Greeneville, TN, Tennessee: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+66 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 71,6282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,1942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Greeneville, 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 | 5,145 | 25,586 | 31,095 | ||
| R | 5,199 | 22,259 | 28,087 | ||
| R | 4,216 | 18,562 | 23,583 | ||
| R | 6,225 | 17,245 | 23,887 | ||
| R | 7,110 | 17,151 | 24,670 | ||
| R | 7,635 | 16,382 | 24,194 | ||
| R | 7,909 | 12,540 | 20,816 | ||
| R | 6,885 | 9,779 | 18,416 | ||
| R | 7,857 | 9,912 | 20,875 | ||
| R | 5,077 | 11,947 | 17,132 | ||
| R | 4,763 | 13,215 | 18,065 | ||
| R | 5,822 | 10,704 | 16,956 | ||
| R | 7,070 | 8,664 | 15,880 | ||
| R | 2,764 | 9,772 | 12,709 | ||
| R | 2,947 | 7,957 | 13,657 | ||
| R | 5,916 | 6,913 | 12,829 | ||
| R | 4,406 | 8,835 | 13,276 | ||
| R | 3,949 | 7,396 | 11,402 | ||
| R | 3,656 | 6,864 | 10,563 | ||
| R | 3,282 | 4,375 | 7,875 | ||
| R | 2,726 | 4,922 | 7,665 | ||
| R | 4,406 | 4,587 | 9,135 | ||
| D | 4,708 | 4,313 | 9,057 | ||
| D | 4,264 | 3,223 | 7,532 | ||
| R | 2,295 | 3,599 | 5,894 | ||
| R | 2,586 | 3,282 | 5,897 | ||
| R | 2,924 | 5,677 | 8,606 | ||
| R | 2,254 | 3,055 | 5,309 | ||
| D | 2,076 | 1,650 | 4,973 | ||
| R | 1,886 | 2,027 | 3,923 | ||
| D | 2,128 | 2,036 | 4,191 | ||
| R | 2,868 | 3,091 | 5,989 | ||
| R | 2,726 | 3,577 | 6,364 | ||
| R | 2,299 | 2,745 | 5,354 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
19.0%
English
16.4%
German
11.3%
Irish
10.0%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
0.9%
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: 44.7 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
$56,194
Greeneville, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greeneville, TN$56,194
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greeneville anchors a rural Greene County economy shaped by tobacco, manufacturing, and small-town commerce. The metro consistently posts some of the widest GOP margins in the state, reflecting a deeply rooted conservative voting tradition across its Appalachian foothills electorate.
The Democratic margin in Greeneville, TN peaked at fourteen points in 1932. By 1940 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $56,194 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greeneville, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greeneville, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 65.7 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,095 votes cast, 5,145 went Democratic and 25,586 went Republican.
What is Greeneville, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Greeneville, TN, Tennessee as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greeneville, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greeneville, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee?
Greeneville, TN, Tennessee has a population of 71,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee is $56,194 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Greeneville, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greeneville, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.