Cerro Gordo is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Cerro Gordo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cerro Gordo, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cerro Gordo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cerro Gordo leans more Republican than 21 of 48 neighbors.
Cerro Gordo runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Cerro Gordo live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Cerro Gordo are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cerro Gordo, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cerro Gordo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cerro Gordo 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
- Swift, TN R+78
- Saltillo, TN R+73
- Savannah, TN R+64
- Morris Chapel, TN R+72
- Olivehill, TN R+76
- Crossroads, TN R+77
- Walkertown, TN R+76
- Bethlehem, TN R+75
- Crump, TN R+73
- Bath Springs, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Worthville, GA R+40
- Huegely, IL R+62
- Dogwood, AR R+52
- Margaret, TX R+70
- Winslow, WI R+42
- Ballengee, WV R+58
- Byron, OK R+80
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.