Sylvan Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Sylvan Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sylvan Park, ~57% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sylvan Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sylvan Park leans more Democratic than 8 of 20 neighbors.
Sylvan Park runs about 68 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Sylvan Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sylvan Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Sylvan Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sylvan Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Sylvan Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Sylvan Park runs against the grain of Tennessee, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sylvan Park looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Sylvan Park have completed high school, about 12 points above the Tennessee average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN D+44
- White Bridge, Nashville, TN D+20
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Vanderbilt-West End, Nashville, TN D+54
- Charlotte Park, Nashville, TN D+9
- Midtown-Nashville, Nashville, TN D+32
- Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN D+70
- Bellmont Hillsboro, Nashville, TN D+51
- Green Hills, Nashville, TN D+13
- Edgehill, Nashville, TN D+64
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rincon Heights, Tucson, AZ D+57
- Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR D+54
- Bayside, Queens, NY D+9
- Lytle Creek, San Bernardino, CA D+26
- Downtown Omaha, Omaha, NE D+49
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- South Salt Creek, Lincoln, NE D+29
- Zach White, El Paso, TX Even
- West Southwest 3, Topeka, KS D+12
- Loch Raven Manor, Towson, MD D+46
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.