Link is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Link typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Link, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Link compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Link leans more Republican than 19 of 61 neighbors.
Link runs about 26 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Link 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 Link, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Link are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Link, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Link looks the way it does
Turnout in Link 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
- Midland, TN R+58
- Christiana, TN R+53
- Rockvale, TN R+51
- Taylor Crossroads, TN R+71
- Bell Buckle, TN R+63
- Deason, TN R+65
- Patterson, TN R+46
- Unionville, TN R+69
- Eagleville, TN R+58
- Murfreesboro, TN R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bronte, TX R+78
- Middleville, NY R+49
- Sentinel, OK R+79
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Willshire, OH R+67
- Hamburg, IA R+46
- Doon, IA R+72
- Philo, CA D+46
- Bolton, NC D+3
- Newbury, VT Even
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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.