Romeo is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Romeo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Romeo, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Romeo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Romeo leans more Republican than 47 of 73 neighbors.
Romeo runs about 43 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Romeo 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 Romeo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Romeo, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Romeo, TN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Romeo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Romeo own their home, about 17 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Romeo sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pilot Knob, TN R+72
- Persia, TN R+71
- McCloud, TN R+72
- Baileyton, TN R+65
- Mosheim, TN R+67
- Bulls Gap, TN R+72
- Brittontown, TN R+73
- Holland Mill, TN R+66
- Rogersville, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pawnee Rock, KS R+63
- Larkinsville, AL R+82
- Edinburg, NY R+29
- Hidalgo, IL R+64
- Bellona, NY R+16
- Wahkiacus, WA R+36
- Ophir, CO D+59
- Schley, GA R+64
- Hix, TX R+63
- Genesee Depot, WI R+33
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.