Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,5082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Dyersburg, TN, TNOne 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 | 2,707 | 11,603 | 14,409 | ||
| R | 3,158 | 11,768 | 15,079 | ||
| R | 2,816 | 10,180 | 13,336 | ||
| R | 3,757 | 9,921 | 13,816 | ||
| R | 4,411 | 9,859 | 14,450 | ||
| R | 5,287 | 8,447 | 13,809 | ||
| R | 5,425 | 6,282 | 11,841 | ||
| D | 5,602 | 5,059 | 11,374 | ||
| D | 5,845 | 5,668 | 12,787 | ||
| R | 3,690 | 6,508 | 10,243 | ||
| R | 3,991 | 6,610 | 10,642 | ||
| D | 5,713 | 5,475 | 11,407 | ||
| D | 5,937 | 4,391 | 10,478 | ||
| R | 1,600 | 6,066 | 7,988 | ||
| O | 2,033 | 2,826 | 10,701 | ||
| D | 4,717 | 4,517 | 9,234 | ||
| R | 3,868 | 4,097 | 8,203 | ||
| D | 4,524 | 2,682 | 7,407 | ||
| D | 4,531 | 3,231 | 7,823 | ||
| D | 3,503 | 989 | 5,364 | ||
| D | 3,368 | 1,190 | 4,576 | ||
| D | 3,374 | 961 | 4,380 | ||
| D | 3,355 | 557 | 3,999 | ||
| D | 3,805 | 389 | 4,222 | ||
| D | 2,661 | 842 | 3,503 | ||
| D | 2,336 | 478 | 2,824 | ||
| D | 3,181 | 1,166 | 4,357 | ||
| D | 1,997 | 459 | 2,492 | ||
| D | 1,469 | 318 | 2,217 | ||
| D | 1,786 | 672 | 2,485 | ||
| D | 1,771 | 625 | 2,416 | ||
| D | 1,975 | 728 | 2,748 | ||
| D | 2,589 | 868 | 3,516 | ||
| D | 1,848 | 487 | 2,980 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.4%
English
11.1%
American
10.5%
German
6.3%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.2%
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: 40.2 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
$58,154
Dyersburg, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dyersburg, TN$58,154
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dyersburg anchors Dyer County in the northwestern corner of Tennessee, a flatlands region where row-crop farming and light industrial employment have historically shaped a working-class electorate that has swung decisively toward Republicans in recent election cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Dyersburg, TN peaked at eighty-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $58,154 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 61.7 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,409 votes cast, 2,707 went Democratic and 11,603 went Republican.
What is Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee?
Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee has a population of 36,508 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee is $58,154 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dyersburg, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.