Tennessee Tax Referendums – Nov. 2, 2004

 

 

 

 

Against

For

Payroll Tax

 

 

City of Memphis

163,319-73%

58,319-26%

 

 

 

Wheel Tax

 

 

Williamson Cnty 

49,927-72%

19,695-28%

Cheatham Cnty

10,420-74%

3,650-26%

Polk Cnty

4,684-72%

1,857-28%

Lewis Cnty       

3,633-76.4%

1,121-23.6%

Rhea Cnty        

6,368-64%

3,324-34%

Morgan Cnty

5,112-75%

1,617-25%

Hardin Cnty

5,271-55%

4,257-45%

Union County

3,690-66%

1,966-34%

Knox Cnty**     

77,873-48%

85,615-52%

 

 

 

Local Option Sales Tax

 

 

Maury Cnty

23,968-87%

3,687-13%

Bledsoe Cnty

1,894-53%

1,673-47%

 

 

 

** After it became apparent the wheel tax would make it on the

ballot, the Knox County Commission and Mayor passed a property tax increase contingent upon the failure of the wheel tax, essentially making this referendum meaningless as a mandate on the wheel tax.