Collins is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Collins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Collins, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Collins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Collins leans more Republican than 21 of 64 neighbors.
Collins runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Collins 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 Collins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Collins drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Collins fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Collins are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Collins, TN sits in the bottom 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 Collins looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Collins own their home, about 17 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Collins sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gruetli-Laager, TN R+68
- Palmer, TN R+68
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Cumberland Heights, TN R+70
- Beersheba Springs, TN R+71
- Coalmont, TN R+67
- Griffith Creek, TN R+74
- Daus, TN R+72
- Sweeton Hill, TN R+66
- Cagle, TN R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belmont, IN R+35
- Lowry Mill, AL R+84
- Lopez, PA R+43
- East Blue Hill, ME D+6
- Southworth, OH R+70
- Elkport, IA R+49
- Slovan, WI R+44
- Elton, NY R+56
- Edgefield, LA R+30
- Moran, WY D+15
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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.