Silvertop is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Silvertop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silvertop, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silvertop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silvertop leans more Republican than 49 of 58 neighbors.
Silvertop runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Silvertop leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Silvertop. 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; Silvertop, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Silvertop looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Silvertop 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
- Gorman, TN R+64
- Pollard, TN R+65
- McEwen, TN R+64
- Woolworth, TN R+67
- Erin, TN R+63
- Ellis Mills, TN R+67
- Forest Hill, TN R+65
- Tennessee City, TN R+63
- Waverly, TN R+55
- Vanleer, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Foraker, IN R+69
- Drummond, WI R+16
- New Site, MS R+87
- Forest Knolls, CA D+60
- Napier Field, AL R+45
- Bryant, WA R+24
- Trapp, MS R+9
- Ransom, KY R+76
- Denham, IN R+59
- Centralia, KS R+67
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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.