Martin, TN, Tennessee: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,0162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,8802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Martin, 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 | 2,725 | 10,541 | 13,394 | ||
| R | 3,020 | 10,396 | 13,735 | ||
| R | 2,772 | 9,008 | 12,184 | ||
| R | 3,548 | 8,605 | 12,337 | ||
| R | 4,596 | 8,855 | 13,690 | ||
| R | 5,588 | 7,817 | 13,496 | ||
| R | 5,570 | 6,106 | 11,844 | ||
| D | 5,657 | 4,622 | 11,215 | ||
| D | 5,691 | 4,800 | 11,869 | ||
| R | 4,239 | 5,701 | 9,989 | ||
| R | 4,752 | 6,480 | 11,287 | ||
| D | 5,910 | 5,668 | 11,771 | ||
| D | 6,605 | 2,875 | 9,696 | ||
| R | 2,027 | 5,836 | 8,165 | ||
| O | 1,988 | 2,858 | 9,371 | ||
| D | 5,161 | 2,684 | 7,845 | ||
| D | 4,488 | 3,543 | 8,109 | ||
| D | 4,717 | 2,720 | 7,510 | ||
| D | 4,198 | 3,043 | 7,275 | ||
| D | 3,099 | 1,310 | 4,841 | ||
| D | 3,434 | 1,595 | 5,039 | ||
| D | 3,474 | 1,139 | 4,648 | ||
| D | 3,254 | 928 | 4,212 | ||
| D | 3,777 | 783 | 4,577 | ||
| D | 2,495 | 1,358 | 3,853 | ||
| D | 3,149 | 1,154 | 4,327 | ||
| D | 4,395 | 2,741 | 7,166 | ||
| D | 3,609 | 1,768 | 5,383 | ||
| D | 2,810 | 1,265 | 4,458 | ||
| D | 2,976 | 1,812 | 4,845 | ||
| D | 2,892 | 1,629 | 4,696 | ||
| D | 3,609 | 1,990 | 5,752 | ||
| D | 3,934 | 2,003 | 6,039 | ||
| D | 2,648 | 1,644 | 4,982 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
40.6%
English
12.1%
Irish
7.8%
German
5.7%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
French
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: 37.3 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
$51,880
Martin, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Martin, TN$51,880
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.1%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)18.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Martin, TN sits in the Border South and Appalachia. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Martin, TN peaked at sixty-five points in 1932. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $51,880 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% 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 Martin, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Martin, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 58.4 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,394 votes cast, 2,725 went Democratic and 10,541 went Republican.
What is Martin, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Martin, 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Martin, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Martin, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Martin, TN, Tennessee?
Martin, TN, Tennessee has a population of 33,016 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Martin, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Martin, TN, Tennessee is $51,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Martin, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Martin, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.