Gnat Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Gnat Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gnat Hill, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gnat Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gnat Hill leans more Republican than 44 of 65 neighbors.
Gnat Hill runs about 39 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Gnat Hill 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 Gnat Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Gnat Hill are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gnat Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gnat Hill, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Gnat Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Gnat Hill 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.
Nearby Cities
- Beechgrove, TN R+68
- Lewis Store, TN R+69
- Fredonia, TN R+67
- Bradyville, TN R+74
- Gossburg, TN R+66
- Union Ridge, TN R+69
- Shady Grove, TN R+73
- Manchester, TN R+57
- Ragsdale, TN R+70
- White Oaks, TN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yankee Hill, CA R+23
- Pine Orchard, AL R+4
- Shelburne Falls, VT D+46
- Selleck, WA R+19
- Selbysport, MD R+53
- Sharon, LA R+16
- Houserville, PA D+24
- Eakles Mill, MD R+30
- Chandler, MO R+38
- Pleasantville, IN R+62
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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.