Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Brick Church Bellshire

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

Brick Church Bellshire is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Brick Church Bellshire typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brick Church Bellshire, ~51% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Brick Church Bellshire compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Brick Church Bellshire leans more Democratic than 9 of 10 neighbors.

Brick Church Bellshire runs about 101 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Brick Church Bellshire is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Brick Church Bellshire. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 64 points.

Why Brick Church Bellshire 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 Brick Church Bellshire, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Brick Church Bellshire votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Brick Church Bellshire runs about 101 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Brick Church Bellshire have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Brick Church Bellshire looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brick Church Bellshire 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 47%, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.