Hancock County is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Hancock County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hancock County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hancock County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hancock County is the most Republican-leaning.
Hancock County runs about 47 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Hancock County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hancock County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 7% of residents in Hancock County live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hancock County fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hancock County, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hancock County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hancock County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Hancock County have completed high school, below 97% of counties. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hancock County sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lee County, VA R+64
- Hawkins County, TN R+66
- Hamblen County, TN R+51
- Grainger County, TN R+71
- Claiborne County, TN R+70
- Harlan County, KY R+72
- Bell County, KY R+62
- Greene County, TN R+62
- Jefferson County, TN R+61
- Scott County, VA R+70
Counties with Similar Populations
- Childress County, TX R+57
- La Salle County, TX R+13
- Pershing County, NV R+52
- Buena Vista City, VA R+35
- Kearney County, NE R+59
- Clark County, MO R+60
- Russell County, KS R+59
- King and Queen County, VA R+28
- Fremont County, IA R+47
- Lac qui Parle County, MN R+38
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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.