Fanchers Mills is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Fanchers Mills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fanchers Mills, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fanchers Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fanchers Mills leans more Republican than 48 of 72 neighbors.
Fanchers Mills runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Fanchers Mills 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 Fanchers Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Fanchers Mills drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fanchers Mills, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Fanchers Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in Fanchers Mills 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.
Nearby Cities
- Johnsons Chapel, TN R+62
- Cassville, TN R+69
- Twin Oak, TN R+69
- Peeled Chestnut, TN R+64
- Findlay, TN R+58
- Yateston, TN R+74
- Buckner, TN R+58
- Jefferson, TN R+74
- Sparta, TN R+64
- Baxter, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Retreat, WI R+27
- Mosby, MO R+45
- Toivola, MI R+28
- Linwood, MS R+80
- Elgin, PA R+44
- Osgood, PA R+49
- South Crossett, AR R+66
- Jones Crossroads, GA R+54
- Simmons, KY R+67
- Yale, SD R+61
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.