Nixon is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Nixon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nixon, ~6% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nixon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nixon leans more Republican than 49 of 57 neighbors.
Nixon runs about 49 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Nixon 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 Nixon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Nixon hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nixon, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Nixon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nixon 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 78% of adults in Nixon have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pyburns, TN R+77
- Walkertown, TN R+76
- Pickwick Dam, TN R+72
- Savannah, TN R+64
- Counce, TN R+75
- Crossroads, TN R+77
- Lowryville, TN R+78
- Shiloh, TN R+78
- Tulu, TN R+78
- Crump, TN R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ramsay, MI R+24
- Randolph, IA R+49
- San Carlos, TX R+11
- Lumbull, AL R+81
- Palisades Park, MI R+5
- Sanders Corner, SC D+17
- Rutland, IL R+45
- Indian Creek, WI R+34
- Roeton, AL R+78
- Fillmore, IA 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.