Sharps Chapel is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Sharps Chapel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharps Chapel, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharps Chapel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sharps Chapel leans more Republican than 31 of 74 neighbors.
Sharps Chapel runs about 40 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Sharps Chapel leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sharps Chapel. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sharps Chapel, 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 Sharps Chapel looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Sharps Chapel own their home, about 15 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rose Hill, TN R+73
- Sandlick, TN R+73
- Town Creek, TN R+77
- Maynardville, TN R+69
- Pennington Chapel, TN R+74
- Speedwell, TN R+74
- Warwicktown, TN R+70
- Lily Grove, TN R+66
- Elm Springs, TN R+76
- Powder Springs, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hebron Estates, KY R+51
- Ochelata, OK R+62
- Housatonic, MA D+32
- Notus, ID R+68
- Jeddo, MI R+49
- Lake Nebagamon, WI R+18
- Vance, SC D+33
- Corydon, KY R+54
- Convoy, OH R+62
- Auke Bay, AK D+14
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.