Tazewell is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Tazewell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tazewell, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tazewell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tazewell leans more Republican than 41 of 88 neighbors.
Tazewell runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tazewell. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Tazewell 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 Tazewell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Tazewell, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Tazewell runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tazewell, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tazewell looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tazewell sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Springdale, TN R+70
- Chittum, TN R+71
- Ritchie, TN R+78
- New Tazewell, TN R+71
- Harrogate, TN R+66
- Lone Mountain, TN R+69
- Cumberland Gap, TN R+60
- Elm Springs, TN R+76
- Williams Springs, TN R+74
- Gibson Station, VA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doylestown, OH R+39
- Old Town, ME D+6
- Titusville, PA R+36
- Bryans Road, MD D+58
- Butler, NJ R+11
- Fishersville, VA R+27
- Wamego, KS R+42
- Evergreen, MT R+45
- Caldwell, OH R+48
- Belle Isle, FL R+13
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.