Lees Station is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lees Station typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lees Station, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lees Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lees Station leans more Republican than 62 of 64 neighbors.
Lees Station runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lees Station. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lees Station 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 Lees Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Lees Station are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lees Station, TN sits below the national average 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 Lees Station looks the way it does
Turnout in Lees Station sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lusk, TN R+76
- Dill, TN R+73
- Pailo, TN R+76
- New Harmony, TN R+72
- Pikeville, TN R+69
- Mount Airy, TN R+69
- Emery Mill, TN R+70
- Summer City, TN R+70
- Mount Crest, TN R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Bullion, CA R+14
- La Cueva, NM D+18
- Fairburn, WI R+36
- Hoytsville, UT R+55
- Lake Carey, PA R+44
- Longview, VA R+31
- North Crossett, AR R+66
- Coleta, IL R+38
- Locktown, NJ R+7
- Yarboro, TX R+66
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.