Dunbar is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Dunbar typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dunbar, ~12% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dunbar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dunbar leans more Republican than 15 of 48 neighbors.
Dunbar runs about 42 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Dunbar 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 Dunbar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Dunbar drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Dunbar, 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 Dunbar looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dunbar sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bath Springs, TN R+72
- Scotts Hill, TN R+76
- Decaturville, TN R+71
- Saltillo, TN R+73
- Garrett, TN R+73
- Sardis, TN R+77
- Middleburg, TN R+78
- Swift, TN R+78
- Shady Hill, TN R+79
- Perryville, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zebina, GA D+36
- East Schuyler, NY R+37
- Wilson, MD R+49
- Millington, MS D+29
- Roseberry, ID R+51
- Talcott, WV R+55
- Louisburg, MN R+34
- Campo, CO R+77
- Panton, VT D+22
- Highlandtown, OH R+63
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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.