Claiborne County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Claiborne County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Claiborne County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Claiborne County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Claiborne County leans more Republican than 16 of 22 neighbors.
Claiborne County runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Claiborne County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Claiborne 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 Claiborne County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Claiborne County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Claiborne County, TN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Claiborne County looks the way it does
Turnout in Claiborne County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Bell County, KY R+62
- Grainger County, TN R+71
- Union County, TN R+70
- Hancock County, TN R+77
- Hamblen County, TN R+51
- Campbell County, TN R+65
- Jefferson County, TN R+61
- Knox County, KY R+65
- Lee County, VA R+64
- Harlan County, KY R+72
Counties with Similar Populations
- Franklin County, AL R+63
- Lyon County, KS R+14
- Henry County, TN R+55
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA R+60
- Juneau City and Borough, AK D+22
- Chester County, SC R+16
- Evangeline Parish, LA R+39
- Marshall County, KY R+57
- Malheur County, OR R+42
- Hale County, TX R+44
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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.