Nashville leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Nashville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nashville, ~23% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nashville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nashville leans more Republican than 10 of 75 neighbors.
Nashville runs about 19 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nashville. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Nashville leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Nashville. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Nashville, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Nashville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nashville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 65% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gnaw Bone, IN R+41
- Story, IN R+38
- Belmont, IN R+35
- Pikes Peak, IN R+51
- Sweetwater Lake, IN R+46
- Needmore, IN R+17
- Fruitdale, IN R+50
- Trevlac, IN R+42
- Stony Lonesome, IN R+38
- Woodville Hills, IN Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seven Valleys, PA R+36
- Homeacre-Lyndora, PA R+22
- Wheatland, WY R+60
- Lawrenceville, IL R+42
- New Columbia, PA R+27
- Meredith, NH D+8
- Hutchins, TX D+35
- Redwood Falls, MN R+32
- St. Gabriel, LA Even
- Glendale, CO D+43
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, 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.