Roan Mountain is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Roan Mountain typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roan Mountain, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roan Mountain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roan Mountain leans more Republican than 66 of 71 neighbors.
Roan Mountain runs about 43 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Roan Mountain 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 Roan Mountain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Roan Mountain, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Roan Mountain, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Roan Mountain looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Roan Mountain own their home, about 14 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Roan Mountain sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cove Creek, TN R+74
- Poga, TN R+69
- Heaton, NC R+60
- Elk Park, NC R+61
- Cranberry, NC R+62
- Roaring Creek, NC R+68
- Hampton, TN R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mineral Point, WI R+15
- Bidwell, OH R+54
- Pound, VA R+48
- Holiday City South, NJ R+11
- Newport, MN D+12
- Gothenburg, NE R+55
- Frontenac, MO Even
- Unadilla, GA R+10
- Royal City, WA R+58
- Grand Ridge, FL R+60
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.