Humboldt, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Humboldt

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

Humboldt leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in Humboldt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Humboldt, ~27% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Humboldt compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Humboldt leans more Republican than 3 of 76 neighbors.

Humboldt runs about 14 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Humboldt. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 104 points.

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

Humboldt votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, well above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Humboldt, TN sits in the top 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 Humboldt looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Humboldt 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.

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.