Richard City leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Richard City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richard City, ~16% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richard City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richard City leans more Republican than 6 of 64 neighbors.
Richard City runs about 20 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Richard City 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 Richard City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Richard City hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 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; Richard City, 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 Richard City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Richard City 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 50%, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Pittsburg, TN R+47
- Orme, TN R+53
- New Hope, TN R+70
- Bridgeport, AL R+66
- Kimball, TN R+56
- Long Island, AL R+83
- Glover Hill, TN R+63
- Bryant, AL R+82
- Jasper, TN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Volborg, MT R+76
- Perkinstown, WI R+49
- Percy, NH R+37
- Peckham, OK R+69
- Bisbee, ND R+40
- Damar, KS R+76
- Danville, MO R+59
- Petries Corners, NY R+48
- Leonard, MO R+70
- Nelson, AZ R+53
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.