Rock Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Rock Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Springs, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Springs leans more Republican than 41 of 76 neighbors.
Rock Springs runs about 39 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Rock Springs drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rock Springs, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rock Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Rock Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Good Hope, TN R+68
- RoEllen, TN R+72
- Bishop, TN R+71
- Newbern, TN R+62
- Neboville, TN R+58
- Tatumville, TN R+72
- Dyersburg, TN R+37
- Fowlkes, TN R+71
- Maxey, TN R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crewsville, FL R+70
- West Panama City Beach, FL R+69
- North Shafter, CA R+54
- Wagoner, MO R+66
- Kimberly, MN R+38
- Ware, MO R+58
- North Vassalboro, ME R+19
- Garrison, MT R+57
- Elliot, TX R+39
- East Branch, NY R+39
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.