Leapwood is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Leapwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leapwood, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leapwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leapwood leans more Republican than 51 of 64 neighbors.
Leapwood runs about 47 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Leapwood 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 Leapwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Leapwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Leapwood drive to work alone, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Leapwood, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Leapwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leapwood 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.
Nearby Cities
- Sweet Lips, TN R+73
- Milledgeville, TN R+75
- Adamsville, TN R+75
- Enville, TN R+75
- Bethlehem, TN R+75
- Finger, TN R+75
- Gilchrist, TN R+73
- Old Lawton, TN R+64
- McNairy, TN R+77
- Morris Chapel, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delwood, WI R+26
- Jonesport, ME R+29
- Hamden, NY R+19
- Donnelly, MN R+44
- Camden, WV R+65
- Fontana, WI R+6
- Mount Pleasant, MS R+32
- McCallsburg, IA R+34
- Donner, LA R+46
- Paradise, WA R+37
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.