Sequatchie County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sequatchie County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sequatchie County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sequatchie County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Sequatchie County leans more Republican than 17 of 21 neighbors.
Sequatchie County runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Sequatchie County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sequatchie County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Sequatchie County are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sequatchie County, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sequatchie County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sequatchie County 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 Counties
- Grundy County, TN R+68
- Marion County, TN R+62
- Hamilton County, TN R+10
- Bledsoe County, TN R+66
- Van Buren County, TN R+71
- Rhea County, TN R+63
- Catoosa County, GA R+54
- Warren County, TN R+62
- Bradley County, TN R+48
- Dade County, GA R+64
Counties with Similar Populations
- Sevier County, AR R+50
- Richland County, IL R+50
- Brunswick County, VA D+13
- Van Buren County, AR R+63
- Benton County, TN R+64
- Osage County, KS R+49
- Neosho County, KS R+48
- Otoe County, NE R+39
- Leon County, TX R+69
- Grand County, CO R+6
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.