Lakesite leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Lakesite typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakesite, ~21% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakesite compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakesite leans more Republican than 20 of 69 neighbors.
Lakesite runs about 18 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Lakesite 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 Lakesite, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakesite votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, far above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Lakesite are family households, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lakesite, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lakesite looks the way it does
Turnout in Lakesite sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harrison, TN R+43
- Middle Valley, TN R+39
- Soddy-Daisy, TN R+55
- Hixson, TN R+31
- Falling Water, TN R+41
- Ooltewah, TN R+33
- Fairmount, TN R+41
- Flat Top Mountain, TN R+70
- Pine Hill, TN R+74
- Mineral Park, TN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wooster, AR R+61
- Hubbard Lake, MI R+44
- Zuni, VA R+43
- Drasco, AR R+71
- Buras, LA R+30
- Browns Valley, CA R+35
- Industry, PA R+38
- Dalton, WI R+43
- Wickliffe, KY R+65
- Valley View, OH R+23
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.