37885 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 37885 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 37885, ~14% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 37885 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 37885 leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
37885 runs about 32 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 37885. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 37885 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 37885, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in 37885 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 37885, TN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 37885 looks the way it does
Turnout in 37885 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.