Tennessee · 2020 presidential election
Tennessee presidential election results 2020
Donald J. Trump carried Tennessee by 23.21 points (708,764 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 11
- Votes counted
- 3,053,851
- TN result
- R+23.2
- Compared with the nation
- 27.7 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2016
- 2.8 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 1,852,475 | 60.66% | 11 | |
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 1,143,711 | 37.45% | — | |
| Others | Others | 57,665 | 1.89% | — | |
| Total votes | 3,053,851 | ||||
Sources: tn-2020.pdf · 2020
County resultsMedia count
Download CSV| County | Joseph R. Biden | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 11,741 | 23,184 | 645 | 35,570 | 32.2 |
| Bedford County | 4,453 | 14,354 | 281 | 19,088 | 51.9 |
| Benton County | 1,529 | 5,668 | 63 | 7,260 | 57.0 |
| Bledsoe County | 971 | 4,725 | 62 | 5,758 | 65.2 |
| Blount County | 17,932 | 47,369 | 1,308 | 66,609 | 44.2 |
| Bradley County | 9,851 | 35,204 | 810 | 45,865 | 55.3 |
| Campbell County | 2,441 | 12,331 | 161 | 14,933 | 66.2 |
| Cannon County | 1,261 | 5,190 | 106 | 6,557 | 59.9 |
| Carroll County | 2,559 | 9,205 | 141 | 11,905 | 55.8 |
| Carter County | 4,529 | 19,584 | 379 | 24,492 | 61.5 |
| Cheatham County | 5,514 | 14,438 | 308 | 20,260 | 44.0 |
| Chester County | 1,412 | 5,952 | 220 | 7,584 | 59.9 |
| Claiborne County | 2,202 | 10,604 | 139 | 12,945 | 64.9 |
| Clay County | 735 | 2,733 | 38 | 3,506 | 57.0 |
| Cocke County | 2,533 | 12,162 | 164 | 14,859 | 64.8 |
| Coffee County | 5,705 | 17,883 | 694 | 24,282 | 50.2 |
| Crockett County | 1,382 | 4,673 | 59 | 6,114 | 53.8 |
| Cumberland County | 6,728 | 25,168 | 383 | 32,279 | 57.1 |
| Davidson County | 199,703 | 100,218 | 9,737 | 309,658 | 32.1 |
| DeKalb County | 1,750 | 6,672 | 91 | 8,513 | 57.8 |
| Decatur County | 904 | 4,229 | 108 | 5,241 | 63.4 |
| Dickson County | 6,106 | 17,643 | 574 | 24,323 | 47.4 |
| Dyer County | 3,158 | 11,768 | 153 | 15,079 | 57.1 |
| Fayette County | 7,027 | 15,690 | 267 | 22,984 | 37.7 |
| Fentress County | 1,214 | 7,441 | 74 | 8,729 | 71.3 |
| Franklin County | 4,864 | 13,987 | 281 | 19,132 | 47.7 |
| Gibson County | 5,771 | 16,259 | 305 | 22,335 | 47.0 |
| Giles County | 3,298 | 9,784 | 121 | 13,203 | 49.1 |
| Grainger County | 1,467 | 8,565 | 102 | 10,134 | 70.0 |
| Greene County | 5,199 | 22,259 | 629 | 28,087 | 60.7 |
| Grundy County | 988 | 4,802 | 65 | 5,855 | 65.1 |
| Hamblen County | 5,500 | 18,811 | 320 | 24,631 | 54.0 |
| Hamilton County | 75,522 | 92,108 | 3,483 | 171,113 | 9.7 |
| Hancock County | 362 | 2,372 | 10 | 2,744 | 73.3 |
| Hardeman County | 4,180 | 5,760 | 123 | 10,063 | 15.7 |
| Hardin County | 1,775 | 9,559 | 204 | 11,538 | 67.5 |
| Hawkins County | 4,083 | 20,405 | 336 | 24,824 | 65.8 |
| Haywood County | 4,012 | 3,343 | 84 | 7,439 | 9.0 |
| Henderson County | 2,092 | 9,797 | 131 | 12,020 | 64.1 |
| Henry County | 3,548 | 11,239 | 260 | 15,047 | 51.1 |
| Hickman County | 2,130 | 7,577 | 125 | 9,832 | 55.4 |
| Houston County | 871 | 2,718 | 97 | 3,686 | 50.1 |
| Humphreys County | 2,017 | 6,120 | 99 | 8,236 | 49.8 |
| Jackson County | 1,135 | 4,118 | 70 | 5,323 | 56.0 |
| Jefferson County | 4,654 | 18,651 | 311 | 23,616 | 59.3 |
| Johnson County | 1,246 | 6,468 | 87 | 7,801 | 66.9 |
| Knox County | 91,422 | 124,540 | 4,594 | 220,556 | 15.0 |
| Lake County | 526 | 1,492 | 16 | 2,034 | 47.5 |
| Lauderdale County | 3,193 | 5,674 | 98 | 8,965 | 27.7 |
| Lawrence County | 3,195 | 15,334 | 189 | 18,718 | 64.9 |
| Lewis County | 1,072 | 4,474 | 63 | 5,609 | 60.7 |
| Lincoln County | 2,919 | 12,281 | 408 | 15,608 | 60.0 |
| Loudon County | 6,948 | 21,713 | 686 | 29,347 | 50.3 |
| Macon County | 1,307 | 8,096 | 84 | 9,487 | 71.6 |
| Madison County | 18,390 | 23,943 | 617 | 42,950 | 12.9 |
| Marion County | 3,177 | 9,911 | 168 | 13,256 | 50.8 |
| Marshall County | 3,605 | 11,043 | 230 | 14,878 | 50.0 |
| Maury County | 14,418 | 31,464 | 775 | 46,657 | 36.5 |
| McMinn County | 4,361 | 18,198 | 285 | 22,844 | 60.6 |
| McNairy County | 1,943 | 9,093 | 239 | 11,275 | 63.4 |
| Meigs County | 1,008 | 4,467 | 57 | 5,532 | 62.5 |
| Monroe County | 3,764 | 16,783 | 250 | 20,797 | 62.6 |
| Montgomery County | 32,472 | 42,187 | 2,099 | 76,758 | 12.7 |
| Moore County | 573 | 2,888 | 78 | 3,539 | 65.4 |
| Morgan County | 1,167 | 6,930 | 131 | 8,228 | 70.0 |
| Obion County | 2,589 | 10,790 | 142 | 13,521 | 60.7 |
| Overton County | 2,033 | 7,918 | 86 | 10,037 | 58.6 |
| Perry County | 615 | 2,775 | 38 | 3,428 | 63.0 |
| Pickett County | 525 | 2,381 | 25 | 2,931 | 63.3 |
| Polk County | 1,492 | 6,792 | 76 | 8,360 | 63.4 |
| Putnam County | 9,185 | 23,759 | 649 | 33,593 | 43.4 |
| Rhea County | 2,369 | 11,050 | 218 | 13,637 | 63.7 |
| Roane County | 6,043 | 19,230 | 644 | 25,917 | 50.9 |
| Robertson County | 8,692 | 24,536 | 489 | 33,717 | 47.0 |
| Rutherford County | 59,341 | 81,480 | 3,057 | 143,878 | 15.4 |
| Scott County | 986 | 8,004 | 62 | 9,052 | 77.5 |
| Sequatchie County | 1,298 | 5,855 | 99 | 7,252 | 62.8 |
| Sevier County | 8,721 | 33,783 | 1,031 | 43,535 | 57.6 |
| Shelby County | 246,105 | 129,815 | 6,135 | 382,055 | 30.4 |
| Smith County | 1,802 | 7,136 | 113 | 9,051 | 58.9 |
| Stewart County | 1,232 | 4,950 | 114 | 6,296 | 59.1 |
| Sullivan County | 17,272 | 55,860 | 1,225 | 74,357 | 51.9 |
| Sumner County | 27,680 | 63,454 | 1,496 | 92,630 | 38.6 |
| Tipton County | 6,837 | 20,070 | 401 | 27,308 | 48.5 |
| Trousdale County | 1,012 | 2,936 | 50 | 3,998 | 48.1 |
| Unicoi County | 1,615 | 6,599 | 93 | 8,307 | 60.0 |
| Union County | 1,249 | 6,803 | 71 | 8,123 | 68.4 |
| Van Buren County | 544 | 2,342 | 35 | 2,921 | 61.6 |
| Warren County | 3,924 | 11,850 | 235 | 16,009 | 49.5 |
| Washington County | 18,638 | 40,444 | 1,121 | 60,203 | 36.2 |
| Wayne County | 820 | 5,795 | 54 | 6,669 | 74.6 |
| Weakley County | 3,020 | 10,396 | 319 | 13,735 | 53.7 |
| White County | 2,143 | 9,606 | 146 | 11,895 | 62.7 |
| Williamson County | 50,161 | 86,469 | 2,386 | 139,016 | 26.1 |
| Wilson County | 22,254 | 50,296 | 1,780 | 74,330 | 37.7 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document.
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 9 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump - Republican | — | 1,852,475 | 60.68% |
| Joseph R. Biden - Democratic | — | 1,143,711 | 37.46% |
| Jo Jorgensen - Independent | — | 29,877 | 0.98% |
| Kanye West - Independent | — | 10,279 | 0.34% |
| Don Blankenship - Independent | — | 5,365 | 0.18% |
| Howie Hawkins - Independent | — | 4,545 | 0.15% |
| Alyson Kennedy - Independent | — | 2,576 | 0.08% |
| Gloria La Riva - Independent | — | 2,301 | 0.08% |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente - Independent | — | 1,860 | 0.06% |
| Write-in / scattering | 862 | ||
| Total as printed | 3,053,851 | ||
Certificate of Ascertainment
The governor’s certificate naming Tennessee’s electors. Open the certificate (PDF, 3 pages)
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Questions and answers
Who won Tennessee in 2020?
Donald J. Trump won Tennessee by 23.21 percentage points (708,764 votes).
How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 2020?
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in 2020.
How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 2020?
3,053,851 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Tennessee in 2020?
Donald J. Trump 92, Joseph R. Biden 3 (out of 95 counties with results).
How did Tennessee change from 2016 to 2020?
The margin moved 2.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 26.0 points to Republican by 23.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data