Glen is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Glen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen, ~10% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen leans more Republican than 46 of 66 neighbors.
Glen runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Glen 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 Glen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Glen are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Glen, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Glen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Glen 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
- Hillsboro, TN R+69
- Pelham, TN R+66
- Winton Town, TN R+74
- Wilder Chapel, TN R+66
- Gum Creek, TN R+70
- White Oaks, TN R+60
- Altamont, TN R+73
- Sainville, TN R+72
- Ragsdale, TN R+70
- Sweeton Hill, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfred, ND R+60
- Hogtown, NY R+30
- Sidnaw, MI R+18
- Walnut Hill, KY R+69
- Milton, AL R+37
- Rome, WI R+42
- Knowles, OK R+85
- Knapp Creek, NY R+38
- Dalcour, LA R+10
- Walker Landing, CA Even
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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.