Fikes Mill, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fikes Mill

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

Fikes Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.

 

About 85% of adults in Fikes Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fikes Mill, ~14% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fikes Mill compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fikes Mill leans more Republican than 43 of 67 neighbors.

Fikes Mill runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Why Fikes Mill 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 Fikes Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Fikes Mill drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fikes Mill fits that profile on both counts.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fikes Mill, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Fikes Mill looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Fikes Mill have completed high school, about 9 points above the Tennessee average of 88%. 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.