Soddy-Daisy is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Soddy-Daisy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Soddy-Daisy, ~17% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Soddy-Daisy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Soddy-Daisy leans more Republican than 24 of 64 neighbors.
Soddy-Daisy runs about 26 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Soddy-Daisy. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Soddy-Daisy 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 Soddy-Daisy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Soddy-Daisy votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, well above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Soddy-Daisy are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Soddy-Daisy, TN sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Soddy-Daisy looks the way it does
Turnout in Soddy-Daisy 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
- Lakesite, TN R+47
- Middle Valley, TN R+39
- Flat Top Mountain, TN R+70
- Harrison, TN R+43
- Mowbray, TN R+66
- Hixson, TN R+31
- Fairmount, TN R+41
- Falling Water, TN R+41
- Sale Creek, TN R+63
- Birchwood, TN R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Berea, KY R+36
- West Hempstead, NY D+4
- Carteret, NJ D+13
- West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA D+28
- Muskego, WI R+24
- Red Oak, TX R+12
- Perkasie, PA R+12
- Mont Belvieu, TX R+58
- Clinton, IA R+8
- Morton Grove, IL D+13
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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.