Carson Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Carson Spring typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carson Spring, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carson Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carson Spring leans more Republican than 42 of 56 neighbors.
Carson Spring runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Carson Spring leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Carson Spring. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Carson Spring, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Carson Spring looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Carson Spring 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.
Nearby Cities
- Newport, TN R+61
- Edwina, TN R+70
- Cosby, TN R+69
- Gum Spring, TN R+66
- Swannsylvania, TN R+64
- Rankin, TN R+64
- Catons Grove, TN R+67
- Baneberry, TN R+65
- Raven Branch, TN R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schwab City, TX R+71
- Lake Wissota, WI R+20
- Lupton, AZ D+55
- Mineral Spring, MO R+63
- Kings Creek, SC R+75
- Eccles, WV R+58
- Beaman, MO R+69
- Faunsdale, AL D+9
- Rutledge, MO R+72
- Little Creek, MS R+46
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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.