Crosstown is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Crosstown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crosstown, ~45% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crosstown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crosstown leans more Democratic than 1 of 4 neighbors.
Crosstown runs about 90 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Crosstown is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Crosstown. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+44), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Crosstown leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Crosstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crosstown votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Crosstown runs about 90 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Crosstown have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Crosstown, Memphis, TN does.
Why turnout in Crosstown looks the way it does
Turnout in Crosstown 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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Medical District, Memphis, TN D+71
- Midtown-Memphis, Memphis, TN D+66
- Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN D+69
- Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN D+23
- East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN D+37
- Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN D+62
- Raleigh, Memphis, TN D+68
- White Haven-Coro Lake, Memphis, TN D+83
- Parkway Village-Oakhaven, Memphis, TN D+73
- River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Memphis, TN D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- New River Estates, Sunrise, FL D+5
- Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL D+83
- Chapel Hill, Akron, OH D+20
- Taylor Berry, Louisville, KY D+43
- Paseo Ranchoero, Chula Vista, CA D+16
- South Lorain, Lorain, OH D+21
- Huguenot, Staten Island, NY R+60
- Saint Joseph, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Reservoir, Little Rock, AR D+34
- Franklin Park, Trenton, NJ D+34
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.