Knoxville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Knoxville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knoxville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knoxville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knoxville leans more Republican than 37 of 42 neighbors.
Knoxville runs about 53 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Knoxville. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Knoxville 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 Knoxville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Knoxville drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Knoxville, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Knoxville looks the way it does
Turnout in Knoxville 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
- Roberta, GA R+29
- Musella, GA R+42
- Hammett, GA Even
- Zenith, GA D+2
- Lee Pope, GA R+37
- Lizella, GA R+31
- Russellville, GA D+6
- Fort Valley, GA D+30
- Culloden, GA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peggs, OK R+52
- Muscadine, AL R+89
- Verdie, FL R+75
- Mountain Home, TX R+69
- Hobbsville, NC R+34
- Damascus, AR R+66
- Darlington, LA D+33
- Elwood, NE R+71
- St. Clair, MN R+32
- Bennington, KS R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.