Long Branch is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Long Branch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Long Branch, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Long Branch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Long Branch leans more Republican than 28 of 64 neighbors.
Long Branch runs about 42 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Long Branch 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 Long Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Long Branch, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Long Branch, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Long Branch looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Long Branch sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crewstown, TN R+73
- Busby, TN R+68
- Loretto, TN R+67
- Pea Ridge, TN R+73
- Westpoint, TN R+72
- Leoma, TN R+73
- Mount Lebanon, TN R+75
- Ramah, TN R+77
- Lawrenceburg, TN R+62
- Revilo, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Heidelberg, MN R+47
- Fairford, AL R+40
- East Fultonham, OH R+60
- Richohoc, LA R+19
- Waresville, GA R+69
- Ewingville, MD R+36
- Haneyville, PA R+61
- New Liberty, IL R+60
- Mountain Crest, AR R+59
- Greenleaf, OR R+17
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.