Peakland is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Peakland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peakland, ~10% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peakland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peakland leans more Republican than 72 of 77 neighbors.
Peakland runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Peakland 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 Peakland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Peakland hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Peakland, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Peakland looks the way it does
Turnout in Peakland sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tranquillity, TN R+72
- Watts Bar Estates, TN R+64
- Forest Grove, TN R+71
- Ten Mile, TN R+71
- Murray Store, TN R+74
- Spring City, TN R+66
- Maple Grove, TN R+64
- Roddy, TN R+65
- Pennine, TN R+70
- Erie, TN R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sipes Mill, PA R+74
- Judson, MN R+34
- Scott, NY R+31
- Littleton, UT R+75
- Bingham Lake, MN R+59
- Avawam, KY R+64
- Northfork, WV R+7
- Uchee, AL R+12
- Ulster Heights, NY R+25
- Pumpkin Center, OK R+61
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.