Flat Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Flat Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flat Creek, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flat Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flat Creek leans more Republican than 36 of 67 neighbors.
Flat Creek runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Flat Creek are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Flat Creek, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Flat Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Flat Creek own their home, about 23 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Flat Creek have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hilltop, TN R+67
- Singleton, TN R+63
- Vannatta, TN R+66
- Lynchburg, TN R+69
- Shelbyville, TN R+43
- Booneville, TN R+73
- Flowertown, TN R+65
- Branchville, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amelia, NE R+78
- Drift, KY R+57
- Borden, NY R+61
- Pershing, OK R+69
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Boy River, MN R+36
- Maple View, WV R+39
- Harbert, MI D+12
- Damascus, MS R+42
- Jenningsville, PA R+55
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.