Loretto is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Loretto typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loretto, ~11% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loretto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loretto leans more Republican than 17 of 65 neighbors.
Loretto runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Loretto. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Loretto 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 Loretto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Loretto, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Loretto are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Loretto, TN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Loretto looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Loretto sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Busby, TN R+68
- Ramah, TN R+77
- St. Joseph, TN R+71
- Long Branch, TN R+72
- Mount Nebo, TN R+71
- Westpoint, TN R+72
- Crewstown, TN R+73
- Leoma, TN R+73
- Lexington, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Flat Rock, NC R+17
- Milan, OH R+35
- Auburn, NE R+39
- Cookville, TX R+71
- Fairmount, IN R+52
- Sharpsburg, MD R+50
- Toledo, WA R+41
- Eustace, TX R+78
- Muniz, TX R+5
- Cross Junction, VA R+44
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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.