Rutherford County, Tennessee presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Rutherford County by 21.8 points, out of 147,656 votes for president.
2024
Tennessee 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 88,811 | 60.1% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 56,656 | 38.4% | |
| All other candidates | 2,189 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 147,656 | ||
Rutherford County was R+21.7 against R+29.7 statewide, 8.0 points more Democratic than the state.
2020
Tennessee 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 81,480 | 56.6% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 59,341 | 41.2% | |
| All other candidates | 3,057 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 143,878 | ||
Rutherford County was R+15.4 against R+23.2 statewide, 7.8 points more Democratic than the state.
2016
Tennessee 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | 64,515 | 60.0% | |
| Hillary Clinton | 36,706 | 34.2% | |
| Gary Johnson | 3,916 | 3.6% | |
| 7. Jill Stein - Independent | 894 | 0.8% | |
| 14. Write-In - Evan McMullin | 638 | 0.6% | |
| 6. Mike Smith - Independent | 360 | 0.3% | |
| 3. "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente - Independent | 172 | 0.2% | |
| 5. Alyson Kennedy - Independent | 133 | 0.1% | |
| 8. Write-In - Darrell L. Castle | 65 | 0.1% | |
| 13. Write-In - David Limbaugh | 30 | 0.0% | |
| 10. Write-In - Tom Hoefling | 7 | 0.0% | |
| 9. Write-In - Cherunda Fox | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 11. Write-In - Kyle Kenley Kopitke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 12. Write-In - Laurence Kotlikoff | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 15. Write-In - Marshall Schoenke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 107,436 | ||
Rutherford County was R+25.8 against R+26.0 statewide, 0.2 points more Democratic than the state.
2012
Tennessee 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 60,846 | 61.6% | |
| Barack Obama D | 36,414 | 36.8% | |
| 6. Gary Johnson - (I) | 946 | 1.0% | |
| 4. Jill Stein - (G) | 298 | 0.3% | |
| 3. Virgil Goode - (C) | 210 | 0.2% | |
| 5. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - (I) | 83 | 0.1% | |
| 7. Merlin Miller - (I) | 51 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 98,848 | ||
Rutherford County was R+24.8 against R+20.4 statewide, 4.4 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Tennessee 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 59,892 | 58.9% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 40,460 | 39.8% | |
| All other candidates | 1,385 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 101,737 | ||
Rutherford County was R+19.1 against R+15.1 statewide, 4.0 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Tennessee 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 52,189 | 61.8% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 31,639 | 37.5% | |
| All other candidates | 562 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 84,390 | ||
Rutherford County was R+24.3 against R+14.3 statewide, 10.0 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Tennessee 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 33,445 | 53.8% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 27,360 | 44.0% | |
| All other candidates | 1,377 | 2.2% | |
| Total | 62,182 | ||
Rutherford County was R+9.8 against R+3.9 statewide, 5.9 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Rutherford County by 21.8 points, out of 147,656 votes counted for president.
Is Rutherford County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 21.7 points; 2020: Republican by 15.4 points; 2016: Republican by 25.8 points; 2012: Republican by 24.8 points; 2008: Republican by 19.1 points; 2004: Republican by 24.3 points; 2000: Republican by 9.8 points.
How does Rutherford County vote compared with the rest of Tennessee?
In 2024 it was 8.0 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 21.7 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