Emmett is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Emmett typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Emmett, ~8% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Emmett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Emmett leans more Republican than 62 of 63 neighbors.
Emmett runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Emmett 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 Emmett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Emmett, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Emmett, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Emmett looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Emmett sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hickory Tree, TN R+71
- Holston Valley, TN R+74
- Bristol, TN R+48
- Carter, TN R+71
- Bluff City, TN R+63
- Bristol, VA R+43
- Buladeen, TN R+76
- Hunter, TN R+70
- Keenburg, TN R+71
- Wyndale, VA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Armour, NC D+18
- Willowdale, KS R+70
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Mandata, PA R+67
- Center Station, OH R+67
- Mappsburg, VA R+20
- Chance, KY R+72
- McLeods Corner, MI R+39
- Ensign, TX R+67
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.