Stanfield is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Stanfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanfield, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanfield leans more Republican than 48 of 68 neighbors.
Stanfield runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Stanfield 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 Stanfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Stanfield, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Stanfield sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stanfield, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Stanfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stanfield 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 46%, about 10 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Stanfield have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Newcomb, TN R+71
- Oneida, TN R+70
- Stinking Creek, TN R+73
- Huntsville, TN R+68
- Helenwood, TN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gap Mills, WV R+64
- Allen, MD R+10
- Allen, KS R+51
- Alna Center, ME D+18
- New Bremen, NY R+48
- Posts, CA D+62
- Upper Meyersville, TX R+71
- South Walden, VT R+9
- Saunders, WV R+71
- Dwarf, KY R+63
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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.