Glendale is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Glendale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale, ~13% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale leans more Republican than 32 of 56 neighbors.
Glendale runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Glendale 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 Glendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Glendale are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Glendale, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glendale looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Glendale have completed high school, about 10 points above the Tennessee average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tellico Village, TN R+42
- Poplar Springs, TN R+59
- Lenoir City, TN R+51
- Greenback, TN R+69
- Morganton, TN R+69
- Friendsville, TN R+61
- Loudon, TN R+56
- Fochee, TN R+67
- Pine Grove, TN R+65
- Farragut, TN R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crayne, KY R+67
- Jonesboro, TX R+78
- Enterprise, PA R+55
- Hawkins, KY R+68
- Liberty Pole, WI R+25
- Bache, OK R+65
- Charlottesville, IN R+58
- Ovalo, TX R+79
- Woodford, WI R+30
- East Sandwich, NH D+5
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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.