Crawford is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Crawford typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crawford, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crawford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crawford leans more Republican than 26 of 48 neighbors.
Crawford runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Crawford 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 Crawford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Crawford, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Crawford drive to work alone, above 89% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Crawford, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Crawford looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crawford is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilder, TN R+71
- Muddy Pond, TN R+70
- Allred, TN R+71
- Monterey, TN R+65
- Clarkrange, TN R+68
- Grimsley, TN R+70
- Alpine, TN R+72
- Rickman, TN R+65
- Sand Springs, TN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hungry Horse, MT R+42
- Carson, IA R+45
- Bolton Landing, NY Even
- Freedom, IN R+61
- Flemington, MO R+63
- Gracey, KY R+58
- Carpenter, OH R+48
- Hillman, MN R+62
- Gordonville, MO R+65
- Gifford, IL R+49
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.