Jalapa is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Jalapa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jalapa, ~9% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jalapa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jalapa leans more Republican than 58 of 64 neighbors.
Jalapa runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Jalapa 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 Jalapa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Jalapa hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Jalapa are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Jalapa, 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 Jalapa looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Jalapa own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tellico Plains, TN R+73
- Rural Vale, TN R+74
- Sandy Lane, TN R+74
- Bullet Creek, TN R+71
- Smithfield, TN R+74
- Big Creek, TN R+73
- Nonaburg, TN R+71
- Englewood, TN R+68
- Towee, TN R+72
- Cokercreek, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zelma, IN R+65
- Owensville, AR R+64
- Pebworth, KY R+70
- Peabody, IN R+55
- Northville, SD R+60
- Prescott, PA R+49
- Buffalo, ND R+44
- Myrtle, MN R+41
- Narcissa, OK R+65
- Chapman, AL R+50
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.