Osage is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Osage typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osage, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osage leans more Republican than 42 of 60 neighbors.
Osage runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Osage. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Osage 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 Osage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Osage hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Osage, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Osage looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Osage is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Osage have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jones Mill, TN R+72
- Elkhorn, TN R+56
- Cottage Grove, TN R+71
- Whitlock, TN R+62
- Routon, TN R+69
- Foundry Hill, TN R+69
- Paris, TN R+44
- Henry, TN R+70
- Tumbling, TN R+73
- Jewell, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lippincotts, OH R+61
- Elk, TX R+68
- Northome, MN R+43
- Birch River, WV R+59
- Paradise Valley, PA R+23
- Baileyville, IL R+46
- Gilsonite, CO R+49
- Wannaska, MN R+52
- Ward, AL D+31
- Copeland, AL R+75
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.