Barren Plain is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Barren Plain typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barren Plain, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barren Plain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barren Plain leans more Republican than 68 of 70 neighbors.
Barren Plain runs about 39 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Barren Plain 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 Barren Plain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Barren Plain drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Barren Plain sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Barren Plain are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Barren Plain, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Barren Plain looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Barren Plain is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Denson, TN R+58
- Adairville, KY R+61
- Dot, KY R+65
- Youngville, TN R+64
- Prices Mill, KY R+62
- Keysburg, KY R+63
- Springfield, TN R+24
- Cedar Hill, TN R+65
- Milldale, TN R+65
- Flewellyn, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plato, IN R+65
- Hillsdale, KS R+42
- Piney Point, FL R+41
- New Elm Springs Colony, SD R+69
- Magnolia, MO R+62
- Lewistown, MD R+39
- Dorton, TN R+49
- East Athens, PA R+57
- Tea, MO R+63
- Pine Grove, MS D+6
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.