Palestine is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Palestine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palestine, ~11% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palestine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palestine leans more Republican than 22 of 62 neighbors.
Palestine runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palestine. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Palestine 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 Palestine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Palestine hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Palestine, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Palestine looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Palestine sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Warrens Bluff, TN R+67
- Lexington, TN R+58
- Broadway, TN R+70
- Shady Hill, TN R+79
- Huron, TN R+73
- Reagan, TN R+77
- Luray, TN R+71
- Jacks Creek, TN R+72
- Timberlake, TN R+62
- Chesterfield, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Piave, MS R+90
- Walker, MO R+73
- Paxton, NE R+76
- Beaver City, NE R+73
- Walcott, ND R+44
- Beverly Shores, IN R+8
- Primm, NV R+11
- Prospect, AL R+86
- Big Arm, MT R+29
- Lane, OK R+75
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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.