Norma is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Norma typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norma, ~6% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norma compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norma leans more Republican than 52 of 67 neighbors.
Norma runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Norma 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 Norma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Norma hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Norma is more than 99%, well above similar-sized cities (around 70%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Norma, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Norma looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Norma 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 49%, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Norma have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Winona, TN R+64
- Stanfield, TN R+75
- Helenwood, TN R+64
- Charleys Branch, TN R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Hope, NC R+30
- Alba, MI R+41
- Upper Wheatfields, AZ D+58
- South Levant, ME R+26
- Lake Buena Vista, FL D+2
- St. Elizabeth, MO R+77
- McKeefrey, WV R+61
- Mount Vernon, TN R+74
- Creston, IL R+29
- Ladysmith, VA R+10
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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.