Darden is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Darden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Darden, ~9% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Darden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Darden leans more Republican than 48 of 56 neighbors.
Darden runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Darden 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 Darden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Darden, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Darden are family households, above 90% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Darden, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Darden looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Darden own their home, about 14 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chesterfield, TN R+72
- Bible Hill, TN R+72
- Parsons, TN R+66
- Garrett, TN R+73
- Middleburg, TN R+78
- Warrens Bluff, TN R+67
- Jeannette, TN R+70
- Timberlake, TN R+62
- Decaturville, TN R+71
- Perryville, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milford, WI R+16
- Hoagland, OH R+70
- Savannah, MS R+85
- Kettle River, MN R+28
- Gordonville, TX R+70
- Stockholm, MN R+50
- Tippecanoe, OH R+60
- Syracuse, OH R+57
- Crescent Valley, NV R+77
- South Range, MI R+10
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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.