Tennessee presidential election results and history

Tennessee has voted in 50 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 32 of the 50 with a recorded winner (64%).

Current members of Congress from Tennessee (11)

Marsha Blackburn Senator · Republican
Bill Hagerty Senator · Republican
Diana Harshbarger District 1 · Republican
Tim Burchett District 2 · Republican
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann District 3 · Republican
Scott DesJarlais District 4 · Republican
Andrew Ogles District 5 · Republican
John W. Rose District 6 · Republican
Matt Van Epps District 7 · Republican
David Kustoff District 8 · Republican
Steve Cohen District 9 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump29.7 pts
Electoral votes: 11
Democratic wins: 25
Republican wins: 18

Tennessee, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Tennessee

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	64.2%	Kamala Harris	29.7	11	3,063,942	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	60.7%	Joseph R. Biden	23.2	11	3,053,851	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	60.7%	Hillary Clinton	26.0	11	2,508,027	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	59.5%	Barack Obama	20.4	11	2,458,577	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	56.9%	Barack Obama	15.1	11	2,599,749	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	56.8%	John Kerry	14.3	11	2,437,319	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	51.1%	Albert Gore, Jr.	3.9	11	2,076,181	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	48.0%	Robert Dole	2.4	11	1,894,105	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	47.1%	George H. W. Bush	4.7	11	1,982,638	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	57.9%	Michael Dukakis	16.3	11	1,636,250	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	57.8%	Walter Mondale	16.3	11	1,711,994	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	48.7%	Jimmy Carter	0.3	10	1,617,616	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	55.9%	Gerald R. Ford	13.0	10	1,476,345	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	67.7%	George McGovern	38.0	10	1,201,182	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	37.8%	George Wallace	3.8	11	1,248,617	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	55.5%	Barry Goldwater	11.0	11	1,143,946	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	52.9%	John F. Kennedy	7.1	11	1,051,792	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	49.2%	Adlai Stevenson	0.6	11	939,404	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50.0%	Adlai Stevenson	0.3	11	892,553	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	49.1%	Thomas E. Dewey	12.3	12	550,283	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	60.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	21.2	12	510,692	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	67.3%	Wendell L. Willkie	34.9	11	522,823	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	68.8%	Alfred M. Landon	38.0	11	475,533	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	66.5%	Herbert Hoover	34.0	11	390,273	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	55.3%	Alfred E. Smith	10.8	12	353,192	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	John W. Davis	52.9%	Calvin Coolidge	9.5	12	301,030	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	Warren G. Harding	51.2%	James M. Cox	3.0	12	428,036	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	56.3%	Charles E. Hughes	13.6	12	272,190	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	52.8%	William Howard Taft	28.8	12	251,933	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	52.7%	William Howard Taft	6.9	12	257,180	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	54.2%	Theodore Roosevelt	10.8	12	242,750	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	53.0%	William McKinley	8.1	12	273,860	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	52.1%	William McKinley	5.8	12	320,903	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	51.4%	Benjamin Harrison	13.5	12	265,732	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	52.2%	Benjamin Harrison	6.3	12	304,313	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	51.5%	James G. Blaine	3.7	12	259,978	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	53.3%	James A. Garfield	9.0	12	243,263	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	59.8%	Rutherford B. Hayes	19.6	12	222,743	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Horace Greeley	52.2%	Ulysses S. Grant	4.3	—	179,046	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	68.4%	Horatio Seymour	36.9	10	82,757	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1860	John Bell	47.6%	John C. Breckinridge	2.9	12	148,574	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	52.2%	Millard Fillmore	4.4	12	133,582	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Winfield Scott	50.7%	Franklin Pierce	1.5	12	115,486	Franklin Pierce ✗
1848	Zachary Taylor	52.5%	Lewis Cass	5.1	13	122,463	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	50.1%	James K. Polk	0.1	13	119,957	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	55.7%	Martin Van Buren	11.3	15	108,145	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Hugh Lawson White	57.9%	Martin Van Buren	15.9	15	62,197	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Andrew Jackson	95.4%	Henry Clay	90.8	15	29,425	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	95.2%	John Quincy Adams	90.4	11	46,533	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Andrew Jackson	97.5%	William H. Crawford	96.0	11	20,725	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Tennessee voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 29.7 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 23.2 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 26.0 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 20.4 points; 2008: John McCain by 15.1 points.

When did Tennessee last vote Democratic for president?

In 1996, for William J. Clinton.

When did Tennessee last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Tennessee vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Tennessee backed the national winner in 32 of 50 elections in this record (64%).

Is Tennessee a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 20.4 points, Republican by 26.0 points, Republican by 23.2 points and Republican by 29.7 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data