East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire

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

East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, ~41% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire leans more Democratic than 1 of 3 neighbors.

East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire runs about 67 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+85) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 93 points.

Why East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire runs about 67 points more Democratic.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire looks the way it does

Turnout in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire 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.

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.