Legate is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Legate typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Legate, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Legate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Legate leans more Republican than 48 of 53 neighbors.
Legate runs about 39 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Legate 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 Legate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Legate 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; Legate, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Legate looks the way it does
Turnout in Legate sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Mound, TN R+69
- Wyatts Chapel, TN R+72
- Oakwood, TN R+64
- Throckmorton, TN R+68
- Big Rock, TN R+71
- Needmore, TN R+65
- Woodlawn, TN R+62
- Chestnut Grove, TN R+72
- Carlisle, TN R+67
- Dover, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Proctor, OK R+60
- Dillon Falls, OH R+58
- Gilman, MN R+65
- Sugar Bush Knolls, OH R+9
- Lewis Crossroads, SC R+7
- Bolckow, MO R+61
- Mount Baldy, CA R+19
- Tuluksak, AK D+21
- Waikane, HI D+13
- Hooper, CO R+34
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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.