Sparkman is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Sparkman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sparkman, ~8% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sparkman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sparkman leans more Republican than 46 of 62 neighbors.
Sparkman runs about 42 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Sparkman 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 Sparkman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sparkman, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Sparkman are family households, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sparkman, TN sits below the national average 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 Sparkman looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sparkman is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dodson, TN R+71
- Walling, TN R+73
- Rock Island, TN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Scottsville, KS R+68
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- Waterburg, NY D+40
- Blue Sulphur Springs, WV R+61
- Wirt, MN R+40
- Denney, KY R+75
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- Rock Camp, OH R+64
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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.