Johnsons Chapel is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Johnsons Chapel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Johnsons Chapel, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Johnsons Chapel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Johnsons Chapel leans more Republican than 11 of 75 neighbors.
Johnsons Chapel runs about 32 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Johnsons Chapel 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 Johnsons Chapel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Johnsons Chapel drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Johnsons Chapel are family households, above 96% of cities.
Adult arthritis and voter turnout
Places with a high adult-arthritis rate tend to turn out at a lower rate; Johnsons Chapel, TN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Arthritis does not drive turnout; it reflects the age and health profile of an area.
Why turnout in Johnsons Chapel looks the way it does
Turnout in Johnsons Chapel sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peeled Chestnut, TN R+64
- Fanchers Mills, TN R+69
- Buckner, TN R+58
- Cassville, TN R+69
- Philippi, TN R+57
- Twin Oak, TN R+69
- Jefferson, TN R+74
- Yateston, TN R+74
- Silver Point, TN R+65
- Keltonburg, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Potter, KS R+57
- Fishers, NY D+9
- Palsgrove, IL R+41
- Thendara, NY R+11
- Nelson, AZ R+53
- Pepper, WV R+63
- Leonard, MO R+70
- Richard City, TN R+50
- Perkinstown, WI R+49
- Fields, OH R+16
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.