Busby is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Busby typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Busby, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Busby compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Busby leans more Republican than 18 of 65 neighbors.
Busby runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Busby 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 Busby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Busby, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Busby are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Busby, 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 Busby looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Busby sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loretto, TN R+67
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- Crewstown, TN R+73
- St. Joseph, TN R+71
- Leoma, TN R+73
- Westpoint, TN R+72
- Mount Nebo, TN R+71
- Five Points, TN R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Circle Hill, OH R+64
- Clarksville, IL R+54
- Wickliffe, LA R+7
- White Hill, VA R+41
- Westminster, NC R+64
- McWhorter, KY R+72
- Meg, AR R+70
- Melvine, TN R+72
- Max, IN R+56
- Curran, MI R+45
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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.