Lookout Valley leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lookout Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lookout Valley, ~24% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lookout Valley compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lookout Valley is the most Republican-leaning.
Lookout Valley runs about 8 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lookout Valley. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Lookout Valley leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lookout Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Lookout Valley sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 87% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Lookout Valley looks the way it does
Turnout in Lookout Valley sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN D+40
- Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN D+36
- Northside Community, Chattanooga, TN D+17
- Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN D+42
- Cannon Heights, Dalton, GA D+4
- Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, AL R+37
- Downtown Huntsville, Huntsville, AL D+8
- Brookwood, Acworth, GA Even
- Crabapple, Milton, GA R+6
- Trowbridge Square, Sandy Springs, GA D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ventura, San Antonio, TX D+22
- Collins Gardens, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Kranz Woods, Detroit, MI D+87
- South San Gabriel, Rosemead, CA D+24
- Starmount Forest, Greensboro, NC D+39
- Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, AL R+37
- Americana, Oak Ridge, FL D+57
- Groves Lincoln Park, Tucson, AZ Even
- Candlewood Park, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Side Hill, Fort Collins, CO D+32
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.