Only is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Only typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Only, ~5% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Only compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Only leans more Republican than 33 of 51 neighbors.
Only runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Only 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 Only, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Only hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Only sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Only, TN does.
Why turnout in Only looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Only 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 81% of adults in Only have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coble, TN R+73
- Hurricane Mills, TN R+63
- Lobelville, TN R+73
- Vernon, TN R+71
- Spot, TN R+68
- Pleasantville, TN R+73
- Poplar Grove, TN R+64
- Centerville, TN R+68
- DePriest Bend, TN R+72
- Deans, TN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rapids City, IL R+25
- Southwest City, MO R+53
- Ottoville, OH R+71
- Snyder, OK R+57
- Hoopers Creek, NC R+36
- Okay, OK R+51
- Moira, NY R+37
- Scotland, SD R+63
- Deer Trail, CO R+56
- Joseph City, AZ R+65
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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.