Kodak is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Kodak typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kodak, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kodak compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kodak leans more Republican than 21 of 53 neighbors.
Kodak runs about 33 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Kodak 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 Kodak, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kodak votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Kodak, TN sits in the top quarter 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 Kodak looks the way it does
Turnout in Kodak 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
- Fairview Heights, TN R+60
- Strawberry Plains, TN R+65
- New Market, TN R+68
- Sevierville, TN R+58
- Friends Station, TN R+68
- Seymour, TN R+60
- Dandridge, TN R+60
- Mascot, TN R+59
- Sandy Ridge, TN R+68
- Pigeon Forge, TN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Marsh, MD D+8
- Supply, NC R+43
- Gloucester Point, VA R+33
- Elwood, IN R+43
- Linthicum, MD D+3
- Lake Arbor, MD D+87
- Rising Sun, MD R+48
- Airway Heights, WA R+16
- McGregor, TX R+41
- Ephrata, WA R+44
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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.