Knox County, Tennessee presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Knox County by 19.5 points, out of 221,864 votes for president.
2024
Tennessee 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 130,815 | 59.0% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 87,516 | 39.4% | |
| All other candidates | 3,533 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 221,864 | ||
Knox County was R+19.6 against R+29.7 statewide, 10.1 points more Democratic than the state.
2020
Tennessee 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 124,540 | 56.5% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 91,422 | 41.5% | |
| All other candidates | 4,594 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 220,556 | ||
Knox County was R+15.0 against R+23.2 statewide, 8.2 points more Democratic than the state.
2016
Tennessee 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | 105,767 | 58.5% | |
| Hillary Clinton | 62,878 | 34.8% | |
| Gary Johnson | 7,458 | 4.1% | |
| 7. Jill Stein - Independent | 1,634 | 0.9% | |
| 14. Write-In - Evan McMullin | 1,223 | 0.7% | |
| 6. Mike Smith - Independent | 986 | 0.5% | |
| 3. "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente - Independent | 382 | 0.2% | |
| 5. Alyson Kennedy - Independent | 227 | 0.1% | |
| 8. Write-In - Darrell L. Castle | 122 | 0.1% | |
| 10. Write-In - Tom Hoefling | 9 | 0.0% | |
| 12. Write-In - Laurence Kotlikoff | 8 | 0.0% | |
| 13. Write-In - David Limbaugh | 3 | 0.0% | |
| 9. Write-In - Cherunda Fox | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 11. Write-In - Kyle Kenley Kopitke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 15. Write-In - Marshall Schoenke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 180,697 | ||
Knox County was R+23.7 against R+26.0 statewide, 2.3 points more Democratic than the state.
2012
Tennessee 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 109,707 | 63.6% | |
| Barack Obama D | 59,399 | 34.4% | |
| 6. Gary Johnson - (I) | 1,989 | 1.2% | |
| 4. Jill Stein - (G) | 656 | 0.4% | |
| 3. Virgil Goode - (C) | 464 | 0.3% | |
| 5. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - (I) | 175 | 0.1% | |
| 7. Merlin Miller - (I) | 117 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 172,507 | ||
Knox County was R+29.2 against R+20.4 statewide, 8.8 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Tennessee 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 113,015 | 60.7% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 70,215 | 37.7% | |
| All other candidates | 2,856 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 186,086 | ||
Knox County was R+23.0 against R+15.1 statewide, 7.9 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Tennessee 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 110,653 | 62.1% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 65,921 | 37.0% | |
| All other candidates | 1,601 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 178,175 | ||
Knox County was R+25.1 against R+14.3 statewide, 10.8 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Tennessee 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 86,851 | 57.7% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 60,969 | 40.5% | |
| All other candidates | 2,766 | 1.8% | |
| Total | 150,586 | ||
Knox County was R+17.2 against R+3.9 statewide, 13.3 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Knox County, Tennessee in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Knox County by 19.5 points, out of 221,864 votes counted for president.
Is Knox County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 19.6 points; 2020: Republican by 15.0 points; 2016: Republican by 23.7 points; 2012: Republican by 29.2 points; 2008: Republican by 23.0 points; 2004: Republican by 25.1 points; 2000: Republican by 17.2 points.
How does Knox County vote compared with the rest of Tennessee?
In 2024 it was 10.1 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 19.6 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