Opossum, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Opossum

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Opossum leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Opossum typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Opossum, ~34% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Opossum compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Opossum leans more Democratic than 54 of 61 neighbors.

Opossum runs about 43 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Opossum is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Opossum 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 Opossum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Opossum votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Opossum runs about 43 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Opossum have never been married, above 94% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Opossum, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Opossum looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Opossum 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 45%, about 11 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Opossum rent, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Opossum have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.