Leatherwood is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Leatherwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leatherwood, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leatherwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leatherwood leans more Republican than 5 of 42 neighbors.
Leatherwood runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Leatherwood leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Leatherwood. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leatherwood, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leatherwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leatherwood 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
- Moccasin, TN R+75
- Waynesboro, TN R+71
- Topsy, TN R+77
- Highland, TN R+71
- Ovilla, TN R+74
- Clifton, TN R+63
- Shubert, TN R+71
- Collinwood, TN R+74
- Shawnette, TN R+75
- Flatwoods, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van Horn, WA R+25
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Santa Fe, OH R+71
- Pine Tree Corners, DE R+11
- Daniel, GA R+31
- Yolano, CA R+26
- Amoret, MO R+66
- Lone Oak, TN R+71
- Lenna, OK R+63
- Berlin, ND R+59
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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.