Palmersville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Palmersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palmersville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palmersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palmersville leans more Republican than 63 of 64 neighbors.
Palmersville runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Palmersville 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 Palmersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Palmersville are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Palmersville, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Palmersville looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Palmersville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jewell, TN R+74
- Jones Mill, TN R+72
- Latham, TN R+71
- Cottage Grove, TN R+71
- Dukedom, TN R+68
- Ore Spring, TN R+66
- Hyndsver, TN R+67
- Dresden, TN R+67
- Osage, TN R+70
- Ruthville, TN R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yulan, NY Even
- Stone, KY R+68
- Purdy, OK R+76
- Hutton Valley, MO R+70
- Silver City, IA R+41
- Harriet, AR R+71
- Chana, IL R+39
- Matador, TX R+65
- Roseville, KY R+65
- Hallsville, NC R+17
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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.