Adams is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Adams typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams, ~17% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adams compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Adams leans more Republican than 18 of 68 neighbors.
Adams runs about 26 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Adams. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Adams leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Adams are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Adams, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Adams looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Adams have completed high school, about 8 points above the Tennessee average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Port Royal, TN R+50
- Stroudsville, TN R+68
- Sadlersville, TN R+54
- Turnersville, TN R+64
- Hampton Station, TN R+30
- Cedar Hill, TN R+65
- Guthrie, KY R+37
- Henrietta, TN R+60
- Chapmansboro, TN R+63
- Keysburg, KY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ragland, AL R+80
- Missouri Valley, IA R+35
- Owenton, KY R+62
- Gervais, OR R+21
- Livingston, AL D+33
- Waverly City, OH R+39
- Cedar Bluff, AL R+74
- Highland Beach, FL R+12
- Horseshoe Bay, TX R+52
- Mount Olive, MS R+15
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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.