Ore Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Ore Spring typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ore Spring, ~13% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ore Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ore Spring leans more Republican than 26 of 68 neighbors.
Ore Spring runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ore Spring. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Ore Spring 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 Ore Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ore Spring, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 92% of residents in Ore Spring drive to work alone, above 96% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Ore Spring are family households, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ore Spring, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ore Spring looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ore Spring sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dresden, TN R+67
- Jewell, TN R+74
- Hyndsver, TN R+67
- Gleason, TN R+74
- Ralston, TN R+59
- Latham, TN R+71
- Palmersville, TN R+74
- Tumbling, TN R+73
- Martin, TN R+33
- Sharon, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grubville, MO R+57
- Burlington, IN R+60
- Lunenburg, VT R+37
- New Washington, IN R+59
- Boston, VA R+37
- Lake St. Croix Beach, MN D+8
- Wheaton, MO R+66
- Nickelsville, GA R+75
- Rio Grande, OH R+57
- Silverdale, PA R+14
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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.