Henning leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Henning typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Henning, ~11% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Henning compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Henning leans more Republican than 23 of 62 neighbors.
Politically, Henning sits close to the rest of Tennessee.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Henning. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 72 points.
Why Henning 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 Henning, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Henning hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Henning sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Henning, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Henning looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Henning is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Henning have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Luckett, TN R+69
- Rialto, TN R+4
- Opossum, TN D+13
- Garland, TN R+78
- Fulton, TN R+58
- Solo, TN R+41
- Covington, TN R+19
- Ripley, TN R+11
- Hurricane Hill, TN D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Osterville, MA D+22
- Pennington Gap, VA R+58
- New Glarus, WI Even
- Columbus, KS R+52
- Roebling, NJ D+5
- Biscoe, NC R+23
- Horse Cave, KY R+50
- Ruffin, NC R+49
- Springville, IN R+57
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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.