Palmyra is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Palmyra typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palmyra, ~13% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palmyra compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palmyra leans more Republican than 41 of 61 neighbors.
Palmyra runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Palmyra 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 Palmyra, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Palmyra drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Palmyra, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Palmyra looks the way it does
Turnout in Palmyra sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Slayden, TN R+66
- Cumberland City, TN R+63
- Oakwood, TN R+64
- Throckmorton, TN R+68
- Cumberland Furnace, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smithton, MO R+64
- New Berlin, IL R+40
- Sawyer, MI R+14
- Gilman, IL R+50
- Lummi Island, WA D+54
- St. Paul, VA R+63
- Reva, VA R+39
- Branchville, IN R+44
- Vergas, MN R+32
- Kaleva, MI R+34
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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.