37719 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 37719 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 37719, ~10% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 37719 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 37719 leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
37719 runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why 37719 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 37719, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in 37719 drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 37719 are family households, above 93% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 37719, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 37719 looks the way it does
Turnout in 37719 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.