1.2%); Isa Infantea (Green) 38 (1.1%); Daniel Lewis (I) 32 (0.9%);
2012	S1	38%	Bob Corker* (R)	3,836	67.9%	Mark Clayton (D)	1,523	27.0%	289 [+]	5.1%	5,648	3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Martin Pleasant (Green) 92 (1.6%); Shawn Crowell (I) 60 (1.1%); Kermit Steck (Constitution) 57 (1.0%); Michel Long (I) 24 (0.4%); James Higdon (I) 22 (0.4%); Troy Scoggin (I) 19 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 14 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	34%	Bill Haslam (R)	2,870	58.4%	Mike McWherter (D)	1,947	39.6%	97 [+]	2.0%	4,914	-7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Thomas Smith (I) 27 (0.5%); Carl Whitaker (I) 19 (0.4%); Bayron Binkley (I) 18 (0.4%); Brandon Dodds (I) 9 (0.2%); Howard Switzer (I) 9 (0.2%); Samuel Duck (I) 8 (0.2%); Linda Kay Perry (I) 5 (0.1%); June Griffin (I) 2 (0.0%);
2008	S2	43%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	3,914	64.6%	Robert Tuke (D)	1,861	30.7%	288 [+]	4.8%	6,063	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Edward Buck (I) 171 (2.8%); Christopher Fenner (I) 30 (0.5%); Chris Lugo (I) 26 (0.4%); Ed Lawhorn (I) 21 (0.3%); Daniel Lewis (I) 21 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 19 (0.3%);
2006	S1	40%	Harold Ford, Jr. (D)	2,999	54.0%	Bob Corker (R)	2,450	44.2%	100 [+]	1.8%	5,549	-7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Ed Choate (I) 38 (0.7%); David Gatchell (I) 22 (0.4%); Gary Keplinger (I) 16 (0.3%); Bo Heyward (I) 15 (0.3%); Chris Lugo (I) 9 (0.2%);
2006	G	39%	Phil Bredesen* (D)	3,848	69.8%	Jim Bryson (R)	1,559	28.3%	104 [+]	1.9%	5,511	-1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: George Banks (I) 38 (0.7%); Carl Whitaker (I) 33 (0.6%); Marivuana Leinoff (I) 10 (0.2%); David Gatchell (I) 9 (0.2%); Howard Switzer (I) 8 (0.1%); Charles Smith (I) 6 (0.1%);
2002	S2	36%	Bob Clement (D)	2,869	58.3%	Lamar Alexander (R)	1,973	40.1%	76 [+]	1.5%	4,918	-14	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: John Jay Hooker (I) 29 (0.6%); Wesley Baker (I) 18 (0.4%); Basil Marceaux (I) 14 (0.3%); Connie Gammon (I) 10 (0.2%); Karl Davidson (I) 5 (0.1%);
2002	G	37%	Phil Bredesen (D)	2,929	58.4%	Van Hilleary (R)	2,025	40.4%	63 [+]	1.3%	5,017	-7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Gabriel Givens (I) 18 (0.4%); Ed Sanders (I) 13 (0.3%); John Jay Hooker (I) 13 (0.3%); Carl Whitaker (I) 11 (0.2%); David Gatchell (I) 8 (0.2%);
2000	S1	40%	Bill Frist* (R)	2,948	55.0%	Jeff Clark (D)	2,252	42.0%	161 [+]	3.0%	5,361	-10	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tom Burrell (Green) 66 (1.2%); Charles Johnson (I) 50 (0.9%); Robert Watson (I) 22 (0.4%); David Ownby (I) 16 (0.3%); Joel Kinstle (I) 7 (0.1%);
1998	G	21%	Don Sundquist* (R)	1,763	65.7%	John Jay Hooker (D)	850	31.7%	70 [+]	2.6%	2,683	-3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Irwin Gibbs (I) 27 (1.0%); Alexander Hamilton (I) 17 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.4%); Lonnie Creech (I) 8 (0.3%); Karl Smithson (I) 7 (0.3%); Thomas Smith (I) 1 (0.0%);
1996	S2	37%	Houston Gordon (D)	2,379	51.5%	Fred Thompson* (R)	2,172	47.0%	68 [+]	1.5%	4,619	-14	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John Jay Hooker (I) 28 (0.6%); Bruce Gold (I) 15 (0.3%); Robert Watson (I) 14 (0.3%); Philip Kienlen (I) 6 (0.1%); Greg Samples (I) 5 (0.1%);
1994	S2	38%	Fred Thompson (R)	2,303	50.4%	Jim Cooper (D)	2,221	48.6%	42 [+]	0.9%	4,566	-10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Charles Hancock (I) 15 (0.3%); Hobart Lumpkin (I) 9 (0.2%); Charles Moore (I) 7 (0.2%); Jon Walls (I) 5 (0.1%); Terry Lytle (I) 4 (0.1%); Kerry Martin (I) 2 (0.0%);
1994	S1	39%	Jim Sasser* (D)	2,511	54.3%	Bill Frist (R)	2,062	44.6%	53 [+]	1.1%	4,626	-12	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: John Jay Hooker (I) 33 (0.7%); Charles Johnson (I) 15 (0.3%); Philip Kienlen (I) 5 (0.1%);
1994	G	39%	Phil Bredesen (D)	2,662	57.2%	Don Sundquist (R)	1,961	42.2%	29 [+]	0.6%	4,652	-12	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Stephanie Holt (I) 18 (0.4%); Will Smith (I) 9 (0.2%); Charlie Moffett (I) 2 (0.0%);
1990	S2	17%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	1,342	74.1%	William Hawkins (R)	421	23.2%	49 [+]	2.7%	1,812	-7	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: William Jacos (I) 28 (1.5%); Charles Vick (I) 21 (1.2%);
1990	G	16%	Ned McWherter* (D)	1,147	65.0%	Dwight Henry (R)	559	31.7%	59 [+]	3.3%	1,765	-5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Willie Jacox (I) 32 (1.8%); David Shepard (I) 27 (1.5%);
1988	S1	40%	Jim Sasser* (D)	3,279	76.2%	Bill Anderson (R)	1,019	23.7%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,302	-11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin (I) 4 (0.1%);
1986	G	39%	Ned McWherter (D)	2,795	68.4%	Winfield Dunn (R)	1,290	31.6%	0	0.0%	4,085	-14	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	47%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	3,922	80.6%	Victor Ashe (R)	909	18.7%	38 [+]	0.8%	4,869	-15	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Ed McAteer (I) 38 (0.8%);
1982	S1	43%	Jim Sasser* (D)	3,253	74.4%	Robin Beard (R)	1,121	25.6%	0	0.0%	4,374	-12	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1982	G	43%	Randy Tyree (D)	2,674	61.7%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	1,657	38.3%	0	0.0%	4,331	-21	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1978	S2	40%	Jane Eskind (D)	1,754	48.7%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,741	48.3%	107 [+]	3.0%	3,602	-7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Thomas Anderson (I) 107 (3.0%);
1978	G	42%	Lamar Alexander (R)	1,883	50.2%	Jake Butcher (D)	1,858	49.5%	12 [+]	0.3%	3,753	-5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Jesse McDonald (I) 12 (0.3%);
1976	S1	53%	Jim Sasser (D)	3,124	67.9%	Bill Brock* (R)	1,467	31.9%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,604	-15	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Mark Bates (I) 13 (0.3%);
1974	G	43%	Ray Blanton (D)	2,523	70.3%	Lamar Alexander (R)	1,056	29.4%	9 [+]	0.3%	3,588	-14	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Jack Comer (I) 4 (0.1%); Hubert Patty (I) 3 (0.1%); Alfred Taylor (I) 2 (0.1%); James Reesor (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	S2	41%	Ray Blanton (D)	1,621	49.5%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,620	49.5%	31 [+]	0.9%	3,272	-12	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Dan East (I) 31 (0.9%);
1970	S1	59%	Albert Gore* (D)	2,541	60.7%	Bill Brock (R)	1,592	38.0%	52 [+]	1.2%	4,185	-12	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Other (Write-in) 52 (1.2%);
1970	G	60%	John Jay Hooker (D)	2,561	60.6%	Winfield Dunn (R)	1,579	37.4%	85 [+]	2.0%	4,225	-15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Douglas Heinsohn (American) 85 (2.0%);
1966	S2	43%	Frank Clement (D)	1,614	57.6%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	1,190	42.4%	0	0.0%	2,804	-13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1966	G	County data not available for this election: Buford Ellington (D) defeated H.L. Crowder (I) statewide.
1964	S2	54%	Ross Bass (D)	2,077	59.0%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	1,441	41.0%	0	0.0%	3,518	-6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Melvin Morgan (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	S1	53%	Albert Gore* (D)	2,067	59.7%	Dan Kuykendall (R)	1,398	40.3%	0	0.0%	3,465	-6	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	G	County data not available for this election: Frank Clement (D) defeated William Anderson (I) statewide.
1960	S2	County data not available for this election: Estes Kefauver* (D) defeated Bradley Frazier (R) statewide.

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for DeKalb County, TN

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).

Voter Registration Data for DeKalb County, TN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in DeKalb County, TN were estimated to be 43% Republican and 14% Democrat.