Camden is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Camden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Camden, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Camden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Camden leans more Republican than 7 of 49 neighbors.
Camden runs about 32 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Camden. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Camden 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 Camden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Camden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Camden sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Camden, 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 Camden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Camden is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tin Cup, TN R+63
- Sawyers Mill, TN R+72
- Chalklevel, TN R+66
- Eva, TN R+68
- Mount Moriah, TN R+65
- Vale, TN R+71
- Bruceton, TN R+61
- New Johnsonville, TN R+61
- Hustburg, TN R+66
- Hollow Rock, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delafield, WI R+17
- Merrydale, LA D+85
- Ventnor City, NJ R+4
- Moyock, NC R+50
- Olive Hill, KY R+63
- Hudson, NC R+52
- Frankfort Square, IL R+13
- Walnut Cove, NC R+52
- Woodlake, CA R+3
- Fairmount, NY D+14
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.