Braden leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Braden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Braden, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Braden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Braden leans more Republican than 35 of 51 neighbors.
Braden runs about 11 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Braden. The east side is the most split-leaning (R+62) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 61 points.
Why Braden 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 Braden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Braden are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Braden, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Braden looks the way it does
Turnout in Braden 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 Cities
- Longtown, TN D+33
- Oakland, TN R+33
- Gallaway, TN R+25
- Warren, TN R+60
- Mason, TN R+7
- Hickory Withe, TN R+46
- Somerville, TN R+16
- Yum Yum, TN R+26
- Eads, TN R+38
- Macon, TN R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Merson, MI R+35
- Mermentau, LA R+73
- Ashley, ND R+60
- Temperanceville, VA R+26
- Ravia, OK R+71
- Alma, IL R+65
- Paddy Hill, NY R+38
- Thurston, OH R+56
- Cannon Town, FL R+69
- Belwood, NC R+66
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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.