Gum Flat is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Gum Flat typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gum Flat, ~16% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gum Flat compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gum Flat leans more Republican than 36 of 72 neighbors.
Gum Flat runs about 27 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gum Flat. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Gum Flat 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 Gum Flat, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Gum Flat drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gum Flat, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Gum Flat looks the way it does
Turnout in Gum Flat 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
- Windy City, TN R+46
- Mason Grove, TN R+56
- Fruitvale, TN R+58
- Gadsden, TN R+62
- Bells, TN R+51
- Johnsons Grove, TN R+63
- Huntersville, TN R+37
- Westover, TN R+38
- Three Way, TN R+48
- Jackson, TN D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shades Glen, PA R+37
- White City, TN R+68
- Vienna, LA R+82
- Butler, TX R+37
- Butler, IL R+52
- Rebie, GA R+70
- White Bead, OK R+57
- Coalmont, IN R+61
- Bell City, MO R+69
- Thomaston, AL D+21
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.