Buladeen is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Buladeen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buladeen, ~9% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buladeen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buladeen is the most Republican-leaning.
Buladeen runs about 46 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Buladeen 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 Buladeen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Buladeen live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Buladeen fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Buladeen, 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 Buladeen looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Buladeen own their home, about 18 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Neva, TN R+66
- Butler, TN R+71
- Shady Valley, TN R+62
- Little Milligan, TN R+70
- Holston Valley, TN R+74
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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.