Freewill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Freewill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freewill, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freewill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freewill leans more Republican than 24 of 65 neighbors.
Freewill runs about 35 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Freewill 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 Freewill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Freewill drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Freewill are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Freewill, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Freewill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Freewill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bloomington Springs, TN R+64
- Gainesboro, TN R+64
- Cookeville, TN R+39
- Algood, TN R+51
- Windle, TN R+69
- Sadler, TN R+63
- Hilham, TN R+71
- Rickman, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hayward, MO R+70
- Belmont, VT R+6
- Leopolis, WI R+20
- Pedlar Mills, VA R+48
- Shelby Basin, NY R+45
- Kennard, PA R+57
- Kent Narrows, MD R+19
- Sorrento, ME R+11
- Ihlen, MN R+62
- Stone, IN R+58
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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.