Bledsoe County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bledsoe County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bledsoe County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bledsoe County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Bledsoe County leans more Republican than 11 of 20 neighbors.
Bledsoe County runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Bledsoe County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Bledsoe County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bledsoe County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Bledsoe County hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bledsoe County are family households, above 95% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bledsoe County, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bledsoe County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Bledsoe County own their home, about 6 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Bledsoe County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Rhea County, TN R+63
- Van Buren County, TN R+71
- Sequatchie County, TN R+68
- Meigs County, TN R+72
- Cumberland County, TN R+57
- White County, TN R+66
- Warren County, TN R+62
- Grundy County, TN R+68
- McMinn County, TN R+61
- Hamilton County, TN R+10
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mitchell County, NC R+56
- Larue County, KY R+58
- Clay County, SD D+2
- Jackson County, TX R+62
- Sibley County, MN R+48
- Kossuth County, IA R+45
- Oglethorpe County, GA R+52
- Arenac County, MI R+40
- Jackson Parish, LA R+43
- Gasconade County, MO 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.