Denver, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Denver

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Denver is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Denver typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denver, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Denver compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Denver leans more Republican than 16 of 49 neighbors.

Denver runs about 35 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Why Denver 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 Denver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Denver hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Denver, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Denver looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Denver is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Denver rent, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.