Irving College is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Irving College typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Irving College, ~8% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Irving College compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Irving College leans more Republican than 36 of 70 neighbors.
Irving College runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Irving College 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 Irving College, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Irving College live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Irving College sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Irving College, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Irving College looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Irving College is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 8 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Irving College have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Hill, TN R+70
- Tarlton, TN R+71
- Mount Olive, TN R+72
- Riverview, TN R+70
- Mount Zion, TN R+71
- Welchland, TN R+70
- Laurelburg, TN R+69
- Beersheba Springs, TN R+71
- Northcutts Cove, TN R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Strawberry, AZ R+46
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Mars Hill, LA R+69
- Huckaby, MO R+64
- Briggsdale, CO R+72
- Steiner, MS R+21
- Woodford, AL D+17
- Vienna, NJ R+21
- Endee, KY R+80
- Endicott, WV R+66
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.