New Markham is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 41% of adults in New Markham typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Markham, ~7% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Markham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Markham leans more Republican than 28 of 62 neighbors.
New Markham runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why New Markham 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 New Markham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in New Markham live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Tennessee average of 21%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; New Markham, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in New Markham looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. New Markham is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and New Markham sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cronanville, TN R+11
- Samburg, TN R+73
- Lake Drive, TN R+74
- Tiptonville, TN R+45
- Roneys Store, TN R+72
- Owl City, TN R+73
- Hornbeak, TN R+73
- Wynnburg, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zylks, LA R+39
- Harryhogan, VA R+17
- Saulsburg, PA R+55
- Copeland, OK R+65
- Middlegrove, IL R+41
- Union Springs, LA R+77
- Massillon, IA R+46
- Estes, TX R+57
- Mora, LA R+75
- New Salem, MS R+79
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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.