Cordova, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cordova

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Cordova leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Cordova typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cordova, ~44% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cordova compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cordova leans more Democratic than 46 of 48 neighbors.

Cordova runs about 62 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Cordova is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cordova. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 24 points.

Why Cordova 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 Cordova, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 78% of residents in Cordova live in densely developed areas, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Cordova sits in the top quarter (about 44%, above 90% of cities). Cordova runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cordova, TN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Cordova looks the way it does

Turnout in Cordova 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.

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.