Cheatham County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Cheatham County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheatham County, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheatham County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cheatham County leans more Republican than 10 of 17 neighbors.
Cheatham County runs about 25 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cheatham County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Cheatham County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cheatham County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 73% of households in Cheatham County are family households, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cheatham County, 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 Cheatham County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Cheatham County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Dickson County, TN R+55
- Robertson County, TN R+46
- Davidson County, TN D+26
- Montgomery County, TN R+16
- Williamson County, TN R+29
- Sumner County, TN R+40
- Hickman County, TN R+67
- Houston County, TN R+64
- Wilson County, TN R+39
- Todd County, KY R+59
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clatsop County, OR D+6
- Tioga County, PA R+50
- Isanti County, MN R+34
- Preble County, OH R+58
- Warren County, TN R+62
- Williams County, ND R+61
- Upshur County, TX R+67
- Shawano County, WI R+35
- Tallapoosa County, AL R+39
- Tift County, GA R+22
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.