Macon County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Macon County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macon County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macon County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Macon County leans more Republican than 18 of 20 neighbors.
Macon County runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Macon County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Macon County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Macon County hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Macon County are family households, above 82% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Macon County, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Macon County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Macon County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Trousdale County, TN R+59
- Allen County, KY R+64
- Smith County, TN R+64
- Monroe County, KY R+69
- Clay County, TN R+67
- Jackson County, TN R+65
- Sumner County, TN R+40
- Wilson County, TN R+39
- Barren County, KY R+50
- Simpson County, KY R+42
Counties with Similar Populations
- Posey County, IN R+45
- Barbour County, AL R+3
- Iosco County, MI R+28
- Todd County, MN R+50
- Lyon County, MN R+28
- Lauderdale County, TN R+23
- Adair County, MO R+21
- Washington County, FL R+61
- Fannin County, GA R+62
- Hardee County, FL R+46
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.