Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Berclair-Highland Heights

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

Berclair-Highland Heights leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 33% of adults in Berclair-Highland Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berclair-Highland Heights, ~21% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Berclair-Highland Heights compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Berclair-Highland Heights is the least Democratic-leaning.

Berclair-Highland Heights runs about 53 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Berclair-Highland Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Berclair-Highland Heights. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+87) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 90 points.

Why Berclair-Highland Heights 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 Berclair-Highland Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Berclair-Highland Heights votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Berclair-Highland Heights runs about 53 points more Democratic.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Berclair-Highland Heights looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Berclair-Highland Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Berclair-Highland Heights have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.