Rhea County, Tennessee presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Rhea County by 66.9 points, out of 14,444 votes for president.
2024
Tennessee 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 11,974 | 82.9% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 2,312 | 16.0% | |
| All other candidates | 158 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 14,444 | ||
Rhea County was R+66.9 against R+29.7 statewide, 37.2 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Tennessee 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 11,050 | 81.0% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 2,369 | 17.4% | |
| All other candidates | 218 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 13,637 | ||
Rhea County was R+63.6 against R+23.2 statewide, 40.4 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Tennessee 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | 8,660 | 78.3% | |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,942 | 17.6% | |
| Gary Johnson | 221 | 2.0% | |
| 14. Write-In - Evan McMullin | 94 | 0.8% | |
| 6. Mike Smith - Independent | 53 | 0.5% | |
| 7. Jill Stein - Independent | 35 | 0.3% | |
| 3. "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente - Independent | 32 | 0.3% | |
| 5. Alyson Kennedy - Independent | 13 | 0.1% | |
| 8. Write-In - Darrell L. Castle | 12 | 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 | 11,062 | ||
Rhea County was R+60.7 against R+26.0 statewide, 34.7 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Tennessee 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 7,802 | 73.7% | |
| Barack Obama D | 2,628 | 24.8% | |
| 6. Gary Johnson - (I) | 74 | 0.7% | |
| 3. Virgil Goode - (C) | 50 | 0.5% | |
| 4. Jill Stein - (G) | 17 | 0.2% | |
| 5. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - (I) | 13 | 0.1% | |
| 7. Merlin Miller - (I) | 6 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 10,590 | ||
Rhea County was R+48.9 against R+20.4 statewide, 28.5 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Tennessee 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 8,042 | 72.4% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 2,907 | 26.2% | |
| All other candidates | 157 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 11,106 | ||
Rhea County was R+46.2 against R+15.1 statewide, 31.1 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Tennessee 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 7,288 | 66.0% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 3,663 | 33.2% | |
| All other candidates | 86 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 11,037 | ||
Rhea County was R+32.8 against R+14.3 statewide, 18.5 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Tennessee 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 5,900 | 60.4% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 3,722 | 38.1% | |
| All other candidates | 150 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 9,772 | ||
Rhea County was R+22.3 against R+3.9 statewide, 18.4 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Rhea County, Tennessee in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Rhea County by 66.9 points, out of 14,444 votes counted for president.
Is Rhea County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 66.9 points; 2020: Republican by 63.6 points; 2016: Republican by 60.7 points; 2012: Republican by 48.9 points; 2008: Republican by 46.2 points; 2004: Republican by 32.8 points; 2000: Republican by 22.3 points.
How does Rhea County vote compared with the rest of Tennessee?
In 2024 it was 37.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 66.9 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