Blue Goose is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Blue Goose typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Goose, ~14% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Goose compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Goose leans more Republican than 40 of 71 neighbors.
Blue Goose runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blue Goose. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Blue Goose 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 Blue Goose, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Blue Goose are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Blue Goose, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Blue Goose looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Blue Goose own their home, about 15 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Fern, TN R+69
- Law, TN R+69
- Spring Creek, TN R+66
- Dollar, TN R+69
- Huron, TN R+73
- Oakfield, TN R+32
- Mount Gilead, TN R+64
- Beech Bluff, TN R+69
- East Union, TN R+50
- Hickory Flat, TN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Patton, MO R+72
- Buck Creek, WI R+25
- Ilasco, MO R+62
- Tell, WI R+29
- Hicks, IL R+61
- Oak Orchard, NY R+46
- Penrose, UT R+78
- Gordonville, AL D+78
- Le Tourneau, MS R+50
- Munson, MI R+54
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.