Lewisburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Lewisburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lewisburg, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lewisburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lewisburg leans more Republican than 8 of 74 neighbors.
Lewisburg runs about 14 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lewisburg. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lewisburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, well above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lewisburg, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lewisburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lewisburg 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
- White Acres, TN R+61
- Berlin, TN R+65
- Belfast, TN R+68
- Yell, TN R+69
- Verona, TN R+63
- Farmington, TN R+62
- New Town, TN R+61
- Cornersville, TN R+65
- Palmetto, TN R+70
- Leftwich, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laguna Woods, CA D+12
- Geneva, NY D+21
- Streetsboro, OH R+11
- Bonita, CA D+8
- Fairland, MD D+66
- Marcus Hook, PA D+4
- Crystal River, FL R+44
- Indianola, IA R+17
- Mount Morris, MI D+12
- Griffith, IN D+4
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.