Iron City is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Iron City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Iron City, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Iron City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Iron City leans more Republican than 45 of 62 neighbors.
Iron City runs about 46 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Iron City leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Iron City. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Iron City, TN sits below the national average 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 Iron City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Iron City own their home, about 15 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Iron City sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Nebo, TN R+71
- Cypress Inn, TN R+77
- Zip City, AL R+75
- St. Joseph, TN R+71
- Shawnette, TN R+75
- Westpoint, TN R+72
- Collinwood, TN R+74
- Loretto, TN R+67
- Threet, AL R+78
- St. Florian, AL R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carterville, MO R+51
- Middleborough, MA R+17
- Shamokin Dam, PA R+36
- Pages Corner, NH R+8
- Cecil, GA R+56
- Pearl River, MS D+12
- Fombell, PA R+46
- Tchula, MS D+77
- Boaz, KY R+67
- Abbeville, MS R+14
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.