37140 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 30% of adults in 37140 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 37140, ~5% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 37140 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 37140 leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
37140 runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why 37140 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 37140, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 37140 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 37140 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of zip codes).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 37140, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 37140 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 37140 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in 37140 have completed high school, below 89% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.