Lancing is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Lancing typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lancing, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lancing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lancing leans more Republican than 51 of 60 neighbors.
Lancing runs about 43 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Lancing 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 Lancing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lancing, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lancing sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lancing, TN sits in the bottom 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 Lancing looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lancing is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- High Point, TN R+73
- White Oak, TN R+73
- Huffman, TN R+75
- Glades, TN R+76
- Mill Creek, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Point Marion, PA R+49
- Porter Corners, NY R+20
- Livermore, KY R+56
- Elkton, FL R+51
- Rozet, WY R+83
- Gallatin Gateway, MT Even
- Newville, AL R+52
- Alcalde, NM D+16
- Sister Bay, WI D+24
- Earle, AR D+50
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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.