Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 575,8122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,4392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Chattanooga, TN-GA, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 94,238 | 173,921 | 271,729 | ||
| R | 93,959 | 162,281 | 261,002 | ||
| R | 69,152 | 135,747 | 216,644 | ||
| R | 76,328 | 128,322 | 209,137 | ||
| R | 84,201 | 132,089 | 218,840 | ||
| R | 78,452 | 123,474 | 203,509 | ||
| R | 72,236 | 101,117 | 176,181 | ||
| R | 68,465 | 79,111 | 160,325 | ||
| R | 66,929 | 76,398 | 165,735 | ||
| R | 55,822 | 96,522 | 153,087 | ||
| R | 55,868 | 97,140 | 153,626 | ||
| R | 61,510 | 78,153 | 142,915 | ||
| D | 67,986 | 61,993 | 131,189 | ||
| R | 25,831 | 80,324 | 110,105 | ||
| O | 28,764 | 38,244 | 120,519 | ||
| R | 53,086 | 55,192 | 108,295 | ||
| R | 42,159 | 50,073 | 93,430 | ||
| R | 38,646 | 43,648 | 84,514 | ||
| R | 35,541 | 37,366 | 73,256 | ||
| D | 26,386 | 14,178 | 44,488 | ||
| D | 26,193 | 13,886 | 40,453 | ||
| D | 26,609 | 13,288 | 40,011 | ||
| D | 24,260 | 9,843 | 34,221 | ||
| D | 18,468 | 9,416 | 28,326 | ||
| R | 10,802 | 17,920 | 28,825 | ||
| D | 11,885 | 10,981 | 23,963 | ||
| R | 14,225 | 15,180 | 29,786 | ||
| D | 10,671 | 7,469 | 18,996 | ||
| D | 7,060 | 2,560 | 14,014 | ||
| R | 7,316 | 7,391 | 15,117 | ||
| R | 5,952 | 6,415 | 12,969 | ||
| R | 6,466 | 7,125 | 14,068 | ||
| R | 7,689 | 7,997 | 16,112 | ||
| D | 7,827 | 5,782 | 14,469 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.3%
Irish
11.4%
American
9.9%
German
9.8%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.4%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,439
Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chattanooga, TN-GA$72,439
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chattanooga's metro spans two states and has trended increasingly Republican at the federal level over the past two decades, even as in-migration and downtown revitalization have introduced a younger, more diverse electorate into Hamilton County's core.
The Democratic margin in Chattanooga, TN-GA has rarely exceeded forty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by twenty-nine points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $72,439 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 271,729 votes cast, 94,238 went Democratic and 173,921 went Republican.
What is Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia?
Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia has a population of 575,812 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia is $72,439 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chattanooga, TN-GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.