Shacklett is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Shacklett typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shacklett, ~12% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shacklett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shacklett leans more Republican than 30 of 62 neighbors.
Shacklett runs about 28 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Shacklett 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 Shacklett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Shacklett are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shacklett, TN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Shacklett looks the way it does
Turnout in Shacklett sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingston Springs, TN R+47
- Pegram, TN R+53
- Craggie Hope, TN R+57
- White Bluff, TN R+60
- Petway, TN R+63
- White Oak Flat, TN R+64
- Lockertsville, TN R+61
- Charlotte, TN R+65
- Burns, TN R+52
- Fairview, TN R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Centerville, PA R+70
- Peckham, CO R+57
- Rupert, GA R+67
- Ross, ND R+78
- Taunton, MN R+54
- Ellsworth, IL R+45
- Vicksburg, AZ R+54
- East Monroe, OH R+63
- Eola, TX R+81
- Charlton Heights, WV R+47
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.