Hilham is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Hilham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hilham, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hilham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hilham leans more Republican than 40 of 66 neighbors.
Hilham runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Hilham 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 Hilham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hilham, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hilham, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hilham looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hilham sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Livingston, TN R+64
- Celina, TN R+59
- Gainesboro, TN R+64
- Freewill, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moro, IL R+35
- South Bloomfield, OH R+49
- Copperhill, TN R+71
- Malaga, WA R+39
- Davisville, WV R+55
- Crumpler, NC R+53
- Mcveytown, PA R+70
- Britt, IA R+37
- Rio, WI R+21
- Pink, OK R+67
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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.