Moss is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Moss typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moss, ~8% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moss compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moss leans more Republican than 71 of 74 neighbors.
Moss runs about 46 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moss. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Moss 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 Moss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Moss, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Moss drive to work alone, above 92% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Moss are family households, above 77% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Moss, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Moss looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Moss own their home, about 19 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Moss sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clementsville, TN R+75
- Miles Crossroads, TN R+74
- Harlan Crossroads, KY R+63
- Hermitage Springs, TN R+75
- Celina, TN R+59
- Hestand, KY R+71
- North Springs, TN R+67
- Sugar Creek, TN R+62
- Tompkinsville, KY R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ebenezer, SC R+34
- Pine Lake, GA D+77
- Boston, KY R+58
- Roulette, PA R+60
- Bude, MS R+10
- Bodega Bay, CA D+42
- Milbridge, ME R+26
- Normantown, GA R+64
- Warsaw, SC R+21
- Truro, MA D+40
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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.