Fayette County, Tennessee presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Fayette County by 42.4 points, out of 23,696 votes for president.
2024
Tennessee 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 16,756 | 70.7% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 6,720 | 28.4% | |
| All other candidates | 220 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 23,696 | ||
Fayette County was R+42.3 against R+29.7 statewide, 12.6 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Tennessee 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 15,690 | 68.3% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 7,027 | 30.6% | |
| All other candidates | 267 | 1.2% | |
| Total | 22,984 | ||
Fayette County was R+37.7 against R+23.2 statewide, 14.5 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Tennessee 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | 13,055 | 67.3% | |
| Hillary Clinton | 5,874 | 30.3% | |
| Gary Johnson | 261 | 1.3% | |
| 7. Jill Stein - Independent | 62 | 0.3% | |
| 14. Write-In - Evan McMullin | 49 | 0.3% | |
| 6. Mike Smith - Independent | 37 | 0.2% | |
| 8. Write-In - Darrell L. Castle | 21 | 0.1% | |
| 3. "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente - Independent | 19 | 0.1% | |
| 5. Alyson Kennedy - Independent | 16 | 0.1% | |
| 9. Write-In - Cherunda Fox | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 10. Write-In - Tom Hoefling | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 11. Write-In - Kyle Kenley Kopitke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 12. Write-In - Laurence Kotlikoff | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 13. Write-In - David Limbaugh | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 15. Write-In - Marshall Schoenke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 19,394 | ||
Fayette County was R+37.0 against R+26.0 statewide, 11.0 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Tennessee 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 12,689 | 64.8% | |
| Barack Obama D | 6,688 | 34.2% | |
| 6. Gary Johnson - (I) | 110 | 0.6% | |
| 3. Virgil Goode - (C) | 38 | 0.2% | |
| 4. Jill Stein - (G) | 21 | 0.1% | |
| 5. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - (I) | 21 | 0.1% | |
| 7. Merlin Miller - (I) | 7 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 19,574 | ||
Fayette County was R+30.6 against R+20.4 statewide, 10.2 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Tennessee 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 12,173 | 63.2% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 6,892 | 35.8% | |
| All other candidates | 189 | 1.0% | |
| Total | 19,254 | ||
Fayette County was R+27.4 against R+15.1 statewide, 12.3 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Tennessee 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 8,960 | 60.8% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 5,692 | 38.6% | |
| All other candidates | 79 | 0.5% | |
| Total | 14,731 | ||
Fayette County was R+22.2 against R+14.3 statewide, 7.9 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Tennessee 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 6,402 | 55.5% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 5,037 | 43.7% | |
| All other candidates | 90 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 11,529 | ||
Fayette County was R+11.8 against R+3.9 statewide, 7.9 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Fayette County, Tennessee in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Fayette County by 42.4 points, out of 23,696 votes counted for president.
Is Fayette County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 42.3 points; 2020: Republican by 37.7 points; 2016: Republican by 37.0 points; 2012: Republican by 30.6 points; 2008: Republican by 27.4 points; 2004: Republican by 22.2 points; 2000: Republican by 11.8 points.
How does Fayette County vote compared with the rest of Tennessee?
In 2024 it was 12.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 42.3 points against Republican by 29.7 points statewide).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data