Ragsdale is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Ragsdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ragsdale, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ragsdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ragsdale leans more Republican than 51 of 69 neighbors.
Ragsdale runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ragsdale. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Ragsdale 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 Ragsdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Ragsdale drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ragsdale sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Ragsdale are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ragsdale, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Ragsdale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ragsdale 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 49%, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Oaks, TN R+60
- Sainville, TN R+72
- Manchester, TN R+57
- Winton Town, TN R+74
- Shady Grove, TN R+73
- Hillsboro, TN R+69
- Fredonia, TN R+67
- Viola, TN R+72
- Morrison, TN R+68
- Glen, TN R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hardwick, MN R+66
- Judge, MO R+70
- Newberry, IN R+66
- Busseyville, WI R+15
- South Colton, NY R+22
- Covesville, VA R+5
- Whately, MA D+39
- Snellman, MN R+50
- Palmetto, AL R+74
- East Andover, NH R+11
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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.