Erie is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Erie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Erie, ~9% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Erie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Erie is the most Republican-leaning.
Erie runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Erie 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 Erie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Erie drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Erie fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Erie are family households, above 77% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Erie, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Erie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Erie own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Murray Store, TN R+74
- Riddles Store, TN R+72
- Ten Mile, TN R+71
- Union Grove, TN R+67
- Northpoint, TN R+64
- Niota, TN R+71
- Maple Grove, TN R+64
- Sweetwater, TN R+63
- Tranquillity, TN R+72
- Paint Rock, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Deer, PA R+61
- Rivergrove, OR D+43
- South Vacherie, LA R+25
- Lubec, ME R+9
- Forked Island, LA R+87
- Randlett, OK R+73
- Honeybee, KY R+79
- Conesville, IA R+37
- Lackawaxen, PA R+27
- Southside, WV R+62
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.