38028 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 38028 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 38028, ~25% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 38028 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 38028 leans more Republican than 15 of 16 neighbors.
38028 runs about 8 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 38028. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 53 points.
Why 38028 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 38028, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 38028 are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 38028, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 38028 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 38028 own their home, about 12 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. 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.