Manlyville is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Manlyville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manlyville, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manlyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Manlyville leans more Republican than 49 of 58 neighbors.
Manlyville runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Manlyville 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 Manlyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Manlyville hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Manlyville drive to work alone, above 92% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Manlyville, 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 Manlyville looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Manlyville rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lakeview Manor, TN R+70
- Mansfield, TN R+71
- Big Sandy, TN R+67
- Van Dyke, TN R+68
- Vale, TN R+71
- Paris, TN R+44
- Springville, TN R+68
- Lick Creek, TN R+64
- Mixie, TN R+70
- India, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Richville, NY R+44
- Vienna, MD R+36
- Wando, SC R+2
- Kinards, SC R+43
- Chestnut Gap, KY R+73
- Big Run, PA R+58
- Mound Valley, KS R+61
- Plainville, IL R+68
- Sentinel Heights, NY R+4
- Canadys, SC R+33
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.