Powells Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Powells Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powells Crossroads, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powells Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powells Crossroads leans more Republican than 61 of 75 neighbors.
Powells Crossroads runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Powells Crossroads 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 Powells Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Powells Crossroads hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Powells Crossroads, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Powells Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Powells Crossroads 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.
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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.