Mount Vernon, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mount Vernon

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Mount Vernon is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Mount Vernon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Vernon, ~8% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mount Vernon compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Vernon leans more Republican than 64 of 68 neighbors.

Mount Vernon runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Vernon. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Mount Vernon 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 Vernon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Mount Vernon hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Mount Vernon drive to work alone, above 89% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mount Vernon, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Vernon looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mount Vernon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.