Rose Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Rose Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Hill, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Hill leans more Republican than 48 of 70 neighbors.
Rose Hill runs about 43 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Rose Hill are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rose Hill fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rose Hill, TN sits below the national average 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 Rose Hill looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Rose Hill have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Washburn, TN R+73
- Maynardville, TN R+69
- Williams Springs, TN R+74
- New Tazewell, TN R+71
- Luttrell, TN R+70
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- Ethel, TX R+70
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- Foot of Ten, PA R+56
- Cranks, KY R+78
- Bridgewater Corners, VT D+8
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- Olivet, WI R+32
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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.