Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Historic Edgefield

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

Historic Edgefield is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Historic Edgefield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Historic Edgefield, ~38% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Historic Edgefield compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Historic Edgefield leans more Democratic than 18 of 25 neighbors.

Historic Edgefield runs about 90 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Historic Edgefield is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Historic Edgefield. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 20 points.

Why Historic Edgefield 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 Historic Edgefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Historic Edgefield votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Historic Edgefield runs about 90 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Historic Edgefield have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Historic Edgefield looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Historic Edgefield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 15 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 76% of households in Historic Edgefield rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Historic Edgefield sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.