Lane is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lane typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lane, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lane leans more Republican than 61 of 69 neighbors.
Lane runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Lane 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 Lane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Lane live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Lane are family households, above 77% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lane, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lane looks the way it does
Turnout in Lane sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cloverdale, TN R+74
- Millsfield, TN R+73
- Bogota, TN R+76
- Maxey, TN R+73
- Nauvoo, TN R+68
- Templeton, TN R+73
- Ridgely, TN R+45
- Obion, TN R+69
- Madie, TN R+65
- Newbern, TN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guernewood Park, CA D+37
- Wickliffe, IN R+54
- Newman, KS R+47
- New Washington, PA R+69
- Saukum, MS R+4
- White Pines, CA R+18
- Seger, PA R+52
- Selman, OK R+78
- Roundaway, MS R+6
- Arnheim, MI R+23
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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.