Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hillsboro West End

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hillsboro West End leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Hillsboro West End typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillsboro West End, ~53% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hillsboro West End compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hillsboro West End leans more Democratic than 12 of 21 neighbors.

Hillsboro West End runs about 75 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Hillsboro West End is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hillsboro West End. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 47 points.

Why Hillsboro West End 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 Hillsboro West End, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Hillsboro West End hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Hillsboro West End sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). Hillsboro West End runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Hillsboro West End looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hillsboro West End is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Hillsboro West End have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.