Apison leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Apison typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Apison, ~21% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Apison compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Apison leans more Republican than 15 of 65 neighbors.
Apison runs about 12 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Apison. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Apison 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 Apison, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Apison are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Apison runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Apison, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Apison looks the way it does
Turnout in Apison 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
- Collegedale, TN R+28
- Pine Hill, TN R+74
- Ooltewah, TN R+33
- Mineral Park, TN R+55
- Graysville, GA R+47
- Cohutta, GA R+67
- McDonald, TN R+62
- Varnell, GA R+62
- Ringgold, GA R+57
- Tunnel Hill, GA R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Anza, CA R+20
- Calera, OK R+62
- Licking, MO R+61
- Marion, TX R+40
- Jourdanton, TX R+51
- Spring Lake Heights, NJ R+5
- Grantville, GA R+36
- Washington Crossing, PA D+6
- Minden, NV R+26
- Wolcottville, IN R+58
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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.