Moore County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Moore County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moore County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moore County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Moore County leans more Republican than 14 of 15 neighbors.
Moore County runs about 39 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Moore County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Moore 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 Moore County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 10% of residents in Moore County live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Moore County are family households, above 81% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Moore County, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moore County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Moore County own their home, about 5 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Franklin County, TN R+59
- Coffee County, TN R+55
- Bedford County, TN R+51
- Lincoln County, TN R+64
- Marshall County, TN R+54
- Grundy County, TN R+68
- Cannon County, TN R+69
- Giles County, TN R+57
- Warren County, TN R+62
- Madison County, AL R+5
Counties with Similar Populations
- Howard County, NE R+64
- Norman County, MN R+27
- Dallas County, AR R+18
- Randolph County, GA D+3
- Wayne County, IA R+56
- Wilkin County, MN R+39
- Fulton County, KY R+41
- Treutlen County, GA R+35
- Rio Blanco County, CO R+46
- Henderson County, IL R+41
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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.