Election Results for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,437	12.8
Deaths:	16,376	14.6
Net Migration:	12,705	11.3
Net Immigration:	713	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +11,641	R +11,363	R + 3.1%
D +278
2024 vs. 2016	R +38,174	R +13,088	D + 2.8%
D +25,086
2020 vs. 2016	R +26,533	R +1,725	D + 5.8%
D +24,808
2024 vs. 2012	R +45,599	R +27,689	R + 4.3%
D +17,910

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,658	R +18,707	R + 10.4%
D -15,049
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	60%	Donald Trump (R)	173,921	64.0%	Kamala Harris (D)	94,238	34.7%	3,496 [+]	1.3%	271,655	14	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 1,555 (0.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 821 (0.3%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 304 (0.1%);
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	162,280	62.2%	Joe Biden (D)	93,960	36.0%	4,828 [+]	1.8%	261,068	15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,398 (1.3%);
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	135,747	62.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	69,152	32.0%	11,203 [+]	5.2%	216,102	17	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,690 (3.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,238 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,219 (0.6%);
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	128,322	61.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	76,328	36.5%	4,487 [+]	2.1%	209,137	14	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,607 (1.2%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	132,089	60.1%	Barack Obama (D)	84,201	38.3%	3,319 [+]	1.5%	219,609	15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,178 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (I) 628 (0.3%);
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	123,474	60.7%	John Kerry (D)	78,452	38.5%	1,583 [+]	0.8%	203,509	10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 572 (0.3%);
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	101,117	57.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	72,236	41.0%	2,828 [+]	1.6%	176,181	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,480 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 624 (0.4%);
1996	46%	Robert Dole (R)	79,111	49.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	68,465	42.7%	12,761 [+]	8.0%	160,337	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 11,599 (7.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 496 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 356 (0.2%);
1992	50%	George Bush* (R)	76,398	46.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	66,929	40.4%	22,408 [+]	13.5%	165,735	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 21,852 (13.2%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	96,522	63.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	55,822	36.5%	743 [+]	0.5%	153,087	10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 223 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	97,140	63.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	55,868	36.4%	618	0.4%	153,626	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Ronald Reagan (R)	78,153	54.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	61,510	43.0%	3,252 [+]	2.3%	142,915	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,557 (1.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 543 (0.4%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	67,986	51.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	61,993	47.3%	1,210 [+]	0.9%	131,189	-1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 319 (0.2%);
1972	43%	Richard Nixon* (R)	80,324	72.8%	George McGovern (D)	25,831	23.4%	4,225 [+]	3.8%	110,380	12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,950 (3.6%);
1968	56%	George Wallace (AIP)	53,509	44.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	38,244	31.7%	28,766 [+]	23.9%	120,519	-12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 28,764 (23.9%);
1964	52%	Barry Goldwater (R)	55,192	51.0%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	53,086	49.0%	17	0.0%	108,295	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	47%	Richard Nixon (R)	50,073	53.6%	John Kennedy (D)	42,159	45.1%	1,198	1.3%	93,430	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	44%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	43,648	51.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	38,646	45.6%	2,427	2.9%	84,721	-6	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	41%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	37,366	51.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	35,541	48.5%	349	0.5%	73,256	-4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	27%	Harry Truman* (D)	26,386	59.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	14,178	31.9%	3,924 [+]	8.8%	44,488	-13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 3,649 (8.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 182 (0.4%);
1944	26%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,193	64.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	13,886	34.3%	374	0.9%	40,453	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	27%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,609	66.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	13,288	33.2%	114	0.3%	40,011	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	27%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	24,260	70.9%	Alf Landon (R)	9,843	28.8%	118 [+]	0.3%	34,221	-8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 1 (0.0%);
1932	23%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	18,468	65.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	9,416	33.2%	442 [+]	1.6%	28,326	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 243 (0.9%);
1928	27%	Herbert Hoover (R)	17,920	62.2%	Al Smith (D)	10,802	37.5%	103 [+]	0.4%	28,825	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	25%	John Davis (D)	11,904	49.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	10,983	45.8%	1,105 [+]	4.6%	23,992	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,105 (4.6%);
1920	34%	Warren Harding (R)	15,180	51.0%	James Cox (D)	14,225	47.8%	381 [+]	1.3%	29,786	-9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 381 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	23%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	10,453	57.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,875	37.8%	848 [+]	4.7%	18,176	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	18%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	6,893	51.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,540	26.6%	2,857 [+]	21.5%	13,290	-5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 2,357 (17.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 394 (3.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 106 (0.8%);
1908	22%	William J. Bryan (D)	7,009	49.4%	William Taft (R)	6,783	47.8%	385 [+]	2.7%	14,177	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	21%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,871	48.3%	Alton Parker (D)	5,711	46.9%	584 [+]	4.8%	12,166	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	26%	William McKinley* (R)	6,527	49.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	6,183	46.9%	474 [+]	3.6%	13,184	-2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

93,960

36.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

162,280

62.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,398

1.3%

Other

1,430

0.5%

TOTAL

261,068

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

69,152

32.0%

Donald Trump (R)

135,747

62.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,690

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,238

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,219

0.6%

Other

1,056

0.5%

TOTAL

216,102

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

76,328

36.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

128,322

61.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,607

1.2%

Other

1,880

0.9%

TOTAL

209,137

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

84,201

38.3%

John McCain (R)

132,089

60.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

628

0.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,178

0.5%

Other

1,513

0.7%

TOTAL

219,609

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

123,474

60.7%

John Kerry (D)

78,452

38.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

572

0.3%

Other

1,011

0.5%

TOTAL

203,509

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

101,117

57.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

72,236

41.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,480

0.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

624

0.4%

Other

724

0.4%

TOTAL

176,181

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

68,465

42.7%

Robert Dole (R)

79,111

49.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

11,599

7.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

356

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

496

0.3%

Other

310

0.2%

TOTAL

160,337

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 9

1992 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

66,929

40.4%

George Bush* (R)

76,398

46.1%

Ross Perot (I)

21,852

13.2%

Other

556

0.3%

TOTAL

165,735

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

96,522

63.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

55,822

36.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

223

0.1%

Other

520

0.3%

TOTAL

153,087

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

97,140

63.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

55,868

36.4%

Other

618

0.4%

TOTAL

153,626

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

78,153

54.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

61,510

43.0%

John Anderson (I)

2,557

1.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

543

0.4%

Other

152

0.1%

TOTAL

142,915

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

67,986

51.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

61,993

47.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

319

0.2%

Other

891

0.7%

TOTAL

131,189

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

80,324

72.8%

George McGovern (D)

25,831

23.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,950

3.6%

Other

275

0.2%

TOTAL

110,380

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

38,244

31.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

28,764

23.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

53,509

44.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

120,519

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -12

1964 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

53,086

49.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

55,192

51.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

108,295

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

42,159

45.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

50,073

53.6%

Other

1,198

1.3%

TOTAL

93,430

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

43,648

51.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

38,646

45.6%

Other

2,427

2.9%

TOTAL

84,721

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -6

1952 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

37,366

51.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

35,541

48.5%

Other

349

0.5%

TOTAL

73,256

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

26,386

59.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

14,178

31.9%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

3,649

8.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

182

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

44,488

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -13

1944 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

26,193

64.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

13,886

34.3%

Other

374

0.9%

TOTAL

40,453

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

26,609

66.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

13,288

33.2%

Other

114

0.3%

TOTAL

40,011

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -12

1936 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

24,260

70.9%

Alf Landon (R)

9,843

28.8%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

34,221

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -8

1932 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

18,468

65.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

9,416

33.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

243

0.9%

Other

199

0.7%

TOTAL

28,326

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

17,920

62.2%

Al Smith (D)

10,802

37.5%

Other

103

0.4%

TOTAL

28,825

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

10,983

45.8%

John Davis (D)

11,904

49.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,105

4.6%

TOTAL

23,992

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -8

1920 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

15,180

51.0%

James Cox (D)

14,225

47.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

381

1.3%

TOTAL

29,786

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -9

1916 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

10,453

57.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

6,875

37.8%

Other

848

4.7%

TOTAL

18,176

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -8

1912 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

6,893

51.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,540

26.6%

William Taft* (R)

2,357

17.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

394

3.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

106

0.8%

TOTAL

13,290

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,783

47.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

7,009

49.4%

Other

385

2.7%

TOTAL

14,177

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,871

48.3%

Alton Parker (D)

5,711

46.9%

Other

584

4.8%

TOTAL

12,166

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

6,527

49.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

6,183

46.9%

Other

474

3.6%

TOTAL

13,184

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	444,700	77.41%	5.8%
Black:	74,569	12.98%	2.4%
Indian:	1,629	0.28%	16.3%
Asian:	10,674	1.86%	44.4%
2+ races:	10,932	1.90%	53.1%
Hispanic:	32,003	5.57%	71.2%

Total non-White:	129,807	22.59%	20.2%

Change in White population:	24,528	4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,836	4.1

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area