Cronanville leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Cronanville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cronanville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cronanville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cronanville leans more Republican than 2 of 66 neighbors.
Cronanville runs about 19 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cronanville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Cronanville 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 Cronanville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Cronanville hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Cronanville runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cronanville, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cronanville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cronanville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Cronanville have completed high school, below 96% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Cronanville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Markham, TN R+66
- Tiptonville, TN R+45
- Lake Drive, TN R+74
- Owl City, TN R+73
- Samburg, TN R+73
- Wynnburg, TN R+72
- Point Pleasant, MO R+64
- Roneys Store, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waimea Kauai, HI D+18
- Theresa, WI R+52
- Cooleemee, NC R+45
- South Roxana, IL R+38
- Johnsonville, NY R+39
- Waldo, FL R+30
- Stephentown, NY R+20
- Sackets Harbor, NY R+8
- Ada, MN R+22
- Hanover, OH R+58
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.