Defeated is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Defeated typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Defeated, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Defeated compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Defeated leans more Republican than 56 of 73 neighbors.
Defeated runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Defeated 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 Defeated, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Defeated, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Defeated, 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 Defeated looks the way it does
Turnout in Defeated 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 Cities
- Pleasant Shade, TN R+67
- McClures Bend, TN R+66
- Gladdice, TN R+65
- Carthage, TN R+55
- Russell Hill, TN R+67
- South Carthage, TN R+62
- Elmwood, TN R+66
- Riddleton, TN R+67
- Tanglewood, TN R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chauncey, GA R+60
- Hale, MO R+68
- Bascom, FL R+50
- Lakewood Harbor, TX R+74
- Woodland Hills, KY Even
- Spencer, MI R+48
- Johnsontown, WV R+53
- Keeler, MI R+27
- Mambrino, TX R+64
- Irvington, IL R+56
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.