Mount Denson is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Mount Denson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Denson, ~16% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Denson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Denson leans more Republican than 29 of 66 neighbors.
Mount Denson runs about 28 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Mount Denson 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 Mount Denson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Mount Denson drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Mount Denson are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Denson, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Denson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Mount Denson own their home, about 14 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mount Denson have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Springfield, TN R+24
- Youngville, TN R+64
- Barren Plain, TN R+69
- Flewellyn, TN R+65
- Milldale, TN R+65
- Cedar Hill, TN R+65
- Adairville, KY R+61
- Greenbrier, TN R+54
- Lamont, TN R+65
- Coopertown, TN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doster, AL R+20
- Foster, MO R+68
- Dale, SC D+40
- Maysville, AL R+62
- Willard, WA Even
- Marysville, AR R+61
- Marvin, SD R+58
- Cyrene, MO R+70
- South Sebec, ME R+40
- Tyro, VA R+24
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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.