Rhea County, TN

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Dayton, TN
Designated Market Area: Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Government, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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

Dayton city (pop. 7,139) Spring City town (pop. 2,294) Graysville town (pop. 1,548)  

Tracts in Rhea County, TN

Census Tract 9750, Rhea County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9751, Rhea County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9752, Rhea County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9753, Rhea County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9754.01, Rhea County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9754.02, Rhea County, Tennessee        

2022 population: 33,730   ( 1,921 from 2010 , 860 from 2020)
Land area: 315.5 square miles
Population density: 106.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	30,141	89.36%	2.9%
Black:	664	1.97%	9.0%
Indian:	138	0.41%	9.5%
Asian:	217	0.64%	52.8%
2+ races:	611	1.81%	46.5%
Hispanic:	1,959	5.81%	65.0%
Total non-White:	3,589	10.64%	43.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	837	12.7
Deaths:	1,177	17.9
Net Migration:	1,154	17.6
Net Immigration:	9	0.1

Change in White population:	838	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,083	3.4

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	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	11,050	81.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,369	17.4%	218 [+]	1.6%	13,637	20	34	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 130 (1.0%);
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	8,660	78.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,942	17.6%	460 [+]	4.2%	11,062	18	32	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 221 (2.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 94 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 35 (0.3%);
2012	43%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,802	73.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,628	24.8%	160 [+]	1.5%	10,590	14	26	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 74 (0.7%);
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	8,042	72.4%	Barack Obama (D)	2,907	26.2%	157 [+]	1.4%	11,106	16	27	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 43 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 42 (0.4%);
2004	49%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,301	66.0%	John Kerry (D)	3,665	33.2%	88 [+]	0.8%	11,054	9	15	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 43 (0.4%);
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	5,900	60.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,722	38.1%	150 [+]	1.5%	9,772	9	12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 74 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 32 (0.3%);
1996	45%	Robert Dole (R)	4,476	48.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,969	43.2%	743 [+]	8.1%	9,188	3	8	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 694 (7.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 19 (0.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 11 (0.1%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	4,860	47.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,289	41.4%	1,199 [+]	11.6%	10,348	5	10	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,163 (11.2%);
1988	43%	George Bush (R)	5,144	66.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,595	33.4%	37 [+]	0.5%	7,776	8	13	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,692	66.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,804	32.7%	91	1.1%	8,587	8	7	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,689	59.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,070	38.9%	130 [+]	1.6%	7,889	11	9	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 93 (1.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 24 (0.3%);
1976	51%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,735	51.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,449	47.6%	57 [+]	0.8%	7,241	5	0	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 11 (0.2%);
1972	43%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,842	72.5%	George McGovern (D)	1,312	24.8%	145 [+]	2.7%	5,299	5	12	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 145 (2.7%);
1968	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,428	40.7%	George Wallace (AIP)	2,237	37.5%	1,301 [+]	21.8%	5,966	3	-3	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,301 (21.8%);
1964	57%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,730	50.9%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,637	49.1%	0	0.0%	5,367	6	12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	50%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,721	59.8%	John Kennedy (D)	1,761	38.7%	70	1.5%	4,552	7	10	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	49%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,516	55.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,930	42.7%	71	1.6%	4,517	6	-2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	50%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,520	54.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,090	45.2%	17	0.4%	4,627	4	-1	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	46%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,077	50.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,897	45.7%	177 [+]	4.3%	4,151	13	5	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 159 (3.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 11 (0.3%);
1944	38%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,880	54.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,581	45.7%	0	0.0%	3,461	15	8	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,364	54.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,956	45.1%	16	0.4%	4,336	13	0	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	52%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,199	52.3%	Alf Landon (R)	1,964	46.8%	38 [+]	0.9%	4,201	16	10	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 20 (0.5%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	41%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,560	51.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,448	47.5%	38 [+]	1.2%	3,046	15	8	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 10 (0.3%);
1928	35%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,588	65.2%	Al Smith (D)	846	34.8%	0	0.0%	2,434	10	7	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	35%	John Davis (D)	1,176	48.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,165	48.3%	71 [+]	2.9%	2,412	5	-6	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 69 (2.9%);
1920	35%	Warren Harding (R)	1,341	55.6%	James Cox (D)	1,051	43.6%	21 [+]	0.9%	2,413	4	-5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 (0.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	21%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	768	52.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	661	45.3%	31 [+]	2.1%	1,460	10	7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	21%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	692	45.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	552	35.9%	293 [+]	19.1%	1,537	-8	-7	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 253 (16.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 28 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 12 (0.8%);
1908	27%	William Taft (R)	995	52.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	883	46.7%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,889	7	1	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	25%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	881	50.8%	Alton Parker (D)	799	46.1%	53 [+]	3.1%	1,733	7	-6	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	25%	William McKinley* (R)	832	50.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	798	48.0%	33 [+]	2.0%	1,663	5	-2	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,369	17.4%
Donald Trump* (R)	11,050	81.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	130	1.0%
Other	88	0.6%
TOTAL	13,637
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,942	17.6%
Donald Trump (R)	8,660	78.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	221	2.0%
Jill Stein (Grn)	35	0.3%
Evan McMullin (I)	94	0.8%
Other	110	1.0%
TOTAL	11,062
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,628	24.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	7,802	73.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	74	0.7%
Other	86	0.8%
TOTAL	10,590
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,907	26.2%
John McCain (R)	8,042	72.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	43	0.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	42	0.4%
Other	72	0.6%
TOTAL	11,106
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 27

2004 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	7,301	66.0%
John Kerry (D)	3,665	33.2%
Ralph Nader (I)	43	0.4%
Other	45	0.4%
TOTAL	11,054
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	5,900	60.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,722	38.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	74	0.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	32	0.3%
Other	44	0.5%
TOTAL	9,772
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,969	43.2%
Robert Dole (R)	4,476	48.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	694	7.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	19	0.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	11	0.1%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	9,188
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,289	41.4%
George Bush* (R)	4,860	47.0%
Ross Perot (I)	1,163	11.2%
Other	36	0.3%
TOTAL	10,348
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,144	66.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,595	33.4%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,776
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 13

1984 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,692	66.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,804	32.7%
Other	91	1.1%
TOTAL	8,587
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,689	59.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,070	38.9%
John Anderson (I)	93	1.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	24	0.3%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,889
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,735	51.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,449	47.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.2%
Other	46	0.6%
TOTAL	7,241
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,842	72.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,312	24.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	145	2.7%
TOTAL	5,299
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,428	40.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,301	21.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,237	37.5%
TOTAL	5,966
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,761	38.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,721	59.8%
Other	70	1.5%
TOTAL	4,552
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1956 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,516	55.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,930	42.7%
Other	71	1.6%
TOTAL	4,517
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,520	54.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,090	45.2%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,627
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,897	45.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,077	50.0%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	159	3.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	11	0.3%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,151
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,364	54.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,956	45.1%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,336
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 0

1936 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,199	52.3%
Alf Landon (R)	1,964	46.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	20	0.5%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,201
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,560	51.2%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,448	47.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	10	0.3%
Other	28	0.9%
TOTAL	3,046
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,588	65.2%
Al Smith (D)	846	34.8%
TOTAL	2,434
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1924 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,165	48.3%
John Davis (D)	1,176	48.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	69	2.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,412
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,341	55.6%
James Cox (D)	1,051	43.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	21	0.9%
TOTAL	2,413
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1916 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	661	45.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	768	52.6%
Other	31	2.1%
TOTAL	1,460
Turnout: 21% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	692	45.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	552	35.9%
William Taft* (R)	253	16.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	28	1.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	12	0.8%
TOTAL	1,537
Turnout: 21% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7

1908 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	995	52.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	883	46.7%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,889
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	881	50.8%
Alton Parker (D)	799	46.1%
Other	53	3.1%
TOTAL	1,733
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Rhea County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	832	50.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	798	48.0%
Other	33	2.0%
TOTAL	1,663
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rhea 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	30%	Bill Lee* (R)	6,551	85.2%	Jason Martin (D)	1,033	13.4%	109 [+]	1.4%	7,693	20	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: John Gentry (I) 69 (0.9%); Constance Every (I) 23 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.2%);
2020	S2	50%	Bill Hagerty (R)	10,621	81.6%	Marquita Bradshaw (D)	2,100	16.1%	291 [+]	2.2%	13,012	19	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Aaron James (I) 95 (0.7%); Elizabeth McLeod (I) 55 (0.4%); Ronnie Henley (I) 50 (0.4%); Kacey Morgan (I) 43 (0.3%); Yomi Faparusi (I) 26 (0.2%); Steven Hooper (I) 22 (0.2%);
2018	S1	37%	Marsha Blackburn (R)	6,866	72.9%	Phil Bredesen (D)	2,371	25.2%	175 [+]	1.9%	9,412	18	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dean Hill (I) 60 (0.6%); Trudy Austin (I) 57 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 24 (0.3%); Kris Todd (I) 17 (0.2%); John Carico (I) 17 (0.2%);
2018	G	37%	Bill Lee (R)	7,382	78.6%	Karl Dean (D)	1,926	20.5%	86 [+]	0.9%	9,394	19	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Smith (I) 43 (0.5%); Sherry Clark (I) 19 (0.2%); Mark CoonRippy Brown (I) 13 (0.1%); Heather Scott (I) 6 (0.1%); Joe Wilmoth (I) 2 (0.0%); Yvonne Neubert (I) 2 (0.0%); Mark Wright (I) 1 (0.0%); Patrick Whitlock (I) 0 (0.0%);
2014	S2	24%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	4,601	77.1%	Gordon Ball (D)	1,071	17.9%	295 [+]	4.9%	5,967	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joe Wilmoth (Constitution) 121 (2.0%); Tom Emerson (I) 41 (0.7%); Martin Pleasant (Green) 33 (0.6%); Rick Tyler (I) 27 (0.5%); Danny Page (I) 26 (0.4%); Joshua James (I) 25 (0.4%); Bart Phillips (I) 10 (0.2%); Edmund Gauthier (I) 5 (0.1%); Eric Schechter (I) 5 (0.1%); Choudhury Salekin (I) 2 (0.0%);
2014	G	24%	Bill Haslam* (R)	4,792	81.0%	Charlie Brown (D)	873	14.8%	251 [+]	4.2%	5,916	11	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Shawn Crowell (Constitution) 106 (1.8%); John Jay Hooker (I) 61 (1.0%); Steve Coburn (I) 29 (0.5%); Daniel Lewis (I) 28 (0.5%); Isa Infantea (Green) 27 (0.5%);
2012	S1	41%	Bob Corker* (R)	7,989	79.8%	Mark Clayton (D)	1,705	17.0%	320 [+]	3.2%	10,014	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Kermit Steck (Constitution) 87 (0.9%); Martin Pleasant (Green) 70 (0.7%); Shawn Crowell (I) 54 (0.5%); James Higdon (I) 31 (0.3%); Troy Scoggin (I) 29 (0.3%); Michel Long (I) 27 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 21 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	29%	Bill Haslam (R)	5,452	76.1%	Mike McWherter (D)	1,547	21.6%	169 [+]	2.4%	7,168	11	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: June Griffin (I) 64 (0.9%); Brandon Dodds (I) 29 (0.4%); Thomas Smith (I) 24 (0.3%); Bayron Binkley (I) 15 (0.2%); Carl Whitaker (I) 15 (0.2%); Samuel Duck (I) 10 (0.1%); Linda Kay Perry (I) 6 (0.1%); Howard Switzer (I) 6 (0.1%);
2008	S2	43%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	7,907	76.7%	Robert Tuke (D)	2,102	20.4%	304 [+]	2.9%	10,313	12	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Edward Buck (I) 111 (1.1%); Ed Lawhorn (I) 52 (0.5%); Christopher Fenner (I) 50 (0.5%); Daniel Lewis (I) 39 (0.4%); Chris Lugo (I) 27 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 25 (0.2%);
2006	S1	37%	Bob Corker (R)	5,146	60.3%	Harold Ford, Jr. (D)	3,278	38.4%	108 [+]	1.3%	8,532	10	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Ed Choate (I) 56 (0.7%); Bo Heyward (I) 19 (0.2%); Gary Keplinger (I) 17 (0.2%); David Gatchell (I) 14 (0.2%); Chris Lugo (I) 2 (0.0%);
2006	G	36%	Phil Bredesen* (D)	5,004	59.1%	Jim Bryson (R)	3,297	38.9%	165 [+]	1.9%	8,466	9	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Carl Whitaker (I) 88 (1.0%); George Banks (I) 41 (0.5%); Charles Smith (I) 20 (0.2%); Howard Switzer (I) 7 (0.1%); David Gatchell (I) 5 (0.1%); Marivuana Leinoff (I) 4 (0.0%);
2002	S2	35%	Lamar Alexander (R)	5,115	65.9%	Bob Clement (D)	2,561	33.0%	91 [+]	1.2%	7,767	12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Wesley Baker (I) 34 (0.4%); Connie Gammon (I) 25 (0.3%); John Jay Hooker (I) 14 (0.2%); Basil Marceaux (I) 10 (0.1%); Karl Davidson (I) 8 (0.1%);
2002	G	37%	Van Hilleary (R)	5,383	65.7%	Phil Bredesen (D)	2,727	33.3%	80 [+]	1.0%	8,190	18	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Gabriel Givens (I) 28 (0.3%); Carl Whitaker (I) 26 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 13 (0.2%); John Jay Hooker (I) 9 (0.1%); Ed Sanders (I) 4 (0.0%);
2000	S1	39%	Bill Frist* (R)	6,136	72.3%	Jeff Clark (D)	2,224	26.2%	131 [+]	1.5%	8,491	7	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tom Burrell (Green) 50 (0.6%); David Ownby (I) 29 (0.3%); Robert Watson (I) 27 (0.3%); Charles Johnson (I) 19 (0.2%); Joel Kinstle (I) 5 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1998	G	20%	Don Sundquist* (R)	3,173	74.3%	John Jay Hooker (D)	1,051	24.6%	47 [+]	1.1%	4,271	6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Alexander Hamilton (I) 16 (0.4%); Irwin Gibbs (I) 11 (0.3%); Lonnie Creech (I) 9 (0.2%); Karl Smithson (I) 6 (0.1%); Thomas Smith (I) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1996	S2	42%	Fred Thompson* (R)	5,723	67.3%	Houston Gordon (D)	2,714	31.9%	66 [+]	0.8%	8,503	6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John Jay Hooker (I) 19 (0.2%); Robert Watson (I) 18 (0.2%); Bruce Gold (I) 13 (0.2%); Greg Samples (I) 7 (0.1%); Philip Kienlen (I) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1994	S2	35%	Fred Thompson (R)	4,615	66.7%	Jim Cooper (D)	2,260	32.7%	46 [+]	0.7%	6,921	6	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Charles Hancock (I) 14 (0.2%); Terry Lytle (I) 9 (0.1%); Hobart Lumpkin (I) 9 (0.1%); Charles Moore (I) 7 (0.1%); Kerry Martin (I) 5 (0.1%); Jon Walls (I) 2 (0.0%);
1994	S1	35%	Bill Frist (R)	4,440	64.3%	Jim Sasser* (D)	2,375	34.4%	93 [+]	1.3%	6,908	8	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: John Jay Hooker (I) 54 (0.8%); Charles Johnson (I) 30 (0.4%); Philip Kienlen (I) 8 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1994	G	35%	Don Sundquist (R)	4,366	63.2%	Phil Bredesen (D)	2,459	35.6%	78 [+]	1.1%	6,903	9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Stephanie Holt (I) 42 (0.6%); Will Smith (I) 19 (0.3%); Charlie Moffett (I) 15 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1990	S2	28%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	3,124	60.8%	William Hawkins (R)	1,954	38.0%	60 [+]	1.2%	5,138	8	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: William Jacos (I) 40 (0.8%); Charles Vick (I) 20 (0.4%);
1990	G	29%	Ned McWherter* (D)	2,978	57.0%	Dwight Henry (R)	2,153	41.2%	93 [+]	1.8%	5,224	5	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Willie Jacox (I) 48 (0.9%); David Shepard (I) 45 (0.9%);
1988	S1	41%	Jim Sasser* (D)	3,951	53.4%	Bill Anderson (R)	3,434	46.4%	9 [+]	0.1%	7,394	12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin (I) 9 (0.1%);
1986	G	37%	Ned McWherter (D)	3,320	51.5%	Winfield Dunn (R)	3,124	48.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,445	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1984	S2	47%	Victor Ashe (R)	3,730	45.2%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	3,674	44.6%	841 [+]	10.2%	8,245	11	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Ed McAteer (I) 841 (10.2%);
1982	S1	40%	Jim Sasser* (D)	3,558	52.1%	Robin Beard (R)	3,274	47.9%	0	0.0%	6,832	10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1982	G	38%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	4,332	65.9%	Randy Tyree (D)	2,239	34.1%	0	0.0%	6,571	6	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1978	S2	34%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,820	55.7%	Jane Eskind (D)	2,002	39.5%	245 [+]	4.8%	5,067	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Thomas Anderson (I) 245 (4.8%);
1978	G	36%	Lamar Alexander (R)	3,130	58.4%	Jake Butcher (D)	2,217	41.3%	15 [+]	0.3%	5,362	3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Jesse McDonald (I) 15 (0.3%);
1976	S1	51%	Bill Brock* (R)	3,919	54.6%	Jim Sasser (D)	3,241	45.2%	15 [+]	0.2%	7,175	8	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Mark Bates (I) 15 (0.2%);
1974	G	38%	Ray Blanton (D)	2,854	56.2%	Lamar Alexander (R)	2,202	43.4%	21 [+]	0.4%	5,077	0	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: James Reesor (I) 7 (0.1%); Jack Comer (I) 7 (0.1%); Hubert Patty (I) 4 (0.1%); Alfred Taylor (I) 3 (0.1%);
1972	S2	43%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,351	64.0%	Ray Blanton (D)	1,881	36.0%	0	0.0%	5,232	3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Dan East (I) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S1	49%	Bill Brock (R)	2,874	56.2%	Albert Gore* (D)	2,198	43.0%	44 [+]	0.9%	5,116	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Other (Write-in) 44 (0.9%);
1970	G	49%	Winfield Dunn (R)	2,849	55.3%	John Jay Hooker (D)	2,229	43.2%	76 [+]	1.5%	5,154	3	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Douglas Heinsohn (American) 76 (1.5%);
1966	S2	43%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	2,526	61.3%	Frank Clement (D)	1,592	38.7%	0	0.0%	4,118	6	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1966	G	County data not available for this election: Buford Ellington (D) defeated H.L. Crowder (I) statewide.
1964	S2	55%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	2,709	52.1%	Ross Bass (D)	2,461	47.3%	29 [+]	0.6%	5,199	5	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Melvin Morgan (I) 29 (0.6%);
1964	S1	54%	Dan Kuykendall (R)	2,739	53.7%	Albert Gore* (D)	2,359	46.3%	0	0.0%	5,098	7	0.48%
[-] 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 Rhea County, TN

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Voter Registration Data for Rhea County, TN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Rhea County, TN were estimated to be 49% Republican and 11% Democrat.