Huntingdon is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Huntingdon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Huntingdon, ~17% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Huntingdon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Huntingdon leans more Republican than 4 of 69 neighbors.
Huntingdon runs about 26 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Huntingdon. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Huntingdon drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Huntingdon, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Huntingdon looks the way it does
Turnout in Huntingdon sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hico, TN R+63
- Davis Chapel, TN R+63
- Rosser, TN R+67
- Long Rock, TN R+70
- Leach, TN R+65
- Hollow Rock, TN R+66
- Buena Vista, TN R+70
- McLemoresville, TN R+63
- Clarksburg, TN R+68
- Bruceton, TN R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calverton, NY R+22
- Cashmere, WA R+22
- Folcroft, PA D+44
- Kermit, TX R+57
- Fulton, MD D+45
- Ironwood, MI R+8
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA R+33
- Winfield, MO R+54
- Groveland, MA Even
- Oakhurst, NJ R+26
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.