Marrowbone leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Marrowbone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marrowbone, ~50% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marrowbone compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Marrowbone is the least Democratic-leaning.
Marrowbone runs about 71 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Marrowbone is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Marrowbone. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+71) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 111 points.
Why Marrowbone 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 Marrowbone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Marrowbone votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Marrowbone runs about 71 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 52% of residents in Marrowbone are Black or African American, above 90% of neighborhoods.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Marrowbone, Nashville, TN does.
Why turnout in Marrowbone looks the way it does
Turnout in Marrowbone sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bordeaux, Nashville, TN D+65
- Haynes Area, Nashville, TN D+81
- Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN D+71
- Talbot's Corner, Nashville, TN D+59
- Charlotte Park, Nashville, TN D+9
- Germantown, Nashville, TN D+36
- Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN D+70
- Capitol View, Nashville, TN D+65
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
- McFerrin Park, Nashville, TN D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Uptown, New Orleans, LA D+46
- Mission Hills, Pittsburgh, PA D+37
- Lyons Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, FL D+6
- Southeast Erie, Erie, PA D+20
- Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO D+76
- Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI D+87
- Five Points, Great Lakes, IL D+42
- North Kensington, Kensington, MD D+58
- View Ridge, Seattle, WA D+70
- North Shoal Creek, Austin, TX D+51
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.