Fly, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fly

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

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

 

About 69% of adults in Fly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fly, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fly compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fly leans more Republican than 52 of 64 neighbors.

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

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

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fly, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 28%.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fly, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Fly looks the way it does

Turnout in Fly 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.

All Local Stats

Home Services

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.