Rudolph is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Rudolph typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rudolph, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rudolph compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rudolph leans more Republican than 53 of 73 neighbors.
Rudolph runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rudolph. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+50) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+76), a spread of about 126 points.
Why Rudolph 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 Rudolph, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Rudolph hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Rudolph, TN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Rudolph looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rudolph is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belle Eagle, TN R+49
- Maury City, TN R+61
- Cairo, TN R+63
- Tibbs, TN R+21
- Cypress, TN R+42
- Alamo, TN R+52
- Chestnut Bluff, TN R+59
- Gates, TN R+32
- Brownsville, TN D+28
- Johnsons Grove, TN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Naturl Br Sta, VA R+61
- Smithville, WV R+69
- Curran, WI R+46
- Vernon, TN R+71
- Kohatk, AZ D+38
- Waterloo, AR R+28
- Coates, MN R+32
- Koszta, IA R+46
- Cundiyo, NM D+30
- Mapleville, NC D+19
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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.