Edgehill is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Edgehill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgehill, ~38% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgehill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Edgehill leans more Democratic than 18 of 23 neighbors.
Edgehill runs about 94 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Edgehill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Edgehill. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Edgehill 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 Edgehill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Edgehill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Edgehill have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods. Edgehill runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Edgehill, Nashville, TN does.
Why turnout in Edgehill looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 72% of households in Edgehill rent, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Edgehill have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Edgehill sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown-Nashville, Nashville, TN D+32
- The Gulch, Nashville, TN D+11
- Bellmont Hillsboro, Nashville, TN D+51
- Melrose, Nashville, TN D+41
- Vanderbilt-West End, Nashville, TN D+54
- Southside, Nashville, TN D+74
- Downtown Nashville, Nashville, TN D+50
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN D+70
- Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN D+44
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Robinvale, Metuchen, NJ D+36
- Orchard Hills, Irvine, CA D+6
- Westminster Historic District, Westminster, MD R+3
- Manitocannon Hill, Spokane, WA D+53
- South Post, Fort Belvoir, VA D+19
- Genesee-Jefferson, Rochester, NY D+81
- Arbor Hill, Albany, NY D+77
- Arden, Martinsburg, WV R+50
- Arborwood, Fort Myers, FL R+23
- Seccombe Lane, San Bernardino, CA D+30
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.