Van Buren County, TN

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

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Tracts in Van Buren County, TN

Census Tract 9250, Van Buren County, Tennessee     Census Tract 9252, Van Buren County, Tennessee        

2022 population: 6,429   ( 881 from 2010 , 261 from 2020)
Land area: 273.4 square miles
Population density: 23.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,064	94.32%	12.1%
Black:	60	0.93%	172.7%
Indian:	26	0.40%	100.0%
Asian:	21	0.33%	200.0%
2+ races:	99	1.54%	106.2%
Hispanic:	159	2.47%	218.0%
Total non-White:	365	5.68%	160.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	128	10.4
Deaths:	280	22.7
Net Migration:	409	33.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	656	11.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	225	4.1

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	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,342	80.2%	Joe Biden (D)	544	18.6%	35 [+]	1.2%	2,921	20	33	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 23 (0.8%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	1,820	75.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	539	22.3%	60 [+]	2.5%	2,419	15	29	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 46 (1.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 8 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 1 (0.0%);
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,386	60.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	875	38.0%	39 [+]	1.7%	2,300	1	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 22 (1.0%);
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	1,294	58.7%	Barack Obama (D)	849	38.5%	63 [+]	2.9%	2,206	2	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 26 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 11 (0.5%);
2004	55%	John Kerry (D)	1,209	51.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,120	47.7%	18 [+]	0.8%	2,347	-9	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 9 (0.4%);
2000	50%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,255	58.9%	George W. Bush (R)	845	39.7%	31 [+]	1.5%	2,131	-11	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 10 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 8 (0.4%);
1996	42%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,010	60.7%	Robert Dole (R)	504	30.3%	149 [+]	9.0%	1,663	-15	-10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 128 (7.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 6 (0.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 5 (0.3%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,329	63.9%	George Bush* (R)	555	26.7%	196 [+]	9.4%	2,080	-16	-11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 191 (9.2%);
1988	45%	Michael Dukakis (D)	796	50.4%	George Bush (R)	780	49.4%	4 [+]	0.3%	1,580	-9	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	45%	Walter Mondale (D)	810	52.8%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	718	46.8%	7	0.5%	1,535	-11	-12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	43%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	886	63.1%	Ronald Reagan (R)	499	35.5%	19 [+]	1.4%	1,404	-13	-15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 11 (0.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4 (0.3%);
1976	51%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,085	75.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	346	24.0%	11 [+]	0.8%	1,442	-19	-24	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	40%	Richard Nixon* (R)	629	61.6%	George McGovern (D)	364	35.7%	28 [+]	2.7%	1,021	-6	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 28 (2.7%);
1968	53%	George Wallace (AIP)	507	45.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	327	29.3%	282 [+]	25.3%	1,116	-9	-14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 282 (25.3%);
1964	56%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	865	74.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	293	25.3%	0	0.0%	1,158	-19	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	48%	John Kennedy (D)	577	58.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	401	40.3%	17	1.7%	995	-13	-9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	46%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	602	60.7%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	381	38.4%	8	0.8%	991	-11	-19	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	49%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	674	61.9%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	393	36.1%	21	1.9%	1,088	-14	-19	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	44%	Harry Truman* (D)	636	65.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	298	30.5%	44 [+]	4.5%	978	-6	-15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 39 (4.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.4%);
1944	37%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	526	64.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	291	35.5%	3	0.4%	820	-4	-10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	46%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	732	69.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	318	30.2%	3	0.3%	1,053	-2	-15	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	690	73.3%	Alf Landon (R)	251	26.7%	0	0.0%	941	-4	-10	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	45%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	613	73.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	196	23.5%	24 [+]	2.9%	833	-9	-16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.1%);
1928	31%	Al Smith (D)	260	50.3%	Herbert Hoover (R)	257	49.7%	0	0.0%	517	-6	-8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	33%	John Davis (D)	357	73.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	123	25.5%	3 [+]	0.6%	483	-18	-29	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3 (0.6%);
1920	45%	James Cox (D)	351	60.3%	Warren Harding (R)	223	38.3%	8 [+]	1.4%	582	-13	-22	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (1.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	405	71.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	151	26.6%	12 [+]	2.1%	568	-16	-20	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	29%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	225	58.4%	William Taft* (R)	106	27.5%	54 [+]	14.0%	385	4	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 30 (7.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 24 (6.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	39%	William J. Bryan (D)	329	64.6%	William Taft (R)	176	34.6%	4 [+]	0.8%	509	-11	-17	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	38%	Alton Parker (D)	352	68.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	160	31.2%	0	0.0%	512	-12	-25	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	425	73.4%	William McKinley* (R)	153	26.4%	1 [+]	0.2%	579	-19	-25	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	544	18.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,342	80.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	23	0.8%
Other	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,921
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	539	22.3%
Donald Trump (R)	1,820	75.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	46	1.9%
Jill Stein (Grn)	8	0.3%
Evan McMullin (I)	1	0.0%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,419
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	875	38.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,386	60.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	22	1.0%
Other	17	0.7%
TOTAL	2,300
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	849	38.5%
John McCain (R)	1,294	58.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	26	1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	11	0.5%
Other	26	1.2%
TOTAL	2,206
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,120	47.7%
John Kerry (D)	1,209	51.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	9	0.4%
Other	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,347
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	845	39.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,255	58.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	8	0.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	10	0.5%
Other	13	0.6%
TOTAL	2,131
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -8

1996 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,010	60.7%
Robert Dole (R)	504	30.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	128	7.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	6	0.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	5	0.3%
Other	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,663
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -10

1992 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,329	63.9%
George Bush* (R)	555	26.7%
Ross Perot (I)	191	9.2%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,080
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -11

1988 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	780	49.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	796	50.4%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,580
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	718	46.8%
Walter Mondale (D)	810	52.8%
Other	7	0.5%
TOTAL	1,535
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	499	35.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	886	63.1%
John Anderson (I)	11	0.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	4	0.3%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,404
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,085	75.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	346	24.0%
Other	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,442
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -24

1972 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	629	61.6%
George McGovern (D)	364	35.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	2.7%
TOTAL	1,021
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	327	29.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	282	25.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	507	45.4%
TOTAL	1,116
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -14

1964 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	865	74.7%
Barry Goldwater (R)	293	25.3%
TOTAL	1,158
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -13

1960 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	577	58.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	401	40.3%
Other	17	1.7%
TOTAL	995
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	381	38.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	602	60.7%
Other	8	0.8%
TOTAL	991
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -19

1952 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	393	36.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	674	61.9%
Other	21	1.9%
TOTAL	1,088
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -19

1948 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	636	65.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	298	30.5%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	39	4.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4	0.4%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	978
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1944 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	526	64.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	291	35.5%
Other	3	0.4%
TOTAL	820
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	732	69.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	318	30.2%
Other	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,053
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -15

1936 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	690	73.3%
Alf Landon (R)	251	26.7%
TOTAL	941
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -10

1932 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	613	73.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	196	23.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	1	0.1%
Other	23	2.8%
TOTAL	833
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -16

1928 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	257	49.7%
Al Smith (D)	260	50.3%
TOTAL	517
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	123	25.5%
John Davis (D)	357	73.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3	0.6%
TOTAL	483
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -29

1920 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	223	38.3%
James Cox (D)	351	60.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8	1.4%
TOTAL	582
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -22

1916 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	405	71.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	151	26.6%
Other	12	2.1%
TOTAL	568
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -20

1912 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	225	58.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	30	7.8%
William Taft* (R)	106	27.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	24	6.2%
TOTAL	385
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1908 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	176	34.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	329	64.6%
Other	4	0.8%
TOTAL	509
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -17

1904 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	160	31.2%
Alton Parker (D)	352	68.8%
TOTAL	512
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -25

1900 President, Van Buren County, TN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	153	26.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	425	73.4%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	579
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Van Buren 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	37%	Bill Lee* (R)	1,563	82.3%	Jason Martin (D)	279	14.7%	56 [+]	3.0%	1,898	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: John Gentry (I) 24 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 19 (1.0%); Constance Every (I) 13 (0.7%);
2020	S2	52%	Bill Hagerty (R)	2,155	79.9%	Marquita Bradshaw (D)	468	17.4%	73 [+]	2.7%	2,696	18	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Aaron James (I) 20 (0.7%); Elizabeth McLeod (I) 17 (0.6%); Ronnie Henley (I) 11 (0.4%); Yomi Faparusi (I) 9 (0.3%); Steven Hooper (I) 9 (0.3%); Kacey Morgan (I) 7 (0.3%);
2018	S1	45%	Marsha Blackburn (R)	1,451	65.7%	Phil Bredesen (D)	711	32.2%	45 [+]	2.0%	2,207	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Trudy Austin (I) 18 (0.8%); Dean Hill (I) 12 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.3%); Kris Todd (I) 6 (0.3%); John Carico (I) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	45%	Bill Lee (R)	1,555	70.3%	Karl Dean (D)	624	28.2%	34 [+]	1.5%	2,213	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Smith (I) 16 (0.7%); Sherry Clark (I) 7 (0.3%); Heather Scott (I) 4 (0.2%); Mark CoonRippy Brown (I) 3 (0.1%); Yvonne Neubert (I) 2 (0.1%); Mark Wright (I) 1 (0.0%); Joe Wilmoth (I) 1 (0.0%); Patrick Whitlock (I) 0 (0.0%);
2014	S2	33%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	888	57.9%	Gordon Ball (D)	531	34.6%	115 [+]	7.5%	1,534	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joe Wilmoth (Constitution) 41 (2.7%); Tom Emerson (I) 19 (1.2%); Danny Page (I) 14 (0.9%); Rick Tyler (I) 13 (0.8%); Martin Pleasant (Green) 8 (0.5%); Joshua James (I) 8 (0.5%); Bart Phillips (I) 5 (0.3%); Edmund Gauthier (I) 4 (0.3%); Eric Schechter (I) 3 (0.2%); Choudhury Salekin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	33%	Bill Haslam* (R)	903	59.7%	Charlie Brown (D)	483	31.9%	126 [+]	8.3%	1,512	-11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: John Jay Hooker (I) 48 (3.2%); Shawn Crowell (Constitution) 35 (2.3%); Steve Coburn (I) 20 (1.3%); Daniel Lewis (I) 16 (1.1%); Isa Infantea (Green) 7 (0.5%);
2012	S1	45%	Bob Corker* (R)	1,321	65.5%	Mark Clayton (D)	624	31.0%	71 [+]	3.5%	2,016	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Martin Pleasant (Green) 16 (0.8%); Shawn Crowell (I) 14 (0.7%); Kermit Steck (Constitution) 12 (0.6%); James Higdon (I) 11 (0.5%); Troy Scoggin (I) 8 (0.4%); Michel Long (I) 5 (0.2%); David Gatchell (I) 5 (0.2%);
2010	G	37%	Bill Haslam (R)	931	57.3%	Mike McWherter (D)	654	40.2%	40 [+]	2.5%	1,625	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Carl Whitaker (I) 8 (0.5%); Brandon Dodds (I) 6 (0.4%); Bayron Binkley (I) 6 (0.4%); Samuel Duck (I) 6 (0.4%); June Griffin (I) 5 (0.3%); Thomas Smith (I) 5 (0.3%); Linda Kay Perry (I) 3 (0.2%); Howard Switzer (I) 1 (0.1%);
2008	S2	45%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	1,223	62.3%	Robert Tuke (D)	661	33.7%	80 [+]	4.1%	1,964	-3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Edward Buck (I) 36 (1.8%); David Gatchell (I) 12 (0.6%); Ed Lawhorn (I) 11 (0.6%); Christopher Fenner (I) 10 (0.5%); Daniel Lewis (I) 7 (0.4%); Chris Lugo (I) 4 (0.2%);
2006	S1	44%	Harold Ford, Jr. (D)	1,116	58.2%	Bob Corker (R)	766	39.9%	37 [+]	1.9%	1,919	-11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Ed Choate (I) 14 (0.7%); David Gatchell (I) 12 (0.6%); Gary Keplinger (I) 5 (0.3%); Chris Lugo (I) 3 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%); Bo Heyward (I) 1 (0.1%);
2006	G	44%	Phil Bredesen* (D)	1,347	70.3%	Jim Bryson (R)	533	27.8%	36 [+]	1.9%	1,916	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Carl Whitaker (I) 14 (0.7%); George Banks (I) 10 (0.5%); Charles Smith (I) 5 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 4 (0.2%); Marivuana Leinoff (I) 3 (0.2%); Howard Switzer (I) 0 (0.0%);
2002	S2	41%	Bob Clement (D)	1,063	60.4%	Lamar Alexander (R)	673	38.2%	24 [+]	1.4%	1,760	-16	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: John Jay Hooker (I) 9 (0.5%); Wesley Baker (I) 6 (0.3%); Connie Gammon (I) 5 (0.3%); Karl Davidson (I) 3 (0.2%); Basil Marceaux (I) 1 (0.1%);
2002	G	44%	Phil Bredesen (D)	1,178	63.3%	Van Hilleary (R)	654	35.2%	28 [+]	1.5%	1,860	-12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Carl Whitaker (I) 10 (0.5%); Gabriel Givens (I) 9 (0.5%); John Jay Hooker (I) 6 (0.3%); David Gatchell (I) 2 (0.1%); Ed Sanders (I) 1 (0.1%);
2000	S1	41%	Bill Frist* (R)	986	57.3%	Jeff Clark (D)	712	41.4%	22 [+]	1.3%	1,720	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tom Burrell (Green) 9 (0.5%); Robert Watson (I) 7 (0.4%); Joel Kinstle (I) 3 (0.2%); Charles Johnson (I) 2 (0.1%); David Ownby (I) 1 (0.1%);
1998	G	28%	John Jay Hooker (D)	580	49.5%	Don Sundquist* (R)	575	49.1%	17 [+]	1.5%	1,172	-20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Alexander Hamilton (I) 10 (0.9%); Irwin Gibbs (I) 3 (0.3%); Karl Smithson (I) 2 (0.2%); Thomas Smith (I) 1 (0.1%); Lonnie Creech (I) 1 (0.1%);
1996	S2	37%	Houston Gordon (D)	764	52.5%	Fred Thompson* (R)	677	46.5%	14 [+]	1.0%	1,455	-15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John Jay Hooker (I) 6 (0.4%); Bruce Gold (I) 3 (0.2%); Greg Samples (I) 2 (0.1%); Robert Watson (I) 2 (0.1%); Philip Kienlen (I) 1 (0.1%);
1994	S2	37%	Jim Cooper (D)	717	50.3%	Fred Thompson (R)	696	48.8%	13 [+]	0.9%	1,426	-12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Charles Hancock (I) 7 (0.5%); Jon Walls (I) 3 (0.2%); Hobart Lumpkin (I) 2 (0.1%); Charles Moore (I) 1 (0.1%); Kerry Martin (I) 0 (0.0%); Terry Lytle (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	S1	37%	Jim Sasser* (D)	756	52.9%	Bill Frist (R)	659	46.1%	15 [+]	1.0%	1,430	-10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: John Jay Hooker (I) 10 (0.7%); Philip Kienlen (I) 4 (0.3%); Charles Johnson (I) 1 (0.1%);
1994	G	38%	Phil Bredesen (D)	799	54.2%	Don Sundquist (R)	662	44.9%	12 [+]	0.8%	1,473	-9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Stephanie Holt (I) 9 (0.6%); Will Smith (I) 2 (0.1%); Charlie Moffett (I) 1 (0.1%);
1990	S2	24%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	728	84.7%	William Hawkins (R)	124	14.4%	8 [+]	0.9%	860	-15	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: William Jacos (I) 6 (0.7%); Charles Vick (I) 2 (0.2%);
1990	G	24%	Ned McWherter* (D)	611	71.4%	Dwight Henry (R)	224	26.2%	21 [+]	2.5%	856	-10	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Willie Jacox (I) 10 (1.2%); David Shepard (I) 10 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
1988	S1	42%	Jim Sasser* (D)	1,195	80.5%	Bill Anderson (R)	289	19.5%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,485	-15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin (I) 1 (0.1%);
1986	G	43%	Ned McWherter (D)	990	67.3%	Winfield Dunn (R)	480	32.7%	0	0.0%	1,470	-13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	44%	Albert Gore, Jr.* (D)	1,167	78.7%	Victor Ashe (R)	311	21.0%	4 [+]	0.3%	1,482	-13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Ed McAteer (I) 4 (0.3%);
1982	S1	42%	Jim Sasser* (D)	1,079	78.3%	Robin Beard (R)	299	21.7%	0	0.0%	1,378	-16	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1982	G	41%	Randy Tyree (D)	899	65.9%	Lamar Alexander* (R)	466	34.1%	0	0.0%	1,365	-25	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1978	S2	42%	Jane Eskind (D)	611	49.6%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	579	47.0%	42 [+]	3.4%	1,232	-9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Thomas Anderson (I) 42 (3.4%);
1978	G	45%	Jake Butcher (D)	766	58.4%	Lamar Alexander (R)	542	41.3%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,311	-14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Jesse McDonald (I) 3 (0.2%);
1976	S1	50%	Jim Sasser (D)	926	65.8%	Bill Brock* (R)	482	34.2%	0	0.0%	1,408	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Mark Bates (I) 0 (0.0%);
1974	G	47%	Ray Blanton (D)	958	76.3%	Lamar Alexander (R)	293	23.3%	4 [+]	0.3%	1,255	-20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Hubert Patty (I) 3 (0.2%); Alfred Taylor (I) 1 (0.1%); Jack Comer (I) 0 (0.0%); James Reesor (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	S2	43%	Ray Blanton (D)	570	52.1%	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	515	47.0%	10 [+]	0.9%	1,095	-15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Dan East (I) 10 (0.9%);
1970	S1	59%	Albert Gore* (D)	802	60.3%	Bill Brock (R)	511	38.4%	17 [+]	1.3%	1,330	-12	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Other (Write-in) 17 (1.3%);
1970	G	58%	John Jay Hooker (D)	808	61.8%	Winfield Dunn (R)	470	35.9%	30 [+]	2.3%	1,308	-16	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Douglas Heinsohn (American) 30 (2.3%);
1966	S2	48%	Frank Clement (D)	610	61.2%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	387	38.8%	0	0.0%	997	-17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1966	G	County data not available for this election: Buford Ellington (D) defeated H.L. Crowder (I) statewide.
1964	S2	51%	Ross Bass (D)	655	61.3%	Howard Baker, Jr. (R)	402	37.6%	11 [+]	1.0%	1,068	-10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Melvin Morgan (I) 11 (1.0%);
1964	S1	49%	Albert Gore* (D)	717	70.4%	Dan Kuykendall (R)	302	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,019	-17	0.10%
[-] 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 Van Buren County, TN

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Voter Registration Data for Van Buren County, TN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Van Buren County, TN were estimated to be 42% Republican and 16% Democrat.