Duck River is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Duck River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duck River, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duck River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duck River leans more Republican than 31 of 63 neighbors.
Duck River runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Duck River 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 Duck River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Duck River are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Duck River, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Duck River looks the way it does
Turnout in Duck River 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.
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- Graytown, TN R+70
- Sunrise, TN R+66
- Williamsport, TN R+64
- Isom, TN R+69
- Deans, TN R+69
- Hampshire, TN R+65
- Primm Springs, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tyrrell, OH R+34
- Our Town, AL R+66
- Mill Creek, PA R+69
- Bevil Oaks, TX R+58
- Deer Lodge, TN R+74
- Doddridge, AR R+60
- Douglas City, CA R+25
- Anna Maria, FL R+18
- Grant Town, WV R+54
- Mannsville, NY R+43
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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.