Mountain City is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Mountain City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain City leans more Republican than 53 of 73 neighbors.
Mountain City runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mountain City. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mountain City 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 Mountain City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Mountain City hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Mountain City, TN does.
Why turnout in Mountain City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mountain City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Mountain City have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Neva, TN R+66
- Harmon, TN R+63
- Shady Valley, TN R+62
- Silver Lake, TN R+72
- Trade, TN R+70
- Laurel Bloomery, TN R+74
- Grayson, NC R+48
- Buladeen, TN R+76
- Doeville, TN R+67
- Creston, NC R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schiller Park, IL R+13
- Church Point, LA R+48
- New Brighton, PA R+21
- Camdenton, MO R+55
- Gardnerville, NV R+35
- Garden Acres, CA D+15
- River Forest, IL D+55
- Miller Place, NY R+26
- Whiting, IN D+7
- Latonia, KY R+17
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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.