Hustburg is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Hustburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hustburg, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hustburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hustburg leans more Republican than 20 of 46 neighbors.
Hustburg runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Hustburg 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 Hustburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Hustburg drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hustburg, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hustburg looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Hustburg have completed high school, about 9 points above the Tennessee average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Johnsonville, TN R+61
- Plant, TN R+66
- Mount Moriah, TN R+65
- Denver, TN R+65
- Chalklevel, TN R+66
- Eva, TN R+68
- Hurricane Mills, TN R+63
- Holladay, TN R+67
- Camden, TN R+62
- Tin Cup, TN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockvale, KY R+63
- Meighen, WV R+62
- Mellenville, NY R+10
- Melrose, PA R+49
- Shawnee Mound, MO R+63
- Browns Crossing, IN R+65
- Kolter, LA R+80
- Maysville, IA R+43
- White Rock, SC R+34
- Hepburn, IA R+54
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.