Munford is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Munford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Munford, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Munford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Munford leans more Republican than 42 of 55 neighbors.
Munford runs about 30 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Munford. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Munford 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 Munford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Munford votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Munford are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Munford, TN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Munford looks the way it does
Turnout in Munford sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Atoka, TN R+50
- Flatwood, TN R+74
- Kerrville, TN R+52
- Drummonds, TN R+61
- Gilt Edge, TN R+77
- Brighton, TN R+65
- Burlison, TN R+75
- Clopton, TN R+77
- Millington, TN R+18
- Garland, TN R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crystal Springs, MS D+16
- Brownfield, TX R+46
- Haleiwa, HI D+7
- Claremont, NC R+52
- Sallisaw, OK R+51
- Amory, MS R+50
- Paris, IL R+44
- Asbury Lake, FL R+48
- Fort Pierce South, FL R+7
- Mims, FL R+42
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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.