Pope is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Pope typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pope, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pope leans more Republican than 32 of 42 neighbors.
Pope runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Pope 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 Pope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pope live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Pope are family households, above 84% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pope, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pope looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pope is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perryville, TN R+74
- Linden, TN R+73
- Parsons, TN R+66
- DePriest Bend, TN R+72
- Decaturville, TN R+71
- Sugar Tree, TN R+71
- Garrett, TN R+73
- Jeannette, TN R+70
- Lobelville, TN R+73
- Bible Hill, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Dryden, NY D+26
- Ogema, MN R+7
- Edmundson, MO D+27
- Sidon, MS D+4
- White City, KS R+64
- Shoreham, MI D+4
- Nuiqsut, AK D+2
- Dumont, IA R+51
- Strandell, WA R+30
- Vandiver, MO R+47
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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.