Park City is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Park City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park City, ~45% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park City compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park City is the most Democratic-leaning.
Park City runs about 103 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Park City is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Park City. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Park City leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Park City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Park City votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Park City runs about 103 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Park City have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Park City, Knoxville, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Park City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Park City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Park City have completed high school, below 81% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Park City sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mornngside, Knoxville, TN D+59
- Oakwood, Knoxville, TN D+32
- South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN D+19
- Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TN D+36
- Historic Montford, Asheville, NC D+72
- Oakley, Asheville, NC D+38
- Douglas, Elizabethton, TN R+46
- Northside Community, Chattanooga, TN D+17
- Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN D+42
- Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
- Allendale Area, Arvada, CO D+19
- Albion Place, Clifton, NJ R+3
- Robberson, Springfield, MO R+15
- Regis, Denver, CO D+54
- Blue Oaks, Roseville, CA R+6
- Central Park, Superior, WI D+12
- Five Points, Atlanta, GA D+76
- Baldwin District, Manassas, VA D+17
- Brunswick, Gary, IN D+80
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.