Mount Moriah is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mount Moriah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Moriah, ~12% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Moriah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Moriah leans more Republican than 19 of 52 neighbors.
Mount Moriah runs about 35 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Mount Moriah 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 Moriah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Mount Moriah hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mount Moriah, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Moriah looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mount Moriah sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chalklevel, TN R+66
- Holladay, TN R+67
- Hustburg, TN R+66
- New Johnsonville, TN R+61
- McIllwain, TN R+67
- Tin Cup, TN R+63
- Camden, TN R+62
- Sawyers Mill, TN R+72
- Plant, TN R+66
- Eva, TN R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Pine, ID R+41
- Woolsey, AR R+42
- Belden, CA R+3
- Pinckney, AR R+13
- Rimer, PA R+66
- Logan Elm Village, OH R+55
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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.