Algood is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Algood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Algood, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Algood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Algood leans more Republican than 1 of 57 neighbors.
Algood runs about 22 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Algood 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 Algood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Algood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Algood, 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 Algood looks the way it does
Turnout in Algood 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.
Nearby Cities
- Cookeville, TN R+39
- Rickman, TN R+65
- Freewill, TN R+64
- Sand Springs, TN R+59
- Windle, TN R+69
- Board Valley, TN R+64
- Bloomington Springs, TN R+64
- Baxter, TN R+64
- Monterey, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rochester, WI R+29
- Nome, AK D+8
- Gaines, MI R+33
- West Paducah, KY R+57
- Richfield, WI R+37
- Woodsfield, OH R+60
- Millbrook, NY D+15
- Fyffe, AL R+80
- Flintstone, GA R+63
- Lake Park, NC R+14
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.