Jackson County, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Jackson County

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

Jackson County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Jackson County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Jackson County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Jackson County leans more Republican than 9 of 21 neighbors.

Jackson County runs about 35 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Why Jackson County leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jackson County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Jackson County hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Jackson County is about 92%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jackson County, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Jackson County looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Jackson County own their home, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.