Election 1904 Results
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1904 presidential election in Tennessee
Alton B. Parker (Democrat) beat Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) in Tennessee in 1904, 54.3% to 43.3%, a margin of 11.0 points and 26,601 votes.
Tennessee voted 29.8 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+18.9.
The Democratic hold continued from 1900, when William Jennings Bryan won.
Democrats led in 54 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Shelby, cast 11,483 votes and went to the Democrat by 53.3 points. The closest was Claiborne, where 34 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton B. Parker won | Democratic | 131,431 | 54.3% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Republican | 104,830 | 43.3% |
| All other candidates | 5,726 | 2.4% | |
| Total | 241,987 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 8,686 75.6% | 2,563 22.3% | 234 | 11,483 | D+53.3 |
| Davidson | 7,735 77.7% | 1,900 19.1% | 321 | 9,956 | D+58.6 |
| Knox | 3,196 41.2% | 4,309 55.6% | 243 | 7,748 | R+14.4 |
| Hamilton | 3,287 43.9% | 3,849 51.4% | 357 | 7,493 | R+7.5 |
| Weakley | 2,892 61.6% | 1,629 34.7% | 175 | 4,696 | D+26.9 |
| Gibson | 3,014 66.0% | 1,421 31.1% | 131 | 4,566 | D+34.9 |
| Giles | 2,736 62.6% | 1,583 36.2% | 49 | 4,368 | D+26.4 |
| Carroll | 1,633 38.1% | 2,424 56.5% | 232 | 4,289 | R+18.4 |
| Greene | 2,128 50.8% | 2,036 48.6% | 27 | 4,191 | D+2.2 |
| Madison | 2,618 65.5% | 1,180 29.5% | 200 | 3,998 | D+36.0 |
| Rutherford | 2,504 64.4% | 1,348 34.7% | 37 | 3,889 | D+29.7 |
| Sullivan | 2,116 57.7% | 1,506 41.1% | 46 | 3,668 | D+16.6 |
| Washington | 1,268 36.9% | 2,120 61.6% | 52 | 3,440 | R+24.8 |
| Obion | 2,624 77.2% | 756 22.2% | 20 | 3,400 | D+54.9 |
| Henry | 2,365 69.7% | 928 27.4% | 100 | 3,393 | D+42.4 |
| Wilson | 2,386 70.4% | 966 28.5% | 35 | 3,387 | D+41.9 |
| Bedford | 2,063 61.2% | 1,298 38.5% | 11 | 3,372 | D+22.7 |
| Lauderdale | 3,017 94.1% | 168 5.2% | 22 | 3,207 | D+88.8 |
| Maury | 2,142 66.9% | 973 30.4% | 89 | 3,204 | D+36.5 |
| Robertson | 2,308 72.4% | 811 25.5% | 67 | 3,186 | D+47.0 |
| Sevier | 300 9.4% | 2,880 90.4% | 5 | 3,185 | R+81.0 |
| Lincoln | 2,227 70.7% | 631 20.0% | 291 | 3,149 | D+50.7 |
| Monroe | 1,385 44.2% | 1,724 55.0% | 25 | 3,134 | R+10.8 |
| Carter | 379 12.7% | 2,584 86.6% | 21 | 2,984 | R+73.9 |
| Hardeman | 1,903 63.9% | 986 33.1% | 88 | 2,977 | D+30.8 |
| Tipton | 1,882 64.0% | 980 33.3% | 78 | 2,940 | D+30.7 |
| Marshall | 2,152 73.7% | 620 21.2% | 149 | 2,921 | D+52.4 |
| Franklin | 2,180 74.7% | 704 24.1% | 34 | 2,918 | D+50.6 |
| McNairy | 1,218 42.5% | 1,525 53.2% | 123 | 2,866 | R+10.7 |
| Sumner | 2,178 76.6% | 599 21.1% | 65 | 2,842 | D+55.6 |
| Smith | 1,562 55.4% | 1,080 38.3% | 180 | 2,822 | D+17.1 |
| Montgomery | 1,697 63.2% | 843 31.4% | 144 | 2,684 | D+31.8 |
| McMinn | 1,001 37.4% | 1,669 62.4% | 5 | 2,675 | R+25.0 |
| Lawrence | 1,299 48.9% | 1,359 51.1% | 2,658 | R+2.3 | |
| Blount | 618 23.5% | 1,987 75.5% | 26 | 2,631 | R+52.0 |
| Warren | 1,815 69.8% | 707 27.2% | 77 | 2,599 | D+42.6 |
| Putnam | 1,310 51.4% | 1,213 47.5% | 28 | 2,551 | D+3.8 |
| Williamson | 1,932 76.4% | 475 18.8% | 121 | 2,528 | D+57.6 |
| Hawkins | 935 38.0% | 1,510 61.4% | 15 | 2,460 | R+23.4 |
| Dickson | 1,490 61.3% | 828 34.1% | 111 | 2,429 | D+27.3 |
| Dekalb | 1,095 45.3% | 1,274 52.7% | 48 | 2,417 | R+7.4 |
| Dyer | 1,771 73.3% | 625 25.9% | 20 | 2,416 | D+47.4 |
| Benton | 1,352 56.0% | 974 40.3% | 89 | 2,415 | D+15.7 |
| White | 1,682 70.8% | 679 28.6% | 14 | 2,375 | D+42.2 |
| Cocke | 626 26.5% | 1,726 73.2% | 6 | 2,358 | R+46.6 |
| Hardin | 837 35.6% | 1,463 62.2% | 53 | 2,353 | R+26.6 |
| Crockett | 1,167 51.2% | 1,102 48.4% | 10 | 2,279 | D+2.9 |
| Henderson | 864 38.2% | 1,313 58.0% | 85 | 2,262 | R+19.8 |
| Macon | 751 33.2% | 1,482 65.5% | 28 | 2,261 | R+32.3 |
| Hickman | 1,231 55.6% | 922 41.6% | 61 | 2,214 | D+14.0 |
| Fayette | 2,010 96.2% | 62 3.0% | 17 | 2,089 | D+93.3 |
| Stewart | 1,330 65.1% | 681 33.3% | 33 | 2,044 | D+31.8 |
| Roane | 493 24.2% | 1,378 67.5% | 169 | 2,040 | R+43.4 |
| Coffee | 1,441 71.2% | 536 26.5% | 47 | 2,024 | D+44.7 |
| Jackson | 1,222 60.8% | 772 38.4% | 17 | 2,011 | D+22.4 |
| Johnson | 219 11.0% | 1,769 88.5% | 11 | 1,999 | R+77.5 |
| Marion | 731 36.9% | 1,189 60.1% | 60 | 1,980 | R+23.1 |
| Bradley | 701 35.5% | 1,242 62.9% | 33 | 1,976 | R+27.4 |
| Claiborne | 959 48.7% | 993 50.4% | 17 | 1,969 | R+1.7 |
| Anderson | 512 26.2% | 1,407 72.0% | 34 | 1,953 | R+45.8 |
| Overton | 1,125 57.9% | 817 42.1% | 1,942 | D+15.9 | |
| Wayne | 434 23.2% | 1,426 76.3% | 10 | 1,870 | R+53.0 |
| Grainger | 592 31.8% | 1,253 67.4% | 14 | 1,859 | R+35.6 |
| Humphreys | 1,209 67.7% | 539 30.2% | 38 | 1,786 | D+37.5 |
| Decatur | 858 48.2% | 921 51.7% | 2 | 1,781 | R+3.5 |
| Union | 334 19.0% | 1,410 80.4% | 10 | 1,754 | R+61.3 |
| Scott | 166 9.6% | 1,567 90.3% | 3 | 1,736 | R+80.7 |
| Rhea | 799 46.2% | 881 51.0% | 48 | 1,728 | R+4.7 |
| Polk | 688 40.6% | 1,006 59.4% | 1,694 | R+18.8 | |
| Cannon | 1,014 62.2% | 614 37.7% | 2 | 1,630 | D+24.5 |
| Hancock | 382 23.5% | 1,244 76.5% | 1,626 | R+53.0 | |
| Jefferson | 380 23.4% | 1,217 75.1% | 24 | 1,621 | R+51.6 |
| Campbell | 309 19.2% | 1,198 74.6% | 99 | 1,606 | R+55.4 |
| Chester | 824 54.1% | 578 37.9% | 122 | 1,524 | D+16.1 |
| Morgan | 387 26.6% | 1,049 72.2% | 17 | 1,453 | R+45.6 |
| Cheatham | 1,015 70.0% | 420 29.0% | 14 | 1,449 | D+41.1 |
| Haywood | 1,341 95.2% | 64 4.5% | 3 | 1,408 | D+90.7 |
| Hamblen | 531 39.0% | 812 59.6% | 20 | 1,363 | R+20.6 |
| Perry | 752 56.3% | 584 43.7% | 1,336 | D+12.6 | |
| Cumberland | 375 28.2% | 898 67.5% | 58 | 1,331 | R+39.3 |
| Bledsoe | 534 42.7% | 718 57.3% | 1,252 | R+14.7 | |
| Loudon | 356 30.1% | 810 68.4% | 18 | 1,184 | R+38.3 |
| Clay | 544 49.6% | 501 45.7% | 52 | 1,097 | D+3.9 |
| Meigs | 563 52.9% | 481 45.2% | 21 | 1,065 | D+7.7 |
| Fentress | 278 27.7% | 724 72.2% | 1 | 1,003 | R+44.5 |
| Moore | 857 88.3% | 95 9.8% | 19 | 971 | D+78.5 |
| Grundy | 554 57.9% | 264 27.6% | 139 | 957 | D+30.3 |
| Houston | 555 61.9% | 287 32.0% | 55 | 897 | D+29.9 |
| Unicoi | 74 8.6% | 776 90.7% | 6 | 856 | R+82.0 |
| Pickett | 346 40.5% | 509 59.5% | 855 | R+19.1 | |
| James (Ext) | 222 29.1% | 533 69.9% | 8 | 763 | R+40.8 |
| Trousdale | 488 71.1% | 177 25.8% | 21 | 686 | D+45.3 |
| Lewis | 415 63.3% | 220 33.5% | 21 | 656 | D+29.7 |
| Lake | 469 72.8% | 174 27.0% | 1 | 644 | D+45.8 |
| Sequatchie | 356 66.8% | 175 32.8% | 2 | 533 | D+34.0 |
| Van Buren | 352 68.8% | 160 31.3% | 512 | D+37.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1904; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Tennessee in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+29.7 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+23.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.0 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.1 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.3 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+38.1 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.0 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+7.7 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+9.2 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+7.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+9.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+36.9 |