Laurel Bloomery is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Laurel Bloomery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurel Bloomery, ~9% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laurel Bloomery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laurel Bloomery leans more Republican than 63 of 65 neighbors.
Laurel Bloomery runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Laurel Bloomery 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 Laurel Bloomery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Laurel Bloomery live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 21%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Laurel Bloomery, 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 Laurel Bloomery looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Laurel Bloomery is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver Lake, TN R+72
- Damascus, VA R+58
- Taylors Valley, VA R+60
- Grayson, NC R+48
- Shady Valley, TN R+62
- Green Cove, VA R+64
- Mountain City, TN R+66
- Lodi, VA R+67
- Delmar, VA R+62
- Konnarock, VA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corbin City, NJ R+36
- Rosewood, OH R+63
- Norton, WI R+27
- Maple Grove Park, PA R+50
- Griffithville, AR R+68
- Fountain, IN R+63
- Starrsville, GA R+31
- Tipton, IL R+52
- Bloomington, NY D+19
- Collins, WI R+49
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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.