Fulton is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 24% of adults in Fulton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fulton, ~5% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fulton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fulton leans more Republican than 38 of 67 neighbors.
Fulton runs about 28 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fulton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Fulton 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 Fulton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Fulton hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fulton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Fulton are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fulton, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Fulton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fulton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Fulton have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garland, TN R+78
- Burlison, TN R+75
- Henning, TN R+33
- Gilt Edge, TN R+77
- Driver, AR R+22
- Luxora, AR D+15
- Osceola, AR D+19
- Luckett, TN R+69
- Flatwood, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Luther, TX R+86
- Woodbury, IN R+49
- Arnheim, MI R+23
- Caskie, VA R+39
- Lane, TN R+74
- Byrds Creek, WI R+27
- Carterville, LA R+70
- Carwood, IN R+50
- Kings Crossroads, NC R+16
- Burns City, IN R+68
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.