Bellevue leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Bellevue typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bellevue, ~38% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bellevue compares
Bellevue sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Bellevue runs about 38 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Bellevue is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bellevue. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Bellevue leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bellevue, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Bellevue hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Bellevue runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Bellevue, Nashville, TN does.
Why turnout in Bellevue looks the way it does
Turnout in Bellevue 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 Neighborhoods
- West Meade, Nashville, TN D+6
- Hillwood Estates, Nashville, TN D+5
- White Bridge, Nashville, TN D+20
- Charlotte Park, Nashville, TN D+9
- Green Hills, Nashville, TN D+13
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
- Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN D+44
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Bellmont Hillsboro, Nashville, TN D+51
- Vanderbilt-West End, Nashville, TN D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rancho Charleston, Las Vegas, NV D+23
- Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX D+13
- Greater Eastside, St. Paul, MN D+32
- Reynolds Corners, Toledo, OH D+34
- Makiki, Honolulu, HI D+34
- Montrose, Houston, TX D+39
- Anthem, Henderson, NV Even
- Alexandria Wrest, Alexandria, VA D+51
- Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Wynnefield, Philadelphia, PA D+79
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.