Johnson County, TN

Designated Market Area: Tri Cities, TN-KY-VA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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

Mountain City town (pop. 2,396) Butler CDP (pop. 238)  

Tracts in Johnson County, TN

Census Tract 9560, Johnson County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9561, Johnson County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9562, Johnson County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9563, Johnson County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9564, Johnson County, Tennessee        

2022 population: 18,086   ( 158 from 2010 , 136 from 2020)
Land area: 298.4 square miles
Population density: 60.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,858	93.21%	3.0%
Black:	427	2.36%	14.5%
Indian:	62	0.34%	93.8%
Asian:	53	0.29%	39.5%
2+ races:	224	1.24%	42.7%
Hispanic:	462	2.55%	71.7%
Total non-White:	1,228	6.79%	41.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	333	9.3
Deaths:	660	18.4
Net Migration:	451	12.6
Net Immigration:	18	0.5

Change in White population:	-515	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	357	2.0

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)	6,468	82.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,246	16.0%	87 [+]	1.1%	7,801	22	36	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 45 (0.6%);
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	5,410	82.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	988	15.0%	181 [+]	2.8%	6,579	22	36	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 102 (1.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 39 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 7 (0.1%);
2012	42%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,611	74.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,483	23.9%	100 [+]	1.6%	6,194	15	27	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 39 (0.6%);
2008	45%	John McCain (R)	4,621	70.1%	Barack Obama (D)	1,837	27.9%	133 [+]	2.0%	6,591	13	25	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 49 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 27 (0.4%);
2004	45%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,634	71.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,812	28.0%	34 [+]	0.5%	6,480	15	21	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 20 (0.3%);
2000	40%	George W. Bush (R)	3,740	66.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,813	32.0%	104 [+]	1.8%	5,657	15	18	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 54 (1.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 12 (0.2%);
1996	42%	Robert Dole (R)	3,137	58.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,698	31.7%	524 [+]	9.8%	5,359	13	18	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 489 (9.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 13 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 11 (0.2%);
1992	49%	George Bush* (R)	3,170	57.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,781	32.0%	612 [+]	11.0%	5,563	15	20	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 574 (10.3%);
1988	49%	George Bush (R)	3,715	73.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,329	26.2%	35 [+]	0.7%	5,079	15	20	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 3 (0.1%);
1984	48%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,853	79.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	999	20.5%	19	0.4%	4,871	21	20	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,716	75.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,141	23.0%	98 [+]	2.0%	4,955	26	24	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 66 (1.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 22 (0.4%);
1976	52%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,986	66.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,464	32.7%	28 [+]	0.6%	4,478	24	19	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 11 (0.2%);
1972	48%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,362	87.1%	George McGovern (D)	450	11.7%	49 [+]	1.3%	3,861	19	26	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 49 (1.3%);
1968	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,107	79.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	450	11.4%	375 [+]	9.5%	3,932	41	36	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 375 (9.5%);
1964	59%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,889	75.7%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	927	24.3%	0	0.0%	3,816	31	37	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,854	86.7%	John Kennedy (D)	571	12.9%	18	0.4%	4,443	34	37	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	63%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,690	87.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	503	11.9%	27	0.6%	4,220	38	30	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	58%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,590	87.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	506	12.4%	0	0.0%	4,096	38	32	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	41%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,413	83.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	433	14.9%	62 [+]	2.1%	2,908	46	38	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 47 (1.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 6 (0.2%);
1944	43%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,699	85.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	450	14.2%	9	0.3%	3,158	46	40	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	40%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,502	84.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	469	15.8%	0	0.0%	2,971	52	39	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	51%	Alf Landon (R)	2,882	84.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	533	15.6%	0	0.0%	3,415	54	48	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	43%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,400	84.5%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	425	15.0%	15 [+]	0.5%	2,840	52	45	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,057	93.7%	Al Smith (D)	196	6.0%	8 [+]	0.2%	3,261	38	36	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	49%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,798	91.3%	John Davis (D)	255	8.3%	11 [+]	0.4%	3,064	48	37	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 11 (0.4%);
1920	63%	Warren Harding (R)	3,627	92.6%	James Cox (D)	291	7.4%	0	0.0%	3,918	41	32	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	33%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,812	87.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	263	12.7%	0	0.0%	2,075	45	41	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1912	35%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,025	46.3%	William Taft* (R)	933	42.1%	256 [+]	11.6%	2,214	18	19	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 256 (11.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	2,148	90.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	232	9.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,381	44	39	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,769	88.5%	Alton Parker (D)	219	11.0%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,999	45	32	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	37%	William McKinley* (R)	1,618	89.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	189	10.4%	7 [+]	0.4%	1,814	44	38	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,246	16.0%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,468	82.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	45	0.6%
Other	42	0.5%
TOTAL	7,801
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	988	15.0%
Donald Trump (R)	5,410	82.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	102	1.6%
Jill Stein (Grn)	39	0.6%
Evan McMullin (I)	7	0.1%
Other	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,579
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,483	23.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,611	74.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	39	0.6%
Other	61	1.0%
TOTAL	6,194
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,837	27.9%
John McCain (R)	4,621	70.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	49	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	27	0.4%
Other	57	0.9%
TOTAL	6,591
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 25

2004 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,634	71.5%
John Kerry (D)	1,812	28.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	20	0.3%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,480
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,740	66.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,813	32.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	54	1.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	12	0.2%
Other	38	0.7%
TOTAL	5,657
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 18

1996 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,698	31.7%
Robert Dole (R)	3,137	58.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	489	9.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	11	0.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,359
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 18

1992 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,781	32.0%
George Bush* (R)	3,170	57.0%
Ross Perot (I)	574	10.3%
Other	38	0.7%
TOTAL	5,563
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 20

1988 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,715	73.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,329	26.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Other	32	0.6%
TOTAL	5,079
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 20

1984 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,853	79.1%
Walter Mondale (D)	999	20.5%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,871
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 20

1980 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,716	75.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,141	23.0%
John Anderson (I)	66	1.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,955
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 24

1976 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,464	32.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,986	66.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.2%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,478
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,362	87.1%
George McGovern (D)	450	11.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	49	1.3%
TOTAL	3,861
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 26

1968 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,107	79.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	450	11.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	375	9.5%
TOTAL	3,932
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 41 Diff (US): 36

1960 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	571	12.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,854	86.7%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,443
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 34 Diff (US): 37

1956 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,690	87.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	503	11.9%
Other	27	0.6%
TOTAL	4,220
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 38 Diff (US): 30

1952 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,590	87.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	506	12.4%
TOTAL	4,096
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 38 Diff (US): 32

1948 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	433	14.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,413	83.0%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	47	1.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	6	0.2%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,908
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 46 Diff (US): 38

1944 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	450	14.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,699	85.5%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,158
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 46 Diff (US): 40

1936 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	533	15.6%
Alf Landon (R)	2,882	84.4%
TOTAL	3,415
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 54 Diff (US): 48

1932 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	425	15.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,400	84.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,840
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 52 Diff (US): 45

1928 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,057	93.7%
Al Smith (D)	196	6.0%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,261
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 38 Diff (US): 36

1924 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,798	91.3%
John Davis (D)	255	8.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	3,064
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 48 Diff (US): 37

1920 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,627	92.6%
James Cox (D)	291	7.4%
TOTAL	3,918
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 41 Diff (US): 32

1916 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	263	12.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,812	87.3%
TOTAL	2,075
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 45 Diff (US): 41

1912 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	256	11.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,025	46.3%
William Taft* (R)	933	42.1%
TOTAL	2,214
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 19

1908 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,148	90.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	232	9.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,381
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 44 Diff (US): 39

1904 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,769	88.5%
Alton Parker (D)	219	11.0%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,999
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 45 Diff (US): 32

1900 President, Johnson County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,618	89.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	189	10.4%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,814
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 44 Diff (US): 38

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Johnson 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	34%	Bill Lee* (R)	4,415	85.1%	Jason Martin (D)	688	13.3%	87 [+]	1.7%	5,190	20	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 31 (0.6%); Constance Every (I) 28 (0.5%); John Gentry (I) 28 (0.5%);
2020	S2	49%	Bill Hagerty (R)	6,058	82.4%	Marquita Bradshaw (D)	1,115	15.2%	178 [+]	2.4%	7,351	20	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Aaron James (I) 56 (0.8%); Elizabeth McLeod (I) 34 (0.5%); Ronnie Henley (I) 33 (0.4%); Kacey Morgan (I) 22 (0.3%); Yomi Faparusi (I) 21 (0.3%); Steven Hooper (I) 12 (0.2%);
2018	S1	39%	Marsha Blackburn (R)	4,520	76.6%	Phil Bredesen (D)	1,301	22.1%	77 [+]	1.3%	5,898	22	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dean Hill (I) 27 (0.5%); Trudy Austin (I) 25 (0.4%); John Carico (I) 11 (0.2%); Kris Todd (I) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	G	39%	Bill Lee (R)	4,809	81.6%	Karl Dean (D)	1,013	17.2%	70 [+]	1.2%	5,892	22	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Smith (I) 31 (0.5%); Sherry Clark (I) 17 (0.3%); Mark CoonRippy Brown (I) 10 (0.2%); Heather Scott (I) 5 (0.1%); Mark Wright (I) 4 (0.1%); Patrick Whitlock (I) 1 (0.0%); Joe Wilmoth (I) 1 (0.0%); Yvonne Neubert (I) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	22%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	2,400	74.0%	Gordon Ball (D)	595	18.3%	250 [+]	7.7%	3,245	12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joe Wilmoth (Constitution) 103 (3.2%); Tom Emerson (I) 42 (1.3%); Danny Page (I) 32 (1.0%); Martin Pleasant (Green) 28 (0.9%); Rick Tyler (I) 15 (0.5%); Joshua James (I) 12 (0.4%); Bart Phillips (I) 6 (0.2%); Edmund Gauthier (I) 6 (0.2%); Eric Schechter (I) 4 (0.1%); Choudhury Salekin (I) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	22%	Bill Haslam* (R)	2,547	78.3%	Charlie Brown (D)	484	14.9%	222 [+]	6.8%	3,253	8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Shawn Crowell (Constitution) 86 (2.6%); John Jay Hooker (I) 53 (1.6%); Steve Coburn (I) 33 (1.0%); Daniel Lewis (I) 26 (0.8%); Isa Infantea (Green) 24 (0.7%);
2012	S1	38%	Bob Corker* (R)	4,456	77.7%	Mark Clayton (D)	1,009	17.6%	268 [+]	4.7%	5,733	13	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Martin Pleasant (Green) 84 (1.5%); Kermit Steck (Constitution) 56 (1.0%); Shawn Crowell (I) 47 (0.8%); Michel Long (I) 37 (0.6%); David Gatchell (I) 20 (0.3%); James Higdon (I) 14 (0.2%); Troy Scoggin (I) 10 (0.2%);
2010	G	31%	Bill Haslam (R)	3,452	75.6%	Mike McWherter (D)	1,033	22.6%	82 [+]	1.8%	4,567	11	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Thomas Smith (I) 23 (0.5%); Carl Whitaker (I) 17 (0.4%); Bayron Binkley (I) 14 (0.3%); Brandon Dodds (I) 8 (0.2%); Samuel Duck (I) 7 (0.2%); June Griffin (I) 7 (0.2%); Linda Kay Perry (I) 4 (0.1%); Howard Switzer (I) 2 (0.0%);
2008	S2	41%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	4,620	76.1%	Robert Tuke (D)	1,191	19.6%	258 [+]	4.3%	6,069	11	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Edward Buck (I) 96 (1.6%); Christopher Fenner (I) 67 (1.1%); David Gatchell (I) 33 (0.5%); Daniel Lewis (I) 31 (0.5%); Ed Lawhorn (I) 19 (0.3%); Chris Lugo (I) 12 (0.2%);
2006	S1	33%	Bob Corker (R)	3,148	64.8%	Harold Ford, Jr. (D)	1,626	33.5%	82 [+]	1.7%	4,856	14	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Ed Choate (I) 29 (0.6%); David Gatchell (I) 22 (0.5%); Gary Keplinger (I) 15 (0.3%); Bo Heyward (I) 11 (0.2%); Chris Lugo (I) 5 (0.1%);
2006	G	33%	Phil Bredesen* (D)	2,491	51.6%	Jim Bryson (R)	2,214	45.9%	122 [+]	2.5%	4,827	16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Carl Whitaker (I) 41 (0.8%); George Banks (I) 32 (0.7%); David Gatchell (I) 19 (0.4%); Marivuana Leinoff (I) 16 (0.3%); Howard Switzer (I) 8 (0.2%); Charles Smith (I) 6 (0.1%);
2002	S2	31%	Lamar Alexander (R)	3,101	70.3%	Bob Clement (D)	1,227	27.8%	86 [+]	1.9%	4,414	16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Wesley Baker (I) 29 (0.7%); John Jay Hooker (I) 23 (0.5%); Karl Davidson (I) 15 (0.3%); Basil Marceaux (I) 10 (0.2%); Connie Gammon (I) 9 (0.2%);
2002	G	32%	Van Hilleary (R)	2,802	62.0%	Phil Bredesen (D)	1,641	36.3%	77 [+]	1.7%	4,520	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Gabriel Givens (I) 22 (0.5%); Carl Whitaker (I) 19 (0.4%); John Jay Hooker (I) 14 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 12 (0.3%); Ed Sanders (I) 10 (0.2%);
2000	S1	37%	Bill Frist* (R)	4,014	76.6%	Jeff Clark (D)	1,059	20.2%	167 [+]	3.2%	5,240	12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tom Burrell (Green) 63 (1.2%); Charles Johnson (I) 45 (0.9%); Robert Watson (I) 35 (0.7%); Joel Kinstle (I) 18 (0.3%); David Ownby (I) 6 (0.1%);
1998	G	19%	Don Sundquist* (R)	1,879	74.1%	John Jay Hooker (D)	599	23.6%	59 [+]	2.3%	2,537	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Alexander Hamilton (I) 30 (1.2%); Irwin Gibbs (I) 13 (0.5%); Lonnie Creech (I) 8 (0.3%); Karl Smithson (I) 5 (0.2%); Thomas Smith (I) 3 (0.1%);
1996	S2	40%	Fred Thompson* (R)	3,782	75.1%	Houston Gordon (D)	1,122	22.3%	133 [+]	2.6%	5,037	14	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John Jay Hooker (I) 39 (0.8%); Robert Watson (I) 29 (0.6%); Bruce Gold (I) 26 (0.5%); Philip Kienlen (I) 26 (0.5%); Greg Samples (I) 13 (0.3%);
1994	S2	33%	Fred Thompson (R)	3,007	76.9%	Jim Cooper (D)	872	22.3%	30 [+]	0.8%	3,909	16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Charles Hancock (I) 10 (0.3%); Charles Moore (I) 8 (0.2%); Hobart Lumpkin (I) 5 (0.1%); Jon Walls (I) 4 (0.1%); Kerry Martin (I) 2 (0.1%); Terry Lytle (I) 1 (0.0%);
1994	S1	32%	Bill Frist (R)	2,649	68.2%	Jim Sasser* (D)	1,179	30.3%	57 [+]	1.5%	3,885	12	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: John Jay Hooker (I) 27 (0.7%); Charles Johnson (I) 20 (0.5%); Philip Kienlen (I) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1994	G	33%	Don Sundquist (R)	2,786	70.3%	Phil Bredesen (D)	1,120	28.3%	57 [+]	1.4%	3,963	16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Stephanie Holt (I) 27 (0.7%); Will Smith (I) 18 (0.5%); Charlie Moffett (I) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1990	S2	15%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	1,027	63.3%	William Hawkins (R)	561	34.6%	34 [+]	2.1%	1,622	5	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: William Jacos (I) 21 (1.3%); Charles Vick (I) 13 (0.8%);
1990	G	16%	Ned McWherter* (D)	1,006	59.3%	Dwight Henry (R)	667	39.3%	24 [+]	1.4%	1,697	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: David Shepard (I) 12 (0.7%); Willie Jacox (I) 12 (0.7%);
1988	S1	44%	Jim Sasser* (D)	2,459	53.5%	Bill Anderson (R)	2,118	46.0%	23 [+]	0.5%	4,600	12	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin (I) 23 (0.5%);
1986	G	31%	Winfield Dunn (R)	1,629	50.7%	Ned McWherter (D)	1,582	49.3%	0	0.0%	3,211	5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	45%	Victor Ashe (R)	2,900	63.5%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	1,563	34.2%	101 [+]	2.2%	4,564	30	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Ed McAteer (I) 101 (2.2%);
1982	S1	34%	Robin Beard (R)	1,735	51.8%	Jim Sasser* (D)	1,615	48.2%	0	0.0%	3,350	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1982	G	35%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	2,696	77.0%	Randy Tyree (D)	806	23.0%	0	0.0%	3,502	17	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1978	S2	39%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,690	77.5%	Jane Eskind (D)	705	20.3%	77 [+]	2.2%	3,472	22	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Thomas Anderson (I) 77 (2.2%);
1978	G	40%	Lamar Alexander (R)	2,873	79.7%	Jake Butcher (D)	719	19.9%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,605	24	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Jesse McDonald (I) 13 (0.4%);
1976	S1	48%	Bill Brock* (R)	2,737	66.0%	Jim Sasser (D)	1,396	33.7%	11 [+]	0.3%	4,144	19	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Mark Bates (I) 11 (0.3%);
1974	G	34%	Lamar Alexander (R)	1,742	60.7%	Ray Blanton (D)	1,074	37.4%	52 [+]	1.8%	2,868	17	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Alfred Taylor (I) 39 (1.4%); James Reesor (I) 6 (0.2%); Jack Comer (I) 5 (0.2%); Hubert Patty (I) 2 (0.1%);
1972	S2	47%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,089	82.2%	Ray Blanton (D)	620	16.5%	47 [+]	1.3%	3,756	21	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Dan East (I) 47 (1.3%);
1970	S1	47%	Bill Brock (R)	2,678	80.2%	Albert Gore* (D)	623	18.7%	37 [+]	1.1%	3,338	29	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Other (Write-in) 37 (1.1%);
1970	G	47%	Winfield Dunn (R)	2,631	77.5%	John Jay Hooker (D)	754	22.2%	11 [+]	0.3%	3,396	26	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Douglas Heinsohn (American) 11 (0.3%);
1966	S2	48%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	2,535	81.5%	Frank Clement (D)	577	18.5%	0	0.0%	3,112	26	0.36%
[-] 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%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	2,644	76.4%	Ross Bass (D)	789	22.8%	27 [+]	0.8%	3,460	29	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Melvin Morgan (I) 27 (0.8%);
1964	S1	49%	Dan Kuykendall (R)	2,381	76.2%	Albert Gore* (D)	742	23.8%	0	0.0%	3,123	30	0.29%
[-] 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 Johnson County, TN

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Voter Registration Data for Johnson County, TN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Johnson County, TN were estimated to be 56% Republican and 9% Democrat.