Paint Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Paint Rock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paint Rock, ~11% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paint Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paint Rock leans more Republican than 72 of 73 neighbors.
Paint Rock runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Paint Rock 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 Paint Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Paint Rock drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Paint Rock, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Paint Rock looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Paint Rock own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradbury, TN R+69
- Dogwood, TN R+62
- Kingston, TN R+59
- Philadelphia, TN R+73
- Holiday Hills, TN R+61
- Erie, TN R+75
- Northpoint, TN R+64
- Loudon, TN R+56
- Fochee, TN R+67
- Maple Grove, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stohrs Crossroads, WV R+61
- Oliver, AL R+70
- Brookfield, VT D+14
- Owendale, MI R+58
- Wentworth, TX R+79
- Bronson, IA R+51
- Sierra View, PA R+15
- North Hornell, NY R+40
- Pulaski, MO R+70
- Glenn, CA R+64
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.