Sugar Tree is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Sugar Tree typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugar Tree, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugar Tree compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugar Tree leans more Republican than 27 of 47 neighbors.
Sugar Tree runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Sugar Tree 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 Sugar Tree, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sugar Tree live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sugar Tree sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sugar Tree, TN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Sugar Tree looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sugar Tree 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.
Nearby Cities
- Jeannette, TN R+70
- McIllwain, TN R+67
- DePriest Bend, TN R+72
- Holladay, TN R+67
- Bible Hill, TN R+72
- Pope, TN R+74
- Parsons, TN R+66
- Perryville, TN R+74
- Lobelville, TN R+73
- Mount Moriah, TN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Saybrook, IL R+46
- Easton, TX R+34
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Neeley, ID R+59
- Ben Bolt, TX R+14
- Avera, GA R+57
- Pleasant Dale, NE R+60
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Ghent, WV R+66
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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.