India is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 70% of adults in India typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in India, ~12% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How India compares
Among cities within 25 miles, India leans more Republican than 21 of 54 neighbors.
India runs about 35 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why India 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 India, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in India drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; India, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in India looks the way it does
Turnout in India sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Van Dyke, TN R+68
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- Wallback, WV R+61
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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.