Stewart County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Stewart County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stewart County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stewart County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Stewart County leans more Republican than 15 of 16 neighbors.
Stewart County runs about 37 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Stewart County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Stewart County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 9% of residents in Stewart County live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stewart County fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stewart County, 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 Stewart County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Stewart County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Houston County, TN R+64
- Trigg County, KY R+56
- Montgomery County, TN R+16
- Christian County, KY R+21
- Humphreys County, TN R+60
- Calloway County, KY R+36
- Henry County, TN R+55
- Benton County, TN R+64
- Dickson County, TN R+55
- Marshall County, KY R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Calhoun County, FL R+59
- Union County, KY R+56
- Chowan County, NC R+12
- Callahan County, TX R+69
- Trinity County, TX R+58
- Breathitt County, KY R+62
- Comanche County, TX R+65
- Morgan County, KY R+64
- Izard County, AR R+65
- Converse County, WY R+66
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.