Antioch, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Antioch

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Antioch leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Antioch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Antioch, ~30% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Antioch compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Antioch leans more Democratic than 44 of 45 neighbors.

Antioch runs about 58 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Antioch is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Antioch. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Antioch 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 Antioch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 76% of residents in Antioch live in densely developed areas, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Antioch have never been married, above 92% of cities. Antioch runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Antioch, TN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Antioch looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Antioch is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Antioch rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. 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.