Belle Eagle leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Belle Eagle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belle Eagle, ~14% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belle Eagle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belle Eagle leans more Republican than 39 of 71 neighbors.
Belle Eagle runs about 20 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Belle Eagle 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 Belle Eagle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in Belle Eagle hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Belle Eagle, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Belle Eagle looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Belle Eagle 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 29% of households in Belle Eagle rent, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Belle Eagle have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rudolph, TN R+66
- Brownsville, TN D+28
- Nutbush, TN D+16
- Tibbs, TN R+21
- Wellwood, TN R+56
- Johnsons Grove, TN R+63
- Bells, TN R+51
- Cypress, TN R+42
- Sunnyhill, TN D+19
- Cairo, TN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tusquitee, NC R+47
- Mc Kittrick, CA R+82
- Casmalia, CA D+4
- DeGraff, KS R+63
- Port Richmond, VA R+34
- Port Elizabeth, NJ R+45
- Xenia, KS R+64
- Mabel, PA R+60
- Magan, KY R+69
- Madoc, MT R+67
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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.