Muddy Pond, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Muddy Pond

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

Muddy Pond is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in Muddy Pond typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Muddy Pond, ~11% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Muddy Pond compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Muddy Pond leans more Republican than 22 of 49 neighbors.

Muddy Pond runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Why Muddy Pond 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 Muddy Pond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Muddy Pond drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Muddy Pond sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Muddy Pond, 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 Muddy Pond looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Muddy Pond own their home, about 15 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Muddy Pond sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.