Morristown, TN, Tennessee: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 122,5332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,4012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Morristown, 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 | 9,635 | 41,222 | 51,386 | ||
| R | 10,154 | 37,462 | 48,247 | ||
| R | 7,569 | 30,633 | 39,764 | ||
| R | 9,466 | 27,560 | 37,591 | ||
| R | 11,985 | 28,600 | 41,201 | ||
| R | 12,902 | 26,367 | 39,533 | ||
| R | 12,790 | 20,481 | 33,786 | ||
| R | 11,694 | 16,243 | 30,254 | ||
| R | 11,854 | 15,082 | 30,216 | ||
| R | 8,229 | 17,250 | 25,634 | ||
| R | 8,107 | 18,865 | 27,133 | ||
| R | 9,070 | 16,685 | 26,465 | ||
| R | 11,499 | 12,448 | 24,166 | ||
| R | 3,920 | 14,804 | 19,006 | ||
| R | 3,884 | 11,876 | 19,218 | ||
| R | 7,207 | 10,119 | 17,326 | ||
| R | 4,742 | 13,234 | 18,039 | ||
| R | 3,930 | 10,478 | 14,548 | ||
| R | 3,623 | 9,653 | 13,348 | ||
| R | 2,452 | 5,095 | 7,952 | ||
| R | 2,689 | 5,160 | 7,867 | ||
| R | 3,117 | 3,715 | 6,881 | ||
| R | 3,517 | 4,617 | 8,147 | ||
| R | 3,007 | 3,733 | 6,839 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 4,484 | 6,183 | ||
| R | 2,029 | 4,041 | 6,155 | ||
| R | 2,042 | 5,154 | 7,309 | ||
| R | 1,261 | 2,443 | 3,740 | ||
| O | 1,236 | 967 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 1,457 | 2,953 | 4,441 | ||
| R | 911 | 2,029 | 2,984 | ||
| R | 1,775 | 3,669 | 5,489 | ||
| R | 1,935 | 4,144 | 6,133 | ||
| R | 1,677 | 3,222 | 5,242 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.1%
American
11.3%
Irish
9.2%
German
9.2%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.6%
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: 42.0 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
$60,401
Morristown, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morristown, TN$60,401
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hamblen County anchors this small metro in the upper Tennessee Valley, where a blue-collar workforce tied to auto-parts and chemical manufacturing coexists with some of the most lopsided Republican margins in the state.
The Democratic margin in Morristown, TN peaked at eight points in 1912. The 2024 margin was sixty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,401 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 Morristown, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morristown, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 61.5 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,386 votes cast, 9,635 went Democratic and 41,222 went Republican.
What is Morristown, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Morristown, 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Morristown, TN, Tennessee?
Morristown, TN, Tennessee has a population of 122,533 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morristown, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Morristown, TN, Tennessee is $60,401 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Morristown, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morristown, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.