Selmer is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Selmer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Selmer, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Selmer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Selmer leans more Republican than 6 of 60 neighbors.
Selmer runs about 32 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Selmer. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Selmer 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 Selmer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Selmer hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Selmer, TN sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Selmer looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Selmer sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Old Lawton, TN R+64
- Eastview, TN R+76
- Bethel Springs, TN R+73
- Ramer, TN R+74
- Stantonville, TN R+78
- Griffith, TN R+70
- Gilchrist, TN R+73
- Guys, TN R+72
- McNairy, TN R+77
- Masseyville, TN R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Columbia, TX R+49
- Atkinson, NH Even
- Whitesboro, TX R+66
- St. Augustine Beach, FL R+22
- Cohasset, MA D+26
- Round Hill, VA R+7
- Guadalupe, CA D+15
- Mount Gilead, OH R+55
- Omak, WA R+16
- Monticello, GA R+40
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.