Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, ~42% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale is the most Democratic-leaning.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale runs about 107 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale runs about 107 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, 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 Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale 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 Neighborhoods
- Windyke-Southwind, Memphis, TN D+46
- Parkway Village-Oakhaven, Memphis, TN D+73
- River Oaks, Memphis, TN D+15
- River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Memphis, TN D+30
- Walnut Grove - Shelby Farms PD, Germantown, TN R+15
- East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN D+37
- Cordova-Appling, Cordova, TN D+30
- Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN D+23
- White Haven-Coro Lake, Memphis, TN D+83
- Midtown-Memphis, Memphis, TN D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central City, Corpus Christi, TX D+20
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA D+51
- Lake View, Chicago, IL D+70
- Northwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+34
- Wedgwood, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX R+6
- West, Arlington, TX R+6
- Northeast, El Paso, TX D+14
- Elmhurst, Queens, NY D+9
- Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY D+47
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.