Skullbone is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Skullbone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skullbone, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Skullbone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Skullbone leans more Republican than 60 of 75 neighbors.
Skullbone runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Skullbone 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 Skullbone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Skullbone drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Skullbone are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Skullbone, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Skullbone looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Skullbone own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradford, TN R+70
- Staffords Store, TN R+71
- Greenfield, TN R+70
- Mount Herman, TN R+71
- Four Point, TN R+70
- Pillowville, TN R+71
- Cades, TN R+72
- Kimery, TN R+70
- Trezevant, TN R+62
- Vaughns Grove, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milo, ID R+62
- Leslie, WV R+68
- Milton, TX R+80
- Tolona, MO R+74
- Blair, SC D+34
- Wabbaseka, AR D+7
- Willowdell, OH R+77
- Conaway, VA R+67
- Whitney, NE R+71
- Iroquois, IL R+52
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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.