Polk County
Voted Republican in 2024 · 8,727 votes cast
About Polk County
Polk County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 17,544. Its county seat is Benton. The county was created on November 28, 1839, from parts of Bradley and McMinn counties, after final removal of most Cherokee from the region that year. The county was named after then-governor James K. Polk. Polk County is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Area Statistical Area, which is also included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area.
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Margin History
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Swung Right in 2024
Polk County shifted 4.7 points toward Republicans compared to 2020. Voter turnout increased by 4.4%.
What does Polk County really think?
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