Hilltop is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Hilltop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hilltop, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hilltop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hilltop leans more Republican than 30 of 66 neighbors.
Hilltop runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Hilltop 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 Hilltop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Hilltop are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hilltop, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hilltop looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Hilltop own their home, about 20 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Flat Creek, TN R+68
- Singleton, TN R+63
- Lynchburg, TN R+69
- Flowertown, TN R+65
- Normandy, TN R+58
- Tullahoma, TN R+47
- Vannatta, TN R+66
- Booneville, TN R+73
- Ridgeville, TN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zearing, IL R+36
- Wales, MN R+12
- Sanford Hill, TN R+69
- Washburn, NC R+61
- Wonsevu, KS R+62
- Wallis Run, PA R+61
- Arden, NY Even
- Womack, TX R+72
- Elevenpoint, AR R+73
- Standard, LA R+91
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.