RoEllen is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 83% of adults in RoEllen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in RoEllen, ~12% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How RoEllen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, RoEllen leans more Republican than 55 of 73 neighbors.
RoEllen runs about 42 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why RoEllen 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 RoEllen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 96% of households in RoEllen are family households, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; RoEllen, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in RoEllen looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in RoEllen have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rock Springs, TN R+69
- Bishop, TN R+71
- Good Hope, TN R+68
- Dyersburg, TN R+37
- Fowlkes, TN R+71
- Tigrett, TN R+69
- Bruceville, TN R+70
- Newbern, TN R+62
- Neboville, TN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Lebanon, TN R+75
- West Point, IL R+63
- Netawaka, KS R+52
- New Philadelphia, IN R+64
- Simmsville, AL R+40
- Barnard, VT D+25
- Mellette, OK R+65
- Mavity, KY R+57
- Nancy Wrights Corner, VA R+47
- Plevna, MT R+78
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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.