Spot is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Spot typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spot, ~5% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spot leans more Republican than 43 of 56 neighbors.
Spot runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Spot 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 Spot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Spot hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Spot sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Spot, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Spot looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spot is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Spot have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vernon, TN R+71
- Nunnelly, TN R+68
- Pinewood, TN R+66
- Poplar Grove, TN R+64
- Centerville, TN R+68
- Graytown, TN R+70
- Coble, TN R+73
- Only, TN R+68
- Wrigley, TN R+66
- Deans, TN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Seaboard, AL R+77
- Etlah, MO R+65
- Fox Hill, AR R+65
- Overlook, NY R+32
- Maurine, SD R+82
- Knights Landing, ME R+35
- Reedtown, AL R+31
- Rosebud, IL R+60
- Neshoba, MS R+73
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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.