Hillville leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Hillville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hillville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hillville leans more Republican than 37 of 59 neighbors.
Hillville runs about 14 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Hillville 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 Hillville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Hillville hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hillville sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Hillville are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hillville, 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 Hillville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hillville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eurekaton, TN R+44
- Koko, TN R+37
- Fayette Corners, TN D+7
- Woodland, TN R+19
- Dancyville, TN R+34
- Mercer, TN R+11
- Sunnyhill, TN D+19
- Leighton, TN D+26
- Whiteville, TN D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meekers Grove, WI R+39
- Midkiff, WV R+69
- Limestone, MI R+26
- Rokeby, NE R+32
- Mount Hope, WA R+56
- Kilmanagh, MI R+53
- Raeville, NE R+71
- Rugby, IN R+60
- Maple Springs, NY R+30
- Saturn, TX R+64
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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.