Cherokee Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Cherokee Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherokee Park, ~50% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherokee Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cherokee Park leans more Democratic than 11 of 22 neighbors.
Cherokee Park runs about 74 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Cherokee Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cherokee Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+57) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Cherokee Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cherokee Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Cherokee Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Cherokee Park runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cherokee Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Cherokee Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
- Vanderbilt-West End, Nashville, TN D+54
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Midtown-Nashville, Nashville, TN D+32
- Bellmont Hillsboro, Nashville, TN D+51
- Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN D+70
- Edgehill, Nashville, TN D+64
- The Gulch, Nashville, TN D+11
- White Bridge, Nashville, TN D+20
- Green Hills, Nashville, TN D+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Lauderdale North Park, North Lauderdale, FL D+57
- Hillcrest-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA R+2
- Brookside, Erie, PA Even
- Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Park Stockdale, Bakersfield, CA D+2
- Central Oak Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+24
- Wood Streets, Riverside, CA D+17
- Brentwood, Jacksonville, FL D+76
- Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX D+37
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.