Orme is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Orme typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orme, ~13% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orme compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orme leans more Republican than 7 of 64 neighbors.
Orme runs about 23 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Orme 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 Orme, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Orme sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 84%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Orme are family households, above 92% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Orme, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Orme looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orme is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bridgeport, AL R+66
- Sherwood, TN R+58
- Kimball, TN R+56
- New Hope, TN R+70
- Long Island, AL R+83
- Martin Springs, TN R+53
- Stevenson, AL R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almo, ID R+84
- Plateau City, CO R+53
- New Pine Creek, CA R+57
- Hobbs, MD R+45
- Emigrant Gap, CA R+12
- Faulkner, IA R+56
- Wimberly, AL R+89
- Alder, MT R+51
- Mabry, TX R+68
- Tide, OR R+16
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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.