Newport, TN, Tennessee: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,8132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,0162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Newport, 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 | 2,415 | 13,105 | 15,663 | ||
| R | 2,533 | 12,162 | 14,859 | ||
| R | 1,981 | 9,791 | 12,126 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 8,459 | 11,454 | ||
| R | 3,340 | 8,945 | 12,481 | ||
| R | 3,935 | 8,297 | 12,311 | ||
| R | 3,872 | 6,185 | 10,239 | ||
| R | 3,326 | 4,481 | 8,691 | ||
| R | 3,495 | 5,298 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 2,115 | 5,430 | 7,579 | ||
| R | 2,068 | 6,665 | 8,828 | ||
| R | 2,139 | 6,802 | 9,144 | ||
| R | 3,141 | 5,004 | 8,219 | ||
| R | 805 | 5,268 | 6,153 | ||
| R | 950 | 5,645 | 7,754 | ||
| R | 2,109 | 5,084 | 7,193 | ||
| R | 1,442 | 6,581 | 8,095 | ||
| R | 1,121 | 5,526 | 6,715 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 5,688 | 6,935 | ||
| R | 939 | 3,576 | 4,614 | ||
| R | 989 | 3,554 | 4,548 | ||
| R | 1,098 | 3,521 | 4,673 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 3,731 | 4,954 | ||
| R | 1,557 | 2,324 | 3,915 | ||
| R | 722 | 2,908 | 3,635 | ||
| R | 921 | 2,556 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 929 | 3,283 | 4,244 | ||
| R | 595 | 1,478 | 2,086 | ||
| R | 597 | 757 | 1,913 | ||
| R | 688 | 1,749 | 2,463 | ||
| R | 626 | 1,726 | 2,358 | ||
| R | 1,001 | 2,360 | 3,371 | ||
| R | 980 | 2,582 | 3,567 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,831 | 2,735 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.0%
English
13.9%
Irish
10.7%
German
7.7%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.1%
Polish
1.0%
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: 45.3 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
$48,016
Newport, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Newport, TN$48,016
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.8%
Working age (18–64)18.5%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Newport, 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 Newport, TN peaked at an earlier high. The 2024 margin was sixty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $48,016 sits well below state and national norms, and 22% 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 Newport, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newport, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,663 votes cast, 2,415 went Democratic and 13,105 went Republican.
What is Newport, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Newport, 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 34 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Newport, TN, Tennessee has a population of 36,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Newport, TN, Tennessee is $48,016 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Newport, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Newport, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.