Tabernacle leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Tabernacle typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tabernacle, ~18% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tabernacle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tabernacle leans more Republican than 28 of 55 neighbors.
Tabernacle runs about 6 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Tabernacle 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 Tabernacle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Tabernacle hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Tabernacle are family households, above 79% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tabernacle, 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 Tabernacle looks the way it does
Turnout in Tabernacle sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rialto, TN R+4
- Clopton, TN R+77
- Cotton Lake, TN R+13
- Mason, TN R+7
- Brighton, TN R+65
- Orysa, TN Even
- Garland, TN R+78
- Durhamville, TN D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodleaf, CA R+11
- Scullton, PA R+63
- Cundiff, TX R+80
- Snow Hill, IN R+61
- Lamona, WA R+61
- Geneva, ID R+73
- Payne, IA R+47
- Good Spring, PA R+60
- New Marlboro, MA D+26
- Union Gap, OR R+37
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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.