Hurricane Hill, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hurricane Hill

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

Hurricane Hill leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Hurricane Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hurricane Hill, ~33% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hurricane Hill compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hurricane Hill leans more Democratic than 59 of 65 neighbors.

Hurricane Hill runs about 36 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Hurricane Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hurricane Hill. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 16 points.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Hurricane Hill have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 22%). Hurricane Hill runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hurricane Hill, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Hurricane Hill looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hurricane Hill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Hurricane Hill rent, above 81% of cities. 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.