Altamont is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Altamont typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Altamont, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Altamont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Altamont leans more Republican than 60 of 64 neighbors.
Altamont runs about 43 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Altamont 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 Altamont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Altamont, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Altamont sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Altamont, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Altamont looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Altamont is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Altamont have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cumberland Heights, TN R+70
- Northcutts Cove, TN R+73
- Beersheba Springs, TN R+71
- Sweeton Hill, TN R+66
- Coalmont, TN R+67
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Gruetli-Laager, TN R+68
- Winton Town, TN R+74
- Viola, TN R+72
- Pelham, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Raymond, IL R+48
- Imler, PA R+73
- South Scappoose, OR R+5
- Mooreland, IN R+56
- Weleetka, OK R+48
- Rhodhiss, NC R+50
- Broseley, MO R+71
- Eastport, ME D+22
- Heidelberg, PA D+10
- Beech Mountain, NC R+22
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.