Longtown, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Longtown

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Longtown leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Longtown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Longtown, ~42% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Longtown compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Longtown is the most Democratic-leaning.

Longtown runs about 63 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Longtown is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Longtown. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 78 points.

Why Longtown 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 Longtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Longtown votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Longtown runs about 63 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Longtown have never been married, above 76% of cities.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Longtown, TN sits below the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Longtown looks the way it does

Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Longtown sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.