Pickett County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Pickett County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pickett County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pickett County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pickett County leans more Republican than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Pickett County runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Pickett County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pickett County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pickett County, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pickett County, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pickett County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 85% of households in Pickett County own their home, about 8 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Clinton County, KY R+72
- Fentress County, TN R+68
- Overton County, TN R+67
- Cumberland County, KY R+67
- Clay County, TN R+67
- Wayne County, KY R+65
- Jackson County, TN R+65
- Russell County, KY R+67
- Monroe County, KY R+69
- Putnam County, TN R+43
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dickey County, ND R+55
- Wheeler County, TX R+67
- Phillips County, KS R+68
- Toole County, MT R+43
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Scott County, IL R+64
- Gallatin County, IL R+60
- Garfield County, UT R+63
- Rooks County, KS R+66
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.