Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fisk-Meharry

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

Fisk-Meharry is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Fisk-Meharry typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fisk-Meharry, ~41% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fisk-Meharry compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fisk-Meharry leans more Democratic than 21 of 24 neighbors.

Fisk-Meharry runs about 100 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Fisk-Meharry is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Fisk-Meharry. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 45 points.

Why Fisk-Meharry 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 Fisk-Meharry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Fisk-Meharry votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Fisk-Meharry runs about 100 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 71% of adults in Fisk-Meharry have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Fisk-Meharry looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 84% of households in Fisk-Meharry rent, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fisk-Meharry sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Fisk-Meharry sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.