Jackson, TN, Tennessee: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 181,7192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,8962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jackson, 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 | 23,697 | 50,611 | 75,172 | ||
| R | 26,955 | 50,827 | 78,983 | ||
| R | 23,252 | 44,184 | 69,571 | ||
| R | 28,224 | 43,343 | 72,277 | ||
| R | 31,379 | 45,387 | 77,595 | ||
| R | 30,052 | 39,603 | 69,975 | ||
| R | 29,341 | 32,311 | 62,235 | ||
| D | 26,606 | 26,140 | 55,236 | ||
| D | 28,158 | 27,044 | 60,481 | ||
| R | 22,042 | 30,362 | 52,602 | ||
| R | 24,131 | 32,575 | 56,981 | ||
| D | 27,360 | 25,327 | 53,638 | ||
| D | 28,840 | 20,570 | 49,904 | ||
| R | 10,524 | 30,810 | 42,734 | ||
| O | 11,031 | 12,576 | 45,162 | ||
| D | 22,272 | 19,186 | 41,458 | ||
| R | 16,509 | 17,310 | 35,095 | ||
| D | 19,883 | 12,609 | 33,846 | ||
| D | 18,949 | 14,026 | 33,077 | ||
| D | 11,034 | 4,185 | 19,548 | ||
| D | 12,915 | 5,074 | 18,032 | ||
| D | 14,842 | 4,252 | 19,146 | ||
| D | 13,932 | 3,271 | 17,274 | ||
| D | 11,704 | 2,697 | 14,558 | ||
| D | 7,956 | 4,551 | 12,516 | ||
| D | 8,583 | 3,218 | 12,275 | ||
| D | 14,579 | 9,288 | 23,922 | ||
| D | 8,738 | 4,426 | 13,298 | ||
| D | 7,306 | 3,202 | 12,419 | ||
| D | 7,511 | 4,508 | 12,275 | ||
| D | 7,623 | 4,281 | 12,367 | ||
| D | 8,077 | 4,408 | 13,067 | ||
| D | 10,647 | 4,752 | 15,704 | ||
| D | 7,663 | 3,509 | 13,387 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
American
10.9%
Irish
9.1%
German
6.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
0.5%
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: 38.7 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
$60,896
Jackson, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson, TN$60,896
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson anchors Madison County, a reliably Republican-leaning metro whose growth is tied to regional medical and logistics industries rather than the university-driven demographics that shift similar-sized cities elsewhere.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Jackson, TN, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in Jackson, TN, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $60,896, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 75,172 votes cast, 23,697 went Democratic and 50,611 went Republican.
What is Jackson, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jackson, TN, Tennessee as a "Old Confederacy" 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 Jackson, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Jackson, TN, Tennessee has a population of 181,719 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee is $60,896 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.