Shelby County, Tennessee presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won Shelby County by 25.4 points, out of 326,497 votes for president.
2024
Tennessee 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 201,759 | 61.8% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 118,917 | 36.4% | |
| All other candidates | 5,821 | 1.8% | |
| Total | 326,497 | ||
Shelby County was D+25.4 against R+29.7 statewide, 55.1 points more Democratic than the state.
2020
Tennessee 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 246,105 | 64.4% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 129,815 | 34.0% | |
| All other candidates | 6,135 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 382,055 | ||
Shelby County was D+30.4 against R+23.2 statewide, 53.6 points more Democratic than the state.
2016
Tennessee 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 208,992 | 61.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump | 116,344 | 34.5% | |
| Gary Johnson | 6,939 | 2.1% | |
| 7. Jill Stein - Independent | 1,986 | 0.6% | |
| 14. Write-In - Evan McMullin | 1,398 | 0.4% | |
| 6. Mike Smith - Independent | 619 | 0.2% | |
| 3. "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente - Independent | 540 | 0.2% | |
| 5. Alyson Kennedy - Independent | 358 | 0.1% | |
| 8. Write-In - Darrell L. Castle | 195 | 0.1% | |
| 10. Write-In - Tom Hoefling | 10 | 0.0% | |
| 9. Write-In - Cherunda Fox | 1 | 0.0% | |
| 12. Write-In - Laurence Kotlikoff | 1 | 0.0% | |
| 11. Write-In - Kyle Kenley Kopitke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 13. Write-In - David Limbaugh | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 15. Write-In - Marshall Schoenke | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 337,383 | ||
Shelby County was D+27.4 against R+26.0 statewide, 53.4 points more Democratic than the state.
2012
Tennessee 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama D | 232,443 | 62.6% | |
| Mitt Romney R | 135,649 | 36.6% | |
| 6. Gary Johnson - (I) | 1,537 | 0.4% | |
| 4. Jill Stein - (G) | 679 | 0.2% | |
| 3. Virgil Goode - (C) | 411 | 0.1% | |
| 5. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - (I) | 252 | 0.1% | |
| 7. Merlin Miller - (I) | 138 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 371,109 | ||
Shelby County was D+26.0 against R+20.4 statewide, 46.4 points more Democratic than the state.
2008
Tennessee 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 256,297 | 63.4% | |
| John McCain REP | 145,458 | 36.0% | |
| All other candidates | 2,800 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 404,555 | ||
Shelby County was D+27.4 against R+15.1 statewide, 42.5 points more Democratic than the state.
2004
Tennessee 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry DEM | 215,810 | 57.5% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 157,591 | 42.0% | |
| All other candidates | 2,183 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 375,584 | ||
Shelby County was D+15.5 against R+14.3 statewide, 29.8 points more Democratic than the state.
2000
Tennessee 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 190,404 | 56.5% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 141,756 | 42.1% | |
| All other candidates | 4,595 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 336,755 | ||
Shelby County was D+14.4 against R+3.9 statewide, 18.3 points more Democratic than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Shelby County, Tennessee in 2024?
Kamala Harris won Shelby County by 25.4 points, out of 326,497 votes counted for president.
Is Shelby County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 25.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 30.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 27.4 points; 2012: Democratic by 26.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 27.4 points; 2004: Democratic by 15.5 points; 2000: Democratic by 14.4 points.
How does Shelby County vote compared with the rest of Tennessee?
In 2024 it was 55.1 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 25.4 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