Election Results for Knoxville, TN Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,646	11.7
Deaths:	26,843	15.3
Net Migration:	33,043	18.8
Net Immigration:	1,086	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +18,155	R +22,120	R + 4.3%
D -3,965
2024 vs. 2016	R +63,979	R +27,062	D + 2.6%
D +36,917
2020 vs. 2016	R +45,824	R +4,942	D + 6.9%
D +40,882
2024 vs. 2012	R +67,153	R +32,237	D + 1.1%
D +34,916

2016 vs. 2008	R -1,177	R +18,573	R + 7.9%
D -19,750
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	59%	Donald Trump (R)	280,255	66.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	134,978	32.1%	5,777 [+]	1.4%	421,010	17	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 3,079 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,235 (0.3%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	262,100	64.0%	Joe Biden (D)	138,943	33.9%	8,240 [+]	2.0%	409,283	17	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,924 (1.2%);
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	216,276	64.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	98,061	29.4%	18,993 [+]	5.7%	333,330	19	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 11,801 (3.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,411 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,641 (0.5%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	213,102	66.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	100,062	31.4%	5,842 [+]	1.8%	319,006	20	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,308 (1.0%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	217,453	63.8%	Barack Obama (D)	117,811	34.6%	5,346 [+]	1.6%	340,610	18	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,821 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,615 (0.5%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	207,467	62.8%	John Kerry (D)	119,981	36.3%	2,755 [+]	0.8%	330,203	12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,284 (0.4%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	160,550	56.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	116,670	41.3%	4,943 [+]	1.8%	282,163	9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,953 (1.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 712 (0.3%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	126,871	48.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	115,908	44.5%	17,747 [+]	6.8%	260,526	8	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 14,718 (5.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,442 (0.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 857 (0.3%);
1992	53%	George Bush* (R)	121,500	45.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	115,489	43.1%	30,727 [+]	11.5%	267,716	8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 29,762 (11.1%);
1988	45%	George Bush (R)	136,061	63.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	78,595	36.4%	1,131 [+]	0.5%	215,787	10	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 293 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	144,303	63.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	81,209	35.8%	1,225	0.5%	226,737	5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Ronald Reagan (R)	126,638	57.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	83,693	38.1%	9,108 [+]	4.2%	219,439	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 7,533 (3.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 972 (0.4%);
1976	51%	Jimmy Carter (D)	102,274	50.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	99,964	48.9%	2,330 [+]	1.1%	204,568	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 945 (0.5%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	118,156	71.3%	George McGovern (D)	44,412	26.8%	3,204 [+]	1.9%	165,772	11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,197 (1.9%);
1968	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	88,303	52.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	45,504	26.8%	35,745 [+]	21.1%	169,552	9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 35,745 (21.1%);
1964	53%	Barry Goldwater (R)	81,260	50.4%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	80,001	49.6%	21	0.0%	161,282	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	96,814	60.8%	John Kennedy (D)	61,118	38.4%	1,173	0.7%	159,105	11	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	51%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	90,256	60.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	56,129	37.8%	2,121	1.4%	148,506	3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	48%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	85,658	62.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	51,128	37.3%	291	0.2%	137,077	7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	31%	Thomas Dewey (R)	44,534	54.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	33,261	40.8%	3,638 [+]	4.5%	81,433	10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,993 (3.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 378 (0.5%);
1944	31%	Thomas Dewey (R)	42,628	56.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,233	42.9%	332	0.4%	75,193	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	30%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	35,403	53.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	29,902	45.5%	344	0.5%	65,649	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	34%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	34,811	54.3%	Alf Landon (R)	29,031	45.3%	238 [+]	0.4%	64,080	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 95 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 14 (0.0%);
1932	25%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	23,595	53.0%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	20,224	45.5%	661 [+]	1.5%	44,480	13	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 255 (0.6%);
1928	26%	Herbert Hoover (R)	32,487	76.7%	Al Smith (D)	9,761	23.1%	83 [+]	0.2%	42,331	19	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	25%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	23,436	63.0%	John Davis (D)	11,451	30.8%	2,310 [+]	6.2%	37,197	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,276 (6.1%);
1920	32%	Warren Harding (R)	32,741	72.1%	James Cox (D)	12,512	27.5%	175 [+]	0.4%	45,428	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 175 (0.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	20%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	16,582	65.8%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	8,301	32.9%	322 [+]	1.3%	25,205	20	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	20%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	10,774	44.2%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	7,908	32.5%	5,671 [+]	23.3%	24,353	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 5,118 (21.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 350 (1.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 203 (0.8%);
1908	24%	William Taft (R)	17,643	66.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	8,130	30.7%	667 [+]	2.5%	26,440	15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	20%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	13,548	66.5%	Alton Parker (D)	6,205	30.4%	635 [+]	3.1%	20,388	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	27%	William McKinley* (R)	16,468	64.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	8,664	33.7%	565 [+]	2.2%	25,697	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

138,943

33.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

262,100

64.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

4,924

1.2%

Other

3,316

0.8%

TOTAL

409,283

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

98,061

29.4%

Donald Trump (R)

216,276

64.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

11,801

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,411

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,641

0.5%

Other

3,140

0.9%

TOTAL

333,330

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

100,062

31.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

213,102

66.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,308

1.0%

Other

2,534

0.8%

TOTAL

319,006

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

117,811

34.6%

John McCain (R)

217,453

63.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,821

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,615

0.5%

Other

1,910

0.6%

TOTAL

340,610

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

207,467

62.8%

John Kerry (D)

119,981

36.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,284

0.4%

Other

1,471

0.4%

TOTAL

330,203

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

160,550

56.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

116,670

41.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,953

1.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

712

0.3%

Other

1,278

0.5%

TOTAL

282,163

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

115,908

44.5%

Robert Dole (R)

126,871

48.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

14,718

5.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,442

0.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

857

0.3%

Other

730

0.3%

TOTAL

260,526

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

115,489

43.1%

George Bush* (R)

121,500

45.4%

Ross Perot (I)

29,762

11.1%

Other

965

0.4%

TOTAL

267,716

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

136,061

63.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

78,595

36.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

293

0.1%

Other

838

0.4%

TOTAL

215,787

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

144,303

63.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

81,209

35.8%

Other

1,225

0.5%

TOTAL

226,737

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

126,638

57.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

83,693

38.1%

John Anderson (I)

7,533

3.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

972

0.4%

Other

603

0.3%

TOTAL

219,439

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

102,274

50.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

99,964

48.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

945

0.5%

Other

1,385

0.7%

TOTAL

204,568

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

118,156

71.3%

George McGovern (D)

44,412

26.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,197

1.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

165,772

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

88,303

52.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

45,504

26.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

35,745

21.1%

TOTAL

169,552

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

80,001

49.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

81,260

50.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

161,282

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

61,118

38.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

96,814

60.8%

Other

1,173

0.7%

TOTAL

159,105

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

90,256

60.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

56,129

37.8%

Other

2,121

1.4%

TOTAL

148,506

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

85,658

62.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

51,128

37.3%

Other

291

0.2%

TOTAL

137,077

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

33,261

40.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

44,534

54.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2,993

3.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

378

0.5%

Other

267

0.3%

TOTAL

81,433

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 10

1944 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

32,233

42.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

42,628

56.7%

Other

332

0.4%

TOTAL

75,193

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

35,403

53.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

29,902

45.5%

Other

344

0.5%

TOTAL

65,649

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 1

1936 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

34,811

54.3%

Alf Landon (R)

29,031

45.3%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

129

0.2%

TOTAL

64,080

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 9

1932 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

20,224

45.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

23,595

53.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

255

0.6%

Other

406

0.9%

TOTAL

44,480

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

32,487

76.7%

Al Smith (D)

9,761

23.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

42,331

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 19

1924 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

23,436

63.0%

John Davis (D)

11,451

30.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,276

6.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

37,197

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 9

1920 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

32,741

72.1%

James Cox (D)

12,512

27.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

175

0.4%

TOTAL

45,428

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 12

1916 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

8,301

32.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

16,582

65.8%

Other

322

1.3%

TOTAL

25,205

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): 20

1912 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

7,908

32.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

10,774

44.2%

William Taft* (R)

5,118

21.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

350

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

203

0.8%

TOTAL

24,353

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -2

1908 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

17,643

66.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

8,130

30.7%

Other

667

2.5%

TOTAL

26,440

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 15

1904 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

13,548

66.5%

Alton Parker (D)

6,205

30.4%

Other

635

3.1%

TOTAL

20,388

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): 10

1900 President, Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

16,468

64.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

8,664

33.7%

Other

565

2.2%

TOTAL

25,697

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	774,905	85.34%	4.9%
Black:	52,473	5.78%	12.2%
Indian:	2,466	0.27%	16.4%
Asian:	16,482	1.82%	53.0%
2+ races:	18,289	2.01%	47.3%
Hispanic:	43,353	4.77%	68.3%

Total non-White:	133,063	14.66%	34.9%

Change in White population:	35,983	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	34,414	4.1

Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Knoxville, TN Metro Area